Birthday profile

Will Perdue

Will Perdue, American basketball player and sportscaster

Born
August 29, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1965

About Will Perdue

William Edward Perdue III (born August 29, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a member of four NBA championship teams, three with the Chicago Bulls (1991–1993) and one with the San Antonio Spurs (1999). Perdue was a Studio analyst for NBC Sports Chicago during its pre- and post-game Chicago Bulls broadcasts until the channel's closure in 2024. == Youth and college == Perdue attended Merritt Island High School in Merritt Island, Florida He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, where he was named a third-team All-American, the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and SEC Male Athlete of the Year in 1988. == NBA career == Perdue was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 11th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft. The Bulls won three championships from 1991 to 1993 during Perdue's career. Perdue was mainly a backup to center Bill Cartwright. He became a regular starter during the 1994–95 NBA season, during which he averaged 8.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The emergence of Luc Longley made Perdue expendable, and before the next season's training camp, the Bulls traded him to the San Antonio Spurs for Dennis Rodman. The Spurs won the NBA championship in 1999, Perdue's fourth.

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Will Perdue timeline

  1. The Bulls won three championships from 1991 to 1993 during Perdue's career.
  2. The Spurs won the NBA championship in 1999, Perdue's fourth.
  3. Perdue was a Studio analyst for NBC Sports Chicago during its pre- and post-game Chicago Bulls broadcasts until the channel's closure in 2024.

The world when Will Perdue was born

Will Perdue was born in 1965. 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 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

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

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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