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Malone, Karl
- Two-time Olympic gold medalist; 1992, 1996
- Named to 2003 Men’s National team
- Two-time NBA MVP award winner
- Selected as one of the “50 Greatest Players in NBA History”
- Ranks second on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with over 36,000 points
- Career NBA averages are 25.4 points, 3.5 assists, 10.2 rebounds, 1.42 steals, and shoots 51.7% from the floor
- Eleven-time All-NBA First Team selection
- Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection
- Selected by The Sporting News in 1999 as one of the "99 Good Guys in Sports", because he donated $200,000 worth of supplies to Navajo Indians and to pay off a mortgage for a family with four sick children.
- Won the 1998 Henry B. Iba; awarded to athletes that help others
- Nicknamed the Mailman because he always delivers every game
- Owns a cattle ranch in Arkansas where he bails hay and brands cows with his brother
- He and his wife Kay, a former Miss Idaho, have three daughters, Kadee, Kylee, and Karlee, and a son named Karl Jr.
- Has played for the Utah Jazz for 18 years
- Was a professional wrestler briefly with tag team partner Diamond Dallas Page of the ex-WCW
On being selected to that National team: “I think, no disrespect to other teams, but when I see a group of guys that they've put together so far I think about being professionals and those guys right there are the ultimate professionals and that goes a long way. Being the grandpa of the group I'm kind of honored, I'll be 41 playing for the gold medal so I'm excited about it. If somebody had told me I had the opportunity to play on one Olympic Team, let alone three, I would have told them years ago they were lying. I'm excited but I'm sure those guys will be looking to me for some leadership and the main thing is to try to bring the gold back where it belongs.”
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Height: 6'9"
Born: 24-July-63
Hometown: Summerville, La.
Resides: Salt Lake City, Utah
Sport: Basketball
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