BASKETBALL PLAYER

Alex Groza

1926 - 1995

Photo of Alex Groza

Icon of person Alex Groza

Alex John Groza (October 7, 1926 – January 21, 1995) was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life in 1951. In college, he won two NCAA championships as captain of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career abruptly ended. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Groza is the 466th most popular basketball player (down from 395th in 2019), the 14,196th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,090th in 2019) and the 262nd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Alex Groza by language

Loading...

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Alex Groza ranks 466 out of 1,757. Before him are Blake Griffin, İbrahim Kutluay, Tomáš Satoranský, Nicolas Batum, Jim Brewer, and Marco Belinelli. After him are Gintaras Krapikas, Daniel Theis, Ralph Beard, Felipe Reyes, Nikola Vujčić, and Sam Perkins.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Alex Groza ranks 552. Before him are Pete Lovely, Narinder Singh Kapany, Art Bisch, Hazel Court, James Merrill, and Bud Yorkin. After him are James M. Beggs, Kenneth Richmond, Mathilde Krim, John Dingell, Eric Morecambe, and Nalini Jaywant. Among people deceased in 1995, Alex Groza ranks 327. Before him are Albert Hackett, Charlie Rich, Andrea Fortunato, Odette Hallowes, Paul Kipkoech, and James Merrill. After him are Paul Eddington, Genevieve Tobin, Oveta Culp Hobby, Kay Aldridge, Gale Gordon, and Mary Beth Hughes.

Others Born in 1926

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1995

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Groza ranks 14,200 out of 20,380. Before him are Dan Barker (1949), Kevin Jonas (1987), Stuart Hamm (1960), Matthew Barney (1967), Joseph Cedar (1968), and Eddie Cahill (1978). After him are Rachel Miner (1980), Walter Mosley (1952), Tamarine Tanasugarn (1977), Brian J. Smith (1981), Timothy Busfield (1957), and Alex Padilla (1973).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Alex Groza ranks 262. Before him are Kyle Anderson (1993), Buddy Jeannette (1917), Michael Porter Jr. (1998), DeMar DeRozan (1989), Blake Griffin (1989), and Jim Brewer (1951). After him are Ralph Beard (1927), Sam Perkins (1961), Teresa Edwards (1964), Christian Laettner (1969), Joe Fortenberry (1911), and Tom Gola (1933).

American born Basketball Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous