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Professional basketball player Allen "The Answer" Iverson was born on June 7, 1975, in Hampton, VA. He attended Bethel High School, where Allen was a star in football and basketball, and led both the football and basketball teams to state championships. While he was in prison for his involvement in a brawl, his mother contacted Georgetown's basketball coach John Thompson to help her son. The legendary coach offered him a scholarship, and he became the Rookie of The Year as well as the 'Hoyas' all-time leading scorer.

Allen left Georgetown after two years and he was the first pick overall in the 1996 draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He spent ten selfish years with the 76ers, and on December 19, 2006, he was traded to Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two first-round draft picks. Allen is a friend of NASCAR Craftsman Truck series driver Brendan Gaughan, and he has an off-season home in Atlanta. He married his high school sweetheart Tawanna Turner and they have four children: two daughters Tiaura and Messiah, and two sons Allen Jr. and Isaiah Rahsaan.

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