Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
Founded Bing Steel in 1980
Played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons (1966-1975), Washington Bullets (1975-1977), and Boston Celtics (1977-1978).
Elected mayor of Detroit. Bing will serve the balance of the term of Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned in September 2008, and was jailed after admitting to perjury. (May 2009)
Mayor of Detroit 2008-2013.
Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team prior to the beginning of 2021-2022 season.