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Bob Kurland

1924 - 2013

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Robert Albert Kurland (December 23, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was an American basketball center, who played for the two-time NCAA champion Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State Cowboys). Standing 7-foot (2.1 m) tall, he has been credited as the first person to dunk in a college basketball game. He led the U.S. basketball team to gold medals in two Summer Olympics, and led his AAU team to three national titles. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Bob Kurland is the 351st most popular basketball player (down from 186th in 2024), the 12,607th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,560th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Bob Kurland ranks 351 out of 1,757. Before her are Ed Macauley, Frank Ramsey, Dimitris Diamantidis, Byron Beck, Sasha Vezenkov, and Joe Dumars. After her are Danko Cvjetićanin, Petar Naumoski, Mike Bantom, David Thompson, T. J. McConnell, and Dante Exum.

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Among people born in 1924, Bob Kurland ranks 487. Before her are Terry Southern, Vajiha Samadova, Frank Lautenberg, Louie Bellson, Frank Church, and Mal Whitfield. After her are Nikolai Sologubov, Sofía Ímber, Jo Benkow, Jimmy Rogers, John Riseley-Prichard, and Margaret Whiting. Among people deceased in 2013, Bob Kurland ranks 486. Before her are Noel Harrison, Reg Presley, Haji, Sylvia Browne, Slim Whitman, and Marian McPartland. After her are Ruth Asawa, Ruth R. Benerito, Arthur Wightman, Ernest Chapman, Jo Benkow, and Peter Broadbent.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Bob Kurland ranks 202. Before her are Bobby Jackson (1973), Bill Hougland (1930), Ed Macauley (1928), Frank Ramsey (1931), Byron Beck (1945), and Joe Dumars (1963). After her are Mike Bantom (1951), David Thompson (1953), T. J. McConnell (1992), Bill Wheatley (1909), Larry Johnson (1969), and Penny Hardaway (1971).

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