Born on this date in 1974 -- that month I finished second semester at Univ. of Illinois-Urbana (LAS)

Born 30 December 1974 in Akron, Ohio to single mother (he was her only child) is NBA Superstar LeBron James -- now resident in Miami, FL.

Biographical trivia from IMDb entry at www.imdb.com/

#1 overall pick in the NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. At a 31 March 2003 press conference, James had verbally committed to play college basketball at Maryland.

Had posters of Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Magic Johnson,Penny Hardaway, Kobe Byrant, Michael Jordan and himself on the walls of the apartment he shared with his mother.
Eats and writes left-handed, but shoots right-handed.
His mother used her son's future earning power to get a bank loan to buy an $80,000 Hummer H2 for his 18th birthday, prompting an investigation by the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA). Under the OHSAA guidelines, no amateur may accept any gift valued over $100 as a reward for athletic performance. When James later accepted two jerseys from a Cleveland sports store worth $845 in exchange for him posing for pictures to be displayed on its walls, the OHSAA stripped him of his eligibility. James appealed, and a judge blocked the ruling, reducing the penalty to a two-game suspension, allowing the phenom to play the remainder of the season (February 2003).
While he was in high school at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, NBA superstars such as Shaquille O'Neal were in attendance for his games. A few of his games were even televised nationally on EPSN2.
Won Olympic Bronze Medal for USA in 2004 (Basketball).