![]() ![]() However, he was rejected from the 1984 Olympics Basketball Team due to his weight. In the center position, Barkley excelled in defense, and won multiple awards such as Player of the Year by the Southeastern Conference, and Player of the Decade. Career Collegiate Basketballĭuring three seasons, Charles Barkley played for his university’s basketball team the Auburn Tigers, where he was nicknamed “The Round Mound of Rebound” due to his skills, big build but not-so-tall height. Charles Barkley was subsequently granted a basketball scholarship in Auburn to study Business Management. ![]() However, amidst these problems Charles found refuge in his love for basketball.Īlthough at first he was only given a reserve position in his school’s team due to his short stature, he grew up during the summer previous to his third year, and was given a better playing position the next school year.ĭuring the state’s high school championship he was a great addition for his team, though he didn’t attract the attention of recruits until the semi-finals, when Sonny Smith from the local Auburn University noticed him. Leeds High School wasn’t easy for Charles either, as his physical appearance – he weighed around 220 pounds – gained him cruel nicknames. ![]() Unfortunately, Charles’ step-father Clee died in a car accident when he was 11 years old, and when his half-brothers were still little kids. The couple welcomed two sons together named Darryl and John, although the family living in a small one-bedroomed apartment. In a report by ESPN, Charles’ mother recalled her son had to be escorted by his grandmother to school, as the building was always crowded by people who menacingly waited for the black kids.Ī post shared by Charles was still in primary school, his mother Charcey found love again with a man named Clee Glenn, whom she married not long after meeting him. Now a single mother, Charcey had to work cleaning houses to sustain her child.Ĭharles attended a local school in Leeds, though his time wasn’t easy as he was one of the first black kids to study there. Charles’ parents separated when he was still a baby, when his father left his family behind to move to California. 3.1 Who is Charles Barkley wife, daughter?Ĭharles Wade Barkly was the only child resulting from the marriage of Charcey and Frank Barkley. ![]()
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