Charles Oakley

About

NBA forward who started an amazing 1,159 NBA games over a 20 year career; selected to the NBA All-Star game in 1994.

Before Fame

Was the ninth pick in the 1985 NBA draft after playing for four years at Virginia Union University.

Trivia

He and Patrick Ewing were part of the New York Knicks team that lost to the Houston Rockets in the NBA Finals in 1994.

Family Life

He married his wife Angela Reed in 2016. 

Associated With

He was on several memorable Knicks teams alongside star shooting guard John Starks.