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- Full name is Patrick Aloysius Ewing
- Native of Kingston, Jamaica
- Came to the U.S. with his parents at age 11
- Has one son, Patrick Jr. (16), and two daughters, Randi (11) and Corey (7)
- Served as President of the NBPA from September of 1997 to June 2001
- Inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame on Oct. 29, 1996
- Hosted memorable NBA South African Tour in summer of 1994 with Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning and John Crotty
- During trip, donated $10,000 to build and repair basketball courts in depressed areas
- Considers graduating from Georgetown with Fine Arts degree as biggest accomplishment, fulfilling late mother Dorothy's
dream
- Named unanimous High School Player of the Year at Cambridge (Mass.) Rindge and Latin
- Co-authored In The Paint, a book on children's art, with Columbia University Teachers College instructor, Linda L.
Louis, published by Abbeville Publishing Group in 1999
- Was the title subject of a children's book Patrick's Pals authored by Robb Armstrong
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