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Lionel Simmons

Lionel Simmons, American basketball player

Born
November 14, 1968
Age in 2026
58
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1968

About Lionel Simmons

Lionel James "L-Train" Simmons is an American former professional basketball player. Simmons played seven seasons for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a highly-decorated college player for the La Salle Explorers, where he was a three-time All-American and the 1990 National Player of the Year. Simmons is one of the leading scorers in men's basketball history and is one of only 12 players to have scored over 3,000 points in NCAA Division I history. During his career, the Explorers had a 100–31 record. Simmons was a 6'7" small forward from La Salle University, where he won the Naismith College Player of the Year and John R. Simmons became the first player in NCAA history to score more than 3,000 points and pull down more than 1,100 rebounds. He holds the NCAA Basketball record for most consecutive games scoring in double figures with 115.

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The world when Lionel Simmons was born

Lionel Simmons was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lionel Simmons's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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