Dave Bing Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
David "Dave" Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American businessman, retired Hall of Fame basketball player, and former mayor of Detroit, Michigan.After starring at Syracuse University, Bing played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a guard for the Detroit Pistons (1966–75), Washington Bullets (1975–77), and Boston Celtics (1977–78). During his career, he averaged over 20 points and six assists per game and made seven NBA All-Star appearances, winning the game's Most Valuable Player award in 1976. After retiring, the Pistons celebrated his career accomplishments with the retirement of his #21 jersey. In addition, he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all-time.Upon his retirement from professional basketball, Bing founded Bing Steel, a processing company that earned him the National Minority Small Business Person of the Year award in 1984. Soon the business grew into the multi-million dollar Detroit-based conglomerate, the Bing Group, one of the largest steel companies in Michigan.Bing entered Detroit politics as a Democrat in 2008, announcing his intentions to run for mayor in the city's non-partisan primary to finish the term of Kwame Kilpatrick, who had resigned amid a corruption scandal. After winning the primary, Bing then defeated Interim Mayor Kenneth Cockrel, Jr. and was sworn in as mayor in May 2009. Later that year, Bing was re-elected to a full term. However he lost most of his power to Detroit's emergency manager Kevyn Orr, had numerous health problems, and suffered approval ratings as low as 14%. Bing thus did not seek re-election in 2013 and was succeeded by politician and businessman Mike Duggan.
Full Name
Dave Bing
Net Worth
$1.6 Million
Date Of Birth
November 24, 1943
Place Of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height
1.91 m
Weight
84 kg
Profession
Politician, Basketball player, Businessperson
Education
Syracuse University, Spingarn High School
Nationality
American
Spouse
Yvette Bing
Parents
Hasker Bing, Juanita Bing
Nicknames
Dave Bing, Bing, Dave
IMDB
Awards
All-NBA Team, NBA Rookie of the Year Award, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award, NBA All-Rookie Team, National Basketball Association Awards - J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
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Elected mayor of Detroit. Bing will serve the balance of the term of Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned in September 2008, and was jailed after admitting to perjury. [May 2009]
2
Played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons (1966-1975), Washington Bullets (1975-1977), and Boston Celtics (1977-1978).
3
Founded Bing Steel in 1980
4
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Street Fighting Man
2014
Documentary
Himself - Detroit Mayor
This Week
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Courage in Sports, 2010
2010
TV Movie
Himself
Dateline NBC
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Tavis Smiley
2009
TV Series
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Beyond the Gold
1996
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ebony/Jet Showcase
1985
TV Series
Himself
1976 NBA All-Star Game
1976
TV Special
Himself
1975 NBA All-Star Game
1975
TV Special
Himself
1974 NBA All-Star Game
1974
TV Special
Himself
1973 NBA All-Star Game
1973
TV Special
Himself
1971 NBA All-Star Game
1971
TV Special
Himself
1969 NBA All-Star Game
1969
TV Special
Himself
1968 NBA All-Star Game
1968
TV Special
Himself - Eastern Conference Guard
Archive Footage
Known for movies
Street Fighting Man (2014) as Himself - Detroit Mayor
1971 NBA All-Star Game (1971) as Himself
Courage in Sports, 2010 (2010) as Himself
1968 NBA All-Star Game (1968) as Himself - Eastern Conference Guard
