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Bill Wheatley

1909 - 1992

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William John Wheatley (July 5, 1909 – February 5, 1992) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final. He later coached the Salt Lake City entry in American Basketball League of the AAU. Wheatley died in his El Cerrito, California, home on February 5, 1992, at age 82. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Wheatley is the 359th most popular basketball player (up from 581st in 2019), the 12,708th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,060th in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Bill Wheatley ranks 359 out of 1,757. Before him are Petar Naumoski, Mike Bantom, David Thompson, T. J. McConnell, Dante Exum, and Ainars Bagatskis. After him are Larry Johnson, Evan Fournier, Ricky Rubio, Penny Hardaway, Connie Hawkins, and George Karl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Bill Wheatley ranks 409. Before him are Ruby Keeler, Dragomir Tošić, Gertrude Abercrombie, Vivian Vance, Bimal Roy, and Obafemi Awolowo. After him are Roger Revelle, Louis Hayward, Philip G. Epstein, Vlasta Děkanová, Madge Evans, and Sándor Schwartz. Among people deceased in 1992, Bill Wheatley ranks 279. Before him are Mary Wells, Ian Wolfe, Alexander Almetov, István Szívós, María Elena Moyano, and Eddie Kendricks. After him are S. I. Hayakawa, Albert Agarunov, Gabriel Tiacoh, Alif Hajiyev, Sam Kinison, and Mallikarjun Mansur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Wheatley ranks 12,712 out of 20,380. Before him are Andrew Jackson Downing (1815), Mitch Miller (1911), Austin Nichols (1980), Elsie Janis (1889), Carmel Myers (1899), and Imogene Coca (1908). After him are Brian Lewis (1974), Sarah Butler (1985), Felix Grundy (1777), David Murray (1955), Larry Johnson (1969), and Glen Keane (1954).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Bill Wheatley ranks 206. Before him are Byron Beck (1945), Joe Dumars (1963), Bob Kurland (1924), Mike Bantom (1951), David Thompson (1953), and T. J. McConnell (1992). After him are Larry Johnson (1969), Penny Hardaway (1971), Connie Hawkins (1942), George Karl (1951), Kenny Rollins (1923), and Klay Thompson (1990).

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