Twice selected into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall-of-Fame 2002-2017
Graduate of the University of Illinois, attended Wharton, Bradley University as selected National Science Fellow, Executive Masters from University of Detroit
Selected Illinois High School “Prep Player of the Year”
Jersey retired, 2-time All-Big Ten, former captain of the University of Illinois basketball team
NCAA Theodore Roosevelt Student/Athlete Award Honoree
Voted Top 20 African-American Corporate Executive by “Black Enterprise”
Co-founder and Chairman of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and Mannie Jackson Center for the Humanities (MJCHF)
Founder, University of Illinois I-LEAP Program
Served on Six Fortune 500 Board of Directors
Served as Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Executive VP of Honeywell and Worldwide Corporate Officer (25 years retired)
Former player/owner of the Harlem Globetrotters
Philanthropic efforts of $25-30 Million
Producer of three documentaries
Author of award-winning autobiography, “Boxcar to Boardrooms”
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