Artis Gilmore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1949
Place of Birth: Chipley, Florida, United States
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Artis Gilmore
- Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1949) is an American retired basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).
- Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 12, 2011. A star center during his two collegiate years at Jacksonville University, Gilmore led the Dolphins to the NCAA Division I championship game in 1970, where his team was beaten 80–69 by the UCLA Bruins.
- Gilmore remains the top player in rebounds per game in the history of NCAA Division I basketball. Gilmore followed five All-Star seasons with the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA by becoming the first overall pick in the 1976 ABA Dispersal draft, which dispersed the players in the ABA clubs, such as the Colonels, that did not join the NBA.
- During his career, Gilmore was an 11-time All-Star, the ABA Rookie of the Year, and an ABA MVP.
- Nicknamed "The A-Train", the 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) Gilmore once played in 670 consecutive games.
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