Olajuwon is considered to be one of the greatest centers ever to play the game.  He was nicknamed "The Dream" during his basketball career after he dunked so effortlessly.  His college coach said it "looked like a dream. 

From 1984 to 2002, Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon played center for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors.  He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2016 he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.