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The year was 1979 and Hawaii’s Punahou High School basketball team was in the state finals, dominating, 32-11, at the half.
Seen here as the newly-elected president of Harvard Law Review, when he was young Barack Obama was known to friends and basketball teammates as “Barry O’Bomber” for his basketball skills.(Steve Liss/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)
More PhotosOut on the court was No. 23, but long before Michael Jordan made that number famous, another player was standing out for other reasons. His name was Barry Obama.
Sometimes called “Barry O’bomber” for his jump shot, that player is better known today as presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. At least, that’s how he’s known everywhere else.
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