- Inducted into the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.
- Inducted into the Washington [DC] Metropolitan Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Made NBA debut 25 October 1975.
- Inducted into the University of Maryland Alumni Association Hall of Fame in 2010.
- Inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
- President and CEO of LEAD1 (formerly Division 1A Athletic Director's Association), September 2015-present.
- Played basketball at the University of Maryland, 1971-1974.
- Center with the Buffalo Braves (1975-76 thru 1976-77 [start]), New York Knicks (1976-77 [end]), Atlanta Hawks (1977-1983), and Washington Bullets (1983-1986).
- Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference's (ACC) 50th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team [2002].
- Drafted by the Buffalo Braves in the 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall) in the 1974 NBA draft.
- Inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 1988 (inaugural class).
- Democrat US representative from Maryland, 3 January 1987-3 January 1993. Ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1992.
- Graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, Md., 1974; received a B.A., Oxford University, Oxford, England; M.A., Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar), Oxford, England, 1978.
- Inducted into the Tioga County [Pennsylvania] Sports Hall of Fame in 1986 (inaugural class).
- Inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Member of the 1972 US Olympic basketball team that won the silver medal after a controversial loss to the Russians. The team refused to accept their silver medals.
- Inducted into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015.
- At 6 feet 11 inches, he is believed to be the tallest person to have served as a member of the U.S. Congress.
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