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Nationality
  
Dominican

Role
  
Basketball player

Grandchildren
  
Ean Horford

Name
  
Tito Horford

Children
  
Al Horford, Jon Horford

Listed weight
  
245 lb (111 kg)

Weight
  
111 kg

Listed height
  
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)

Height
  
2.16 m


Al Horford (left) is serious, has black hair, a mustache, and a beard, left hand holding a basketball, wearing a dark blue Atlanta jersey with red and white lines and a number 15 at the center and an NBA logo on left. Tito Horford is serious, has black hair and a mustache, wearing a green Bucks jersey with black and white lines and a number 50 at the center.

Born
  
January 19, 1966La Romana, Dominican Republic (
1966-01-19
)

High school
  
Marian Christian (Houston, Texas)

College
  
Miami (Florida) (1986–1988)

NBA draft
  
1988 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall

Education
  
University of Miami, Louisiana State University

Similar People
  
Al Horford, Jon Horford, Amelia Vega, Patricia Polanco

Tito horford el primer dominicano que jugo en la nba


Alfredo William "Tito" Horford (born January 19, 1966) is a retired Dominican professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1988 NBA draft. Horford played three years in the NBA, two with the Bucks from 1988–1990, and a short stint with the Washington Bullets during the 1993–94 season. He played in Spain in 1992. He was listed on the Bucks` summer 1992 roster.

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Tito Horford is smiling, has black hair and a mustache, wearing a jersey.

My Story: Al Horford


Early years

Tito Horford is serious, bald, standing in front of a microphone, with people at the back, he is wearing a light violet polo shirt.

Born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, he enrolled at Louisiana State University before being kicked off the team. He then played at Miami. Horford attended Marian Christian High School in Houston which originally recruited him from the Dominican Republic.

Career

Al Horford (left) is smiling, has black hair and a mustache, wearing a red polo shirt. Tito Horford (right) is serious, bald, wearing glasses on his head and a red polo shirt.

Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 39th pick of the 1988 NBA draft, Tito Horford became the first Dominican-born player to play in the NBA.

Personal life

Tito's father was a Bahamian immigrant. His son, Al Horford, went to the University of Florida and played a prominent role on the Gators team that won the national championship in 2006 and 2007. He was selected 3rd overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2007 NBA draft.

His son Jon Horford played forward for the University of Michigan basketball team. He then transferred to Florida after his junior season.

His brother, Kelly Horford, (6'10", 215 lbs), played at Florida Atlantic University from 1992 to 1996.

References

Tito Horford Wikipedia
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