Talk:Ahmad Rashad

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Allegations[edit]

Allegations that Rashad (then Bobby Moore) committed a rape while at the U of O have been deleted. The reference cited for the rape allegation points to a generic webpage belonging to the City of Eugene police department; not to any site (reputable or otherwise) containing or documenting any such allegations against Rashad/Moore.

Please, do not restore any such accusation to Wikipedia unless it can be substantiated. --EngineerScotty 23:50, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

NBA Career[edit]

He really did play in an NBA game. I remember watching the highlights of the game, he worked as an announcer for NBA inside stuff. And he was reporting on his own game, He showed himself playing at the end of the game for 2 or 3 minutes and he took a bad fade away 20 footer from the left hand side and sank it. Inside stuff interviewed a team mate of Amhad and he said that he shot and made a crucial shot that really lifted the team to the win. I remember it very vividly since it was so strange. Why would an NBA team do this, and why would they have him in the game at the end of a close game? I think his team only won by five points. I can't find a single source for this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.213.197.130 (talk) 22:53, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He participated in one practice and played a few minutes in a preseason game with the 76ers against the Timberwolves as a promotion stunt. There is a video on NBA's Youtube page about it here. This is probably in 1990 because Rick Mahorn and Manute Bol are both visible and they only played together with the Sixers in 1990-1991 — Dammit_steve (talk) 14:10, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Marriages/Fame/NBA link?[edit]

It looks like there's a lot of information behind the scenes that's missing. More on his conversion to Islam would be interesting, in addition to how he parlayed a stint in the NFL into a sustained career as an analyst and broadcaster for the NBA. And while I'm not advocating the spreading of rumors, IF there's any information behind his four marriages, I think it would be relevant; four brief, high-profile marriages is quite interesting. I'm not trying to trash him or glorify him, but I simply knew this man as the host of "Inside the NBA" - I'm completely surprised that he led such a vibrant and interesting life prior. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.37.250.77 (talk) 03:59, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding his conversion to Islam, he describes it as follows: "The only other activity I was interested in was renewing my studies in the Islamic faith. Through Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I was in contact with a major mosque in Washington. They suggested that I might study with a learned Muslim, Rashad Khalifa. As fate would have it, Khalifa lived two blocks from me in St. Louis. I'm not the type to go around preaching my beliefs or to come on strong trying to recruit converts to my religion. If you know anything about the Islamic faith, I don't have to explain. If you aren't familiar with the basics of Islam, you should go and find out before you make any judgements or draw conclusions. All I'll say is that I found my beliefs put into the right words and given full expression in Islam. The more I studied, the more I felt like I'd found my spiritual touchstone. Life was pretty calm for me through the summer, and in training camp under Coryell. In the evenings, I would go to study with Khalifa. Sometimes we talked sports. He was a real fan, and his son, Sammy, would go on to play in the Pittsburgh Pirates infield. Khalifa had organized a study group that met every Friday night at his home. There was an English guy, an Irishman, a Spaniard--a whole slew of individuals. We would study, reading the Koran in English and Arabic, until the sun came up. Then we would join in saying our morning Salat, or prayers, a Muslim tradition. . . . I drove over to Khalifa's house, rejoined my study group, and found the tranquility that was not going to be mine as long as I played football in St. Louis." (see "Rashad: Vikes, mikes, and something on the side," pp. 146-149) 2601:241:8580:4540:45F:CE4A:2BE4:A8CF (talk) 19:48, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling of name[edit]

Can anyone cite an authoritative source that spells Rashād's name with an "ā" rather than an "a"? 68.165.77.136 (talk) 16:17, 7 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Especially since there is thousands of television credits for both Ahmad and Phylicia Rashad (without the bar) which could be cited 71.134.250.94 (talk) 08:13, 24 September 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Mr. Rashad doesn't use an accent in his name, so why does this article? Nicmart (talk) 05:54, 26 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Religious Issues[edit]

His religious mentor established USI -- a heterodox variant of Islam not considered to be an acceptable form of the faith by many Muslims. Either religion needs to be excised from the text OR the self-identification of Mr. Rachad needs to be explicitly stated in reference to Islam, Islam as USI or USI. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.12.203.109 (talk) 16:27, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

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Good bio... left out his birth name: Bobby Moore.

Substituted at 00:53, 12 June 2016 (UTC)

Unable to find Top 20 Video Countdown Host[edit]

About 20 years ago, there was a host of VH1's Top 20 Video Countdown for a few episodes and his name was Ahmad Rashad.

He was not a football player or a famous athlete, just a video jockey and host of the TV show.

Unfortunately, when I try to pull up his name on search engines, all I am able to find is the athlete of the same name.

Can anyone point me in the right direction of the television host, or has he vanished completely? 2600:6C46:6A00:C85:F80C:E651:BA48:2BAD (talk) 15:55, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Crypto and NFT propaganda[edit]

The whole section on crypto is written as marketing for crypto and NFTs, it should completely edited or removed 205.178.30.230 (talk) 05:52, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]