The Resume

(March 29, 1945- )
Played for New York Knicks (1967-77) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1977-80)
Attended Southern Illinois University
NBA All-Star Game MVP (1975)
Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame (1987)
Analyst for New York Knicks
Nicknamed 'Clyde'
Height: 6'4

Why he might be annoying:

Despite scholarship offers for his football quarterback skills, he concentrated on basketball because 'there were no black quarterbacks on the pro scene then.'
He missed a year of college ball because he was academically ineligible.
He got his nickname 'Clyde' from the infamous robber Clyde Barrow.
He was one of the first athletes to be paid to wear a basketball sneaker.
He dresses like a pimp.
As a sportscaster he likes to use rhyming couplets.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a key part of two NBA title teams with the Knicks (1970, 73).
He led little-known Southern Illinois to the NIT title when the NIT actually mattered.
He grew up in the segregated South.
He was known for his 'cool' demeanor.
He is considered one of the best defensive basketball players ever.
He was voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
He lost a home and a boat to Hurricane Hugo.
He developed a youth foundation for inner-city high school students in New York.

Credit: Hoxy

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
• Basketball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1987)
• Basketball Players
• Beastie Boys References
• Cleveland Cavaliers
• Complete Idiot’s Guide [Authors]
• ESPN's 10 Coolest Athletes (Ranked: 8)
• ESPN's 10 Most Beloved Athletes in New York History (Ranked: 5)
• ESPN's 10 Most Beloved Athletes in New York History [Fan Poll]
• Howard Stern's WWOR Show
• Hoxy's Profiles [Series 2]
• I Attended Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
• I Drive a Rolls-Royce
• Just For Men Spokesmen
• KWMU St. Louis' Best Sports Mustaches of All Time [2007]
• Look at Me, I'm Driving
• Male Sportscasters
• Men who Dress like Pimps
• NBA All-Star Game MVPs (Ranked: 1975)
• NBA Retired Numbers (Ranked: 10)
• NBA's 75th Anniversary Team
• New York Knicks
• Profiles 13751-14000 (Ranked: 13829)
• Sesame Street Guests

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 57.89% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 54 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 76 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 45.37% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 216 Votes: 54.17% Annoying