As a kid in the early 90's, I was always a big fan of the game NBA Jam. It was in this game that I discovered one of God's greatest creations: Rony Seikaly. Not only was he appealing to me as a kid because of his unusual look for a basketball player, but he was also a very talented player in the game. As I got older, I realized that he was actually a very good NBA player in reality as well. 

When the Miami Heat were established as a franchise in 1988, they had the 9th overall draft pick that season. With their first ever pick as a franchise, they took Rony Seikaly, a 6''11 center out of Syracuse, who was coming off of an outstanding collegiate career. And as Miami saw, his collegiate career was no fluke. As an NBA player, Seikaly was multi-talented, and  he showed no weaknesses in his game other than his free throw shooting, which is not so uncommon for big men. Seikaly set numerous team records with the Heat, including 8 blocked shots in a game, a freakishly ridiculous 34 rebounds in just one game, and 20 games in which he scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in the same game. In Seikaly's 7 seasons with Miami, he averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game, in addition to winning the NBA's most improved player award in 1990. Outside of playing with Miami, Seikaly spent some time with the Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, and New Jersey Nets. While with those teams, Seikaly kept up his points and rebounding averages to nearly 16 and 10 respectively. This was rare in the sense that he never dropped off as he got older in the league. Unfortunately for Seikaly, a right foot injury, not age, was the reason why he had to call it quits during the 2000 season as a member of the Nets. Seikaly finished his NBA career averaging 14.7 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game, and 1.3 blocks per game.

It turns out that Seikaly was not just a talented basketball player, but also successful in other areas of life. Currently, Seikaly owns and runs a multi-million dollar real estate investment company. In addition, he is an investor in the Miami restaurant Quattro, Sosta, and Club Mokai. He has also been the DJ at some of the biggest clubs in the world.  And if that was not enough, he was married to supermodel Elsa Benitez before divorcing her in 2005. Well, I guess nobody is perfect, although Seikaly is definitely as close as they come.