Short answers, pulled from the story.
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal entered the world on the 6th of March 1972, in Newark, New Jersey. His biological father was Joe Toney, a high school basketball All-State guard who had been offered a scholarship to play at Seton Hall University.
O'Neal studied business at Louisiana State University after graduating from high school in 1989. He received the Adolph Rupp Trophy as NCAA men's basketball player of the year in 1991 while playing for coach Dale Brown.
O'Neal led the Los Angeles Lakers to three consecutive titles from 2000 to 2002 and won his fourth title with the Miami Heat during the 2005, 06 season. He was named MVP of the NBA Finals all three times he won with the Lakers.
His powerful dunks broke the steel backboard supports on two occasions during his first season in the NBA. This prompted the league to increase the brace strength and stability of the backboards for the following 1993, 94 season.
O'Neal fulfilled his promise to return to studies by earning his B.A. degree in general studies from LSU in 2000. Coach Phil Jackson let him miss a home game so he could attend graduation.