Orlando Vernada Woolridge Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Woolridge starred for Notre Dame where he played for four seasons under Coach Digger Phelps, who said that Woolridge's cousin Willis Reed, a Hall of Fame center for the Knicks, had recommended him. He helped the Fighting Irish reach the NCAA Tournament in each of his four collegiate seasons, including the Final Four as a freshman in 1978. One of ...
I just love it when we go up in the transition game, up and down the court, Magic looking for the open guy. I get excited when we start playing like that. That's the way I love playing.
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I was an offensive minded player because that's what I did. But I was always a student of the game from an analytical perspective. My defensive principles are very sound. Maybe I might not have used them on the court, but they do work.
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He played for the University of Notre Dame for four seasons in Indiana under Coach Digger before he went to play to the Chicago Bulls in 1981 with Michael Jordan for five seasons. He played with Magic Johnson with the Los Angeles, Lakers. He also played for the New Jersey Nets from 1986 to 1987. He left in 1988 because of a cocaine addiction.
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He coached the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association in the late 1990s. He was Sparks interim head coach in 1998 and coach in 1999.
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Cousin of basketball player, Willis Reed and Natasha Watley, an Olympic Gold Medal winner in Women's softball.
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He is survived by his parents, Larnceen Woolridge and Mattie Woolridge of Mansfield, Louisana; sons, Renaldo Woolridge (Tennessee basketball player), Zachary Woolridge (Princeton basketball player), and Royce Woolridge (Kansas basketball player); a daughter, Tiana Woolridge (a women's volleyball player at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey); a sister, Vanessa Woolridge Duplessis.
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#6 overall pick by the Chicago Bulls in 1981 out of Notre Dame.
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Forward for Chicago Bulls (1981-1986) New Jersey Nets (1986-1988) Los Angeles Lakers (1988-1990) Denver Nuggets (1990-1991) Detroit Pistons (1991-1993) Milwaukee Bucks (1993) and Philadelphia 76ers (1993-1994).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Unhappily Ever After
1999
TV Series
Karl
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
The NBA on CBS
1988
TV Series
Himself - Los Angeles Lakers Forward
1984 NBA Slam Dunk Championship
1984
TV Movie
Himself
Known for movies
1984 NBA Slam Dunk Championship (1984) as Himself
ESPN SportsCentury (2000-2002) as Himself
The NBA on CBS (1988) as Himself - Los Angeles Lakers Forward
$300,000
