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  Charles Barkley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barkley was then traded to the Houston Rockets, where he joined Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, and for one season, Scottie Pippen in their quest to win championships.
Barkley appeared in a thought sequence of comedian Dave Chappelle, who was embracing a female doll in a sexual position.
Barkley was already known to be a heavy gambler, but the scope of his losses was not known until the interview.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Barkley   (2399 words)

  
 Charles Barkley - MSN Encarta
Charles Barkley, born in 1963, American professional basketball player, known to fans as Sir Charles.
Charles Wade Barkley was born in Leeds, Alabama.
That year Barkley left college to enter the NBA draft and was chosen by the Philadelphia 76ers.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761573666/Charles_Barkley.html   (436 words)

  
 Barkley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barkley, originally named Woof-Woof, was a dog character on the children's television program Sesame Street.
Barkley was used in the show's closing credit sequence from 1978-1992, in which he and a group of children played in Central Park.
Barkley remained a major recurring character on the show until the mid- to late-1990s, and rarely appears currently.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barkley   (199 words)

  
 Sixers Online: Play Spotlight - Charles Barkley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Barkley, who grew up in Leeds, Alabama, was drafted by the 76ers from Auburn University, with the 5th overall pick of the 1984 NBA Draft.
Barkley was named the 1984 SEC (Southeastern Conference) Player of the year his senior season at Auburn.
Charles reminisced on his playing days as a 76er, and shared personal memories of many of the players he played with, and coaches he played for during his 8 seasons in Philadelphia.
www.sixersonline.net /spotlight/charles_barkley.htm   (958 words)

  
 Barkley shone, Valley followed
Barkley is one of only four players in NBA history to score at least 20,000 points, grab at least 10,000 rebounds and hand out at least 4,000 assists.
Barkley thanked Colangelo for rescuing him from "purgatory" in Philadelphia but later blasted him and the organization on national television before he was traded to Houston in 1996.
Charles Barkley is one of the kindest and most respectful people I have had the pleasure of meeting.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/news/articles/0403barkleyretrospective0403.html   (2113 words)

  
 Charles Barkley      Capitol City Speakers Bureau Sports Speaker
Barkley was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 1992, the same year he won a gold medal as the leading scorer for the United States’ Dream Team at the Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Barkley was further honored in 1996 by being named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history.
Barkley was rejuvenated when he joined the Rockets, but the chance to grab that elusive championship ring never materialized.
www.speakingofsports.com /speakers/Barkley.htm   (776 words)

  
 Charles Barkley - Salon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It was a humbler, portlier, more emotional Charles Barkley who said goodbye to the sport of basketball April 19, the last day of the NBA regular season and the final night of his roundball career, which had spanned 16 riveting, often maddening, always dramatic years.
Barkley had blown out a knee in December, playing for the Houston Rockets in Philadelphia, where his pro career began in 1984.
And then he took the microphone, and the Charles Barkley I'd gotten to know a decade ago emerged, the one behind the macho pose.
dir.salon.com /people/bc/2000/05/30/barkley/index.html   (719 words)

  
 Salon.com people | Charles Barkley
Charles Wade Barkley was born Feb. 20, 1963, in the small industrial town of Leeds, Ala.
The Barkley who was drafted fifth in the 1984 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers bears little resemblance to the confident public man who addressed that Houston crowd in April.
On court, basketball fans finally saw that Barkley was the consummate team player; his five assists per game, often on eye-popping behind-the-back passes while double-teamed, gave lie to the conventional wisdom that permeated his last years in Philadelphia: that he was a talented player who couldn't make his teammates better.
archive.salon.com /people/bc/2000/05/30/barkley/print.html   (2898 words)

  
 Charles Barkley
Outspoken and outrageous, Charles Barkley was one of the National Basketball Association's most colorful characters during his 16-year career.
Nicknamed "Sir Charles," he was throughout his career a frequent interview subject whose antics on and off the court keep him in the news.
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Barkley began his career with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1984, and after eight seasons was traded to the Phoenix Suns prior to the 1992-93 campaign.
Barkley is 13th all-time in NBA scoring, and joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history with more than 23,000 points, 12,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists.
Charles Barkley’s off collar remarks and statements are well renowned.
www.bullz-eye.com /sports/athletes/charles_barkley.htm   (581 words)

  
 Charles Barkley
At six foot six, noone would expect Sir Charles to be one of the two (along with Karl Malone) dominant power forwards in the game, but he is. He recently joined an elite group of players who have scored 20,000 points and collected 10,000 rebounds, the tenth player to reach that mark.
Barkley is an 11 time all-star (1987-1997) and was the AS Game MVP in 1991.
Barkley was traded to the Houston Rockets in August 1996 for Robert Horry, Sam Cassel, Chucky Brown and Mark Bryant.
www.hostultra.com /~lbrooks2/nba/barkley.html   (1109 words)

  
 NBA 03-04 TNT
Barkley is in his fifth full season as an NBA studio analyst and for the Emmy award-winning studio show Inside the NBA on TNT with host Ernie Johnson and analyst Kenny Smith.
Barkley began his career with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1984, and after eight seasons was traded to the Phoenix Suns prior to the 1992-93 season.
Barkley is 16th all-time in NBA scoring and is one of only four players in NBA history with 23,000 points, 12,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists.
www.tnt.tv /Title/View4/0,5878,447471|5072|3829|||~~~,00.html   (361 words)

  
 CNN.com - Charles Barkley gets political - Oct. 14, 2002
Barkley went one-on-two with "Crossfire" hosts James Carville and Robert Novak to discuss his possible political aspirations, his book and the Enron scandal.
BARKLEY: Well, right now the answer is no because the guys only make $88,000 a year and the only way you can make ends meet on that type of job, with that type of stress, is to fondle money to your friends and other family members.
Barkley, a lot of people in Enron are going to jail.
archives.cnn.com /2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/14/cf.opinion.barkley.politics   (615 words)

  
 I Love Charles Barkley...
A few years back he was doing some stuff with us here at AOL and Barkley said on camera AOL stock is the reason I have to get a job to send my children to college.
Charles Barkley is now saying female sports reporters are "more like the troll variety" and they should be "mad at God." Seriously, how awesome is that?
In spite of the fact that I could have gotten into a fight with him when I met him once and that he has invited enough trouble on his own with his numerous bar fights I'm intrigued by the guy because his words and actions are unpredictable.
journals.aol.com /knemeth00/TheLushFactor/entries/2006/04/13/i-love-charles-barkley.../2519   (707 words)

  
 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Charles Barkley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Barkley is best remembered for his tenacity and ruggedness for rebounds, despite his relative lack of height.
In 1994, Barkley again was part of a Suns team that almost won the NBA championship, losing in the Western semi-finals in 7 games to eventual NBA champions the Houston Rockets.
Barkley was then traded to the Houston Rockets, where he joined Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler in their quest to win championships.
www.blinkbits.com /blinks/charles_barkley   (1595 words)

  
 Charles Barkley, the NBA's reassuring rebel. By David Shields - Slate Magazine
Barkley has nothing in common with such ideologues, but it's instructive that the press release would compare him to someone on the right and someone on the left, since Barkley's appeal is, precisely, that he transcends political labels, that for all his storm and noise he's resolutely middle-of-the-road.
If Barkley were ever to run for political office—he's repeatedly threatened to run for governor of his native Alabama as a Republican—he'd be constrained by certain ideologies.
Barkley's race-anger is exactly the amount of race-anger we can process, which is to say: not that much.
www.slate.com /?id=2074459   (1865 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Charles Barkley enters Suns' Ring of Honor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Barkley pointed out that "Phoenix was a very special place for me," adding that he still lives in the city.
Barkley spent four seasons (1992-96) with the Suns, and during that time, pro basketball excitement was at its peak in Phoenix.
Barkley and Colangelo patched up their relationship last year, and the CEO presented Barkley with several gifts.
www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/suns/2004-03-21-suns-honor-barkley_x.htm   (467 words)

  
 GODZILLA VS. CHARLES BARKLEY (1992)
Accepting Barkley’s challenge for a one-on-one basketball game, Godzilla dons a pair of goggles and then uses his tail to move down the ‘O’ in a huge Tokyo sign to form a makeshift basketball hoop.
Barkley nevertheless catches the ball and shoulders Godzilla, sending the Kaiju King smashing into a skyscraper, and the giant athlete then pounds an enormous jam.
The commercial was a big hit, the G-fans were pleased, and even a sequel was written and planned for 1994, which would have pitted Charles Barkley and David Robinson against Godzilla and Mechagodzilla.
www.angelfire.com /ego/g_saga/godzillavs.charlesbarkley.html   (544 words)

  
 ESPN.com - NBA - Barkley: Gambling has cost me $10M
Former NBA star and current TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley revealed his own struggles with gambling in an interview with ESPN after being asked about golfer John Daly, who claims to have lost between $50 million and $60 million in the past 12 years due to gambling.
Barkley, elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame last month, averaged 22.1 points and nearly 12 rebounds in a 16-year career that included stops in Philadelphia, Phoenix and Houston.
Barkley also said that he believes Daly's estimate of losing $50 million to $60 million is high.
sports.espn.go.com /nba/news/story?id=2432043   (867 words)

  
 Charles Barkley Photos - Charles Barkley News - Charles Barkley Information
Charles: He would really be thrilled with some of the racial advances that have been made, but he would be really disappointed in the way some people act.
Charles was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996, the NBA's 50th Anniversary.
Charles: (about Tonya Harding) I heard Tonya Harding is calling herself the Charles Barkley of figure skating.
www.tv.com /charles-barkley/person/763/summary.html   (193 words)

  
 Charles Barkley - Deadspin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Barkley says he's seriously considering a run in 2010, and we don't know why we should consider this any more seriously than we did the other 22 times he said he'd run for office, but somehow, we do.
Barkley's singing, and we can attest to this, is almost as bad as his golf.
Barkley estimated that he's lost nearly $10 million gambling in his lifetime.
www.deadspin.com /sports/charles-barkley   (2191 words)

  
 InterBasket - Charles Barkley, Usa -- Philadelphia 76ers & Phoenix Suns
But when the conversation turns to the exploits of Barkley, many people think first of the always entertaining, sometimes outrageous running commentary on basketball and life he provided throughout his celebrated 16-year NBA career.
Barkley brought vitality, attitude and a host of skills to professional basketball.
It was not rare to see the neophyte Barkley grab a rebound among a crowd, then rumble downcourt with the ball and finish with a monster slam.
www.interbasket.net /players/usa/barkley.htm   (1171 words)

  
 Charles Barkley - Wikiquote
Charles Barkley (born February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama) is a former American basketball power forward.
A current resident of Arizona, Barkley is commonly nicknamed Sir Charles and occasionally The Round Mound of Rebound.
Notes: Although Barkley popularised the phrase, it was first used several months earlier by Chris Rock.
en.wikiquote.org /wiki/Charles_Barkley   (690 words)

  
 Charles Barkley - Picture - MSN Encarta
American basketball player Charles Barkley captured international attention with his skill and candid personality.
In 1993 he led the Phoenix Suns to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals and was named the NBA’s most valuable player (MVP).
He is pictured here playing for the United States national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
encarta.msn.com /media_461538536/Charles_Barkley.html   (62 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Who's Afraid of a Large Black Man?: Books: Michael Wilbon,Charles Barkley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Throughout his career, Charles Barkley has always been willing--quite willing--to call it as he sees it, making him one of the most quotable athletes of his era and, many have suggested, a future political candidate.
Barkley, well known for outspokenness as a player and an on-air commentator, challenges his interviewees to deal with this delicate issue head on.
Charles Barkley gets influential people to talk openly about their lives, and what they see happening in our country today.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1594482055?v=glance   (2220 words)

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