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Alex Hannum

1923 - 2002

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Alexander Murray Hannum (July 19, 1923 – January 18, 2002) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Known as Sarge because of his military background, Hannum played center for six different teams, most notably the Milwaukee (later St. Louis) Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he spent three seasons. Hannun went on to coach for 12 seasons in the NBA, where his Hawks captured the 1958 league championship and his Philadelphia 76ers did likewise nine years later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Hannum is the 392nd most popular basketball player (down from 203rd in 2019), the 13,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,242nd in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among basketball players, Alex Hannum ranks 392 out of 1,757. Before him are Deandre Ayton, Marko Popović, Rik Smits, Satch Sanders, Joakim Noah, and Bogdan Bogdanović. After him are Calvin Murphy, Mel Daniels, CJ McCollum, Reggie Jackson, Sergio Rodríguez, and Mehmet Okur.

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Among people born in 1923, Alex Hannum ranks 470. Before him are Eugene Wright, Viktor Shuvalov, Kenny Rollins, Frank Brian, Jean Wallace, and Ed McMahon. After him are Ned Rorem, Anne Jeffreys, Chuck Daigh, Don Barksdale, Kuldip Nayar, and Larry Rivers. Among people deceased in 2002, Alex Hannum ranks 342. Before him are Jerry Heidenreich, Jam Master Jay, Nasir Hussain, Rusty Wailes, Shirley Scott, and Kaifi Azmi. After him are Virginia Hamilton, Patsy Mink, Irene Worth, Satish Dhawan, Dolores Gray, and Ernesto Díaz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Hannum ranks 13,193 out of 20,380. Before him are Ayo Edebiri (1995), Mary Nolan (1902), Victoria Monét (1993), Dana Rohrabacher (1947), Rachel Keller (1992), and Vachel Lindsay (1879). After him are William Bartram (1739), John Sherman Cooper (1901), Roger Kingdom (1962), Rick Yancey (1962), Jerry Doyle (1956), and Steve Howey (1977).

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