Bill Wennington

Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player

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Born: April 26, 1963
Age in 2026: 63
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1963

About Bill Wennington

William Percey Wennington is a Canadian former professional basketball player who won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and the 1983 World University Games, where the team won gold. He was on the Canadian team which narrowly missed qualifying for the 1992 Olympics. Wennington has been inducted into the Quebec Basketball Hall of Fame and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame. Wennington was drafted 16th in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. After his playing career ended, Wennington became a radio color commentator for the Bulls.

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Bill Wennington timeline

1984A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and the 1983 World University Games, where the team won gold.
1985Wennington was drafted 16th in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks.

The world when Bill Wennington was born

Bill Wennington was born in 1963. 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 1963

#1 song"Sugar Shack" – Jimmy Gilmer
Top movieTom Jones
Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
Best-selling bookThe Bell Jar – Sylvia Plath

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentJim Clark wins his first Formula One World Championship
Top headlinePresident Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on November 22
Technology milestoneTouch-tone telephone introduced
Defining fadBeatlemania begins
Notable inventionLava lamp
World population3.20 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy / Lyndon B. Johnson
Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population189.2M

1963 versus 2026

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

Measure	1963	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$13,100	$435,000
Average income	$8,200	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.85	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.05	$0.73
Population	189.2M	341 million

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