He went to college at Georgetown. He has two sisters. He is married. Allen Iverson was born on June 7, 1975 in Hampton, Virginia. His mother, Ann, was 16 at that time. His father disappeared soon after he was born. Allen grew up in poverty, with his mother struggling to pay for water and electricity. Sports were a means for Allen to escape the daily struggle and frustration. Allen was good in football, baseball and basketball. Although he is known as an exceptional pro basketball player, it is not the sport he enjoyed most as a kid. Born on Jun 7, 1975 Born in Hampton, Virginia Height 6-0 Weight 165 lbs "Football was my first love. Still is. [...] I didn't even want to play basketball at first. I thought it was soft. my mother's the one who made me go to tryouts. I'll thank her forever. I came back and said: 'I like basketball, too'" Allen was a natural born athlete. He dunked for the first time in an organized basketball game when he was 15. Even before he attended high school, he was known on all the playgrounds as 'bubbachuck'.