About Theo Ratliff

Theophalus Curtis Ratliff 

Height - 6'10"/ 2m 8cm

Weight - 225 lbs./ 102,1 kg

Birthday - April 17, 1973

Jersey# - 42

Team - Atlanta Hawks - aquired from Philadelphia

Position - Forward/Center

Draft 1995 - Detroit Pick # l8 

College - Wyoming '95

Contract - 7 Years for $57 million, Signed with 76ers on 1/21/1999 

Free Agent - 2005

Achievements:
 
·         Named to the Western Athletic Conference First Team in his final season at Wyoming
·         Two-time All-WAC Defensive Team selection
·         425 blocked shots, second in NCAA history
·         Third-best blocked shots average per game (3.83) in NCAA history
·         Member of the 1993 USA Basketball under-22 world championship team (Summer of 1993)

 

Personal:

·        In March 2001 Ratliff was a member of the rules committee     

·        Magic Johnson and Walter Payton were his boyhood idols

·       Theo's hobbies include spending time with his family and playing pool, enjoys listening to music

·        Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson are Theo's favorite actors

·        "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" is Theo's favorite book.

·        Theo listens to R&B and rap

·        Lasagna is Theo's favorite food

·        Theo says that his idea of a good day is
"Probably laying out on a beach somewhere with my family."