The Resume

(March 30, 1940- )
Played for the Cincinnati Royals (1963-69), San Francisco Warriors (1969-71) and New York Knicks (1971-74)
NCAA Tournament MVP (1960, 1961)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1964)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1965)
Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame (1980)
Attended the Ohio State University
6'8
Co-authored 'The Memory Book'

Why he might be annoying:

He signed with a rival league his first pro season. The team folded before the season started and he sat out the year.
He admitted that he didn't try his best when with the Royals.
He had bad knees throughout his career and retired with two years left on his contract.
A fast-food chain he founded, while still a player, went bankrupt.
He trademark his nickname as 'Dr. Memory.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was college teammates with John Havlicek and Bobby Knight.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Ohio State.
He was a champion in every level he competed in: high school, college, Olympics and professional.
Despite being one of the smallest centers in the NBA, he was one of the league's best rebounders.
He was selected one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
He is known for his incredible photographic memory.
He could memorize the first 500 pages of the Manhattan phone directory and chapters of the Bible.
He wrote more than 30 books on memory training.

Credit: Hoxy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
• Basketball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1980)
• Basketball Players
• Egg Heads
• Hoxy's Profiles [Series 2]
• I am a Born-Again Christian
• I Appeared on Jerry Lewis' MDA Telethon [L]
• I Attended Ohio State University
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands Up
• Look at Me, I'm All Net
• NBA All-Star Game MVPs (Ranked: 1965)
• NBA Rookie of the Year (Ranked: 1964)
• NBA's 75th Anniversary Team
• New York Knicks
• Profiles 14501-14750 (Ranked: 14573)
• Sacramento Kings
• SI's 20 Greatest College Basketball Players Ever [Spike TV - March 2005] (Ranked: 6)
• Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (Ranked: 1961)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 48 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 44.23% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 136 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 149 Votes: 46.98% Annoying