Dave Bing
Politician
1943 –
Who is Dave Bing?
David "Dave" Bing is an American businessman, retired Hall of Fame basketball player, and former mayor of Detroit, Michigan.
After starring at Syracuse University, Bing played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a guard for the Detroit Pistons, Washington Bullets, and Boston Celtics. During his career, he averaged over 20 points and six assists per game and made seven NBA All-Star appearances, winning the game's Most Valuable Player award in 1976. After retiring, the Pistons celebrated his career accomplishments with the retirement of his #21 jersey. In addition, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all-time.
Upon his retirement from professional basketball, Bing founded Bing Steel, a processing company that earned him the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year award in 1984. Soon the business grew into the multi-million dollar Detroit-based conglomerate, the Bing Group, one of the largest steel companies in Michigan.
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- Born
- Nov 24, 1943
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- David "Dave" Bing
- Duke
- Parents
- Spouses
- Religion
- Baptists
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Syracuse University
- Spingarn High School
- Lived in
- Washington, D.C.
- Boston
- Syracuse
- Detroit
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on July 23, 2013
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