Ralph Sampson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ralph Sampson
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 7, 1960(1960-07-07)
Age	64
Birthplace	Harrisonburg
Country	United States
Birth City	Virginia
Horoscope	Cancer

Ralph Sampson Biography

Ralph Sampson is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 7, 1960 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Hall of Fame center, who was a 4-time NBA All-Star as well as the 1984 Rookie of The Year with the Houston Rockets.

From 1984 to 1987, he was a teammate with Hakeem Olajuwon.

Sampson was already 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) tall by ninth grade, reaching 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) in high school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He averaged nearly 30 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 blocked shots as a senior (after averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds as a sophomore, and 19 points and 17 rebounds as a junior), at Harrisonburg High, leading the team to state AA basketball championships in 1978 and 1979. His senior year he lost the high school player of the year award to another talented center, Sam Bowie. However, he did get a form of revenge against Bowie, outplaying him in the Capital Classic, getting 23 points and 21 rebounds with 4 blocks in a game styled “Battle of the Giants”.

Sampson was arguably the most heavily recruited college basketball prospect of his generation and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated six times in a span of fewer than four years (December 17, 1979; December 1, 1980; March 30, 1981; November 29, 1982; December 20, 1982; and October 31, 1983).

He had two sons, Ralph Sampson III (and Robert).

Ralph Sampson Net Worth

Ralph Sampson is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ralph Sampson 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the University of Virginia’s three-time Naismith College Player of Year.

After his four-year stint with the Rockets, his career was split between the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and Washington Bullets. He then went on to play for the Washington Bullets, Washington Bullets, and Spain before pursuing a professional career in the CBA.

Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American retired basketball player. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the Year, and first selection in the 1983 NBA draft, Sampson brought heavy expectations with him to the National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA Rookie of the Year, Sampson averaged 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds for his first three seasons with the Houston Rockets before injuries began to take their toll. Three knee surgeries later he retired as a four-time All-Star, an NBA Rookie of the Year, and an NBA All-Star Game MVP (1985). One of his many career highlights was a buzzer- beating shot to dethrone the Los Angeles Lakers as Western Conference champions in 1986, derailing their hopes for coveted back-to-back NBA titles, and sending the Rockets to their second NBA Finals in the team’s history.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ralph Sampson Dating?

According to our records, Ralph Sampson married to Aleize Sampson. As of December 1, 2023, Ralph Sampson’s is not dating anyone.

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Sampson played eight games for Unicaja Ronda of the Spanish League during the 1991–92 season. He also would play for the Rockford Lightning in the Continental Basketball Association during the 1994–95 season before ultimately retiring for good.

Facts & Trivia

Ralph Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ralph Sampson celebrates birthday on July 7 of every year.

In 1996, Sampson was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. In 2002, he was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s basketball team as one of the 50 best players in Atlantic Coast Conference history – one of only three Virginia Cavaliers so honored.