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Robert Todd Pelinka Jr. was born on December 23, 1969. Many know him as the man at the helm for the Los Angeles Lakers, serving as the organization’s Vice President of Basketball Operations and general manager. There is much more to Rob Pelinka, however, and today we try to shed some light on the life of the Lakers top executive.
Pelinka was born in Chicago, Illinois. He went to Lake Forrest High School in Illinois, and this was where his basketball career started. He was actually pretty good, earning All-American honors as a teenager. Pelinka led the team to its first ever conference championship as a junior.
Pelinka, a 6-foot-6 point guard, was heavily recruited in college, and he ended up committing for the University of Michigan. Not many know that he was actually part of the famed Fab 5 from Michigan consisting of Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson.
