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McDonald's marks 35th year of All American basketball sponsorship

February 1, 2012

The McDonald's All American Games unveiled its list of 35 of the greatest McDonald's All Americans this week, in celebration of the event's 35th anniversary.

The 35 of the Greatest McDonald's All Americans list is comprised of some of the top names in basketball history, and features past and present Olympics, NBA and NCAA stars, including:

• Earvin "Magic" Johnson (McDonald's All American class of 1977),
• Clark Kellogg (1979),
• Ralph Sampson (1979),
• Isiah Thomas (1979),
• Dominique Wilkins (1979),
• James Worthy (1979),
• Sam Perkins (1980),
• Glenn "Doc" Rivers (1980),
• Patrick Ewing (1981),
• Michael Jordan (1981),
• Chris Mullin (1981),
• Kenny Smith (1983),
• Danny Manning (1984),
• Larry Johnson (1987),
• Christian Laettner (1988),
• Alonzo Mourning (1988),
• Bobby Hurley (1989),
• Shaquille O'Neal (1989),
• Grant Hill (1990),
• Glenn Robinson (1991),
• Jason Kidd (1992),
• Jerry Stackhouse (1993),
• Vince Carter (1995),
• Kevin Garnett (1995),
• Paul Pierce (1995),
• Kobe Bryant (1996),
• Jay Williams (1999),
• Carmelo Anthony (2002),
• Amare Stoudemire (2002),
• LeBron James (2003),
• Chris Paul (2003),
• Dwight Howard (2004),
• Tyler Hansbrough (2005),
• Kevin Durant (2006) and
• Derrick Rose (2007).

"This list of great McDonald's All Americans recognizes 35 years of basketball excellence," said Douglas Freeland, director of the McDonald's All American Games. "These players are a veritable 'who's who' of basketball's modern era."

Each of the players was selected by members of the McDonald's All American Games committee based on high school career and performance in the games, success at the collegiate and professional level, and post-career accomplishments.

Each of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All Americans will receive a custom-designed basketball, produced by Anaconda Sports The Rock.

McDonald's selected the first McDonald's All American High School Team in 1977. The games benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

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