Dennis Keith Rodman, a veteran professional basketball player from the United States, was born on May 13, 1961. According to his biography on the official NBA website, he is “arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history” and is well-known for his tough defensive and rebounding skills. He was known as “the Worm” and played for the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks. Before switching to the power forward position, Rodman started as a small forward.
The NBA statistics of Dennis Rodman are as follows,
| Points | 6,683 (7.3 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 11,954 (13.1 rpg) |
| Blocks | 1,600 (1.8 apg) |
Dennis Rodman Biography
- Real Name: Dennis Keith Rodman
- Nickname: Dennis Rodman
- Profession: American Professional Basketball Player
- Nationality: American
- Gender: Male
- Net Worth: $1 million
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Dennis Rodman’s Physical Status
- Height: 2.01 m
- Weight: 103 kg
- Body Measurements: Not Available
- Build: Masculine
- Eye color: Dark Brown
- Hair color: Brown
Dennis Rodman’s Personal Life
- Date of Birth: 13 May 1961
- Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey, United States
- School: South Oak Cliff High School
- College: Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Highest Educational Qualifications: Not Known
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Hobbies: Horse Riding
Dennis Rodman Family
- Mother’s Name: Shirley Rodman
- Father’s Name: Philander Rodman, Jr
- Marital Status: Married
- Spouse Name: Michelle Moyer, Carmen Electra, and Annie Bakes
- Children’s Name: Trinity Rodman, DJ Rodman and Alexis Rodman
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Dennis Rodman Achievements
- He was felicitated with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011
- He was acknowledged as two times NBA Defensive Player of the Year: in 1990 and 1991
- He was honored with the IBM award in 1992
- He was a five-time NBA Champion: 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998
- He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2017
Here are some lesser-known facts about Dennis Rodman
- He started transvesting when he was young. In the 1990s, Rodman’s experimentation with gender performance attracted a lot of attention. Still, as he noted in his autobiography ‘Bad As I Wanna Be’, he had also engaged in similar behavior as a young boy growing up in a predominantly female environment.
- At the beginning of his NBA career, he drove into downtown Detroit and gave $100 notes to the street people.
- His retirement schedule included a night of strip clubbing, an early-morning Starbucks run, an Equinox session, and days of rest.
- He lost his job on Celebrity Apprentice because he misspelled Melania Trump’s name.
- He entered a Pearl Jam concert unannounced and remained there for 45 minutes.
