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TexasTowelie

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Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:55 AM Nov 2016

Charles Barkley pledges 1 million to Alabama college, but it's not Auburn [View all]

Auburn legend Charles Barkley is giving back to his home state.

Barkely, the Auburn basketball All-American who went on to NBA stardom, announced today on WJOX radio in Birmingham that he's giving $1 million apiece to Alabama A&M University in Huntsville and another $1 million to Clark Atlanta, another historically black university.

Barkley played at Auburn from 1981-84 and averaged 14.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game during his career.

He played in the NBA and played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets over a 16-year professional career in which he averaged 22.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. Barkley was an 11-time NBA All-Star and the MVP of the league in 1993. Auburn retired his No. 34 jersey in 2001.

http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/11/charles_barkely_giving_1_millo.html

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