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Carl Shy

1908 - 1991

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Carl Leslie Shy (September 13, 1908 – December 17, 1991) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the United States basketball team that won the gold medal. He played in three matches, including the championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Shy is the 229th most popular basketball player (up from 409th in 2019), the 10,189th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,277th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Carl Shy ranks 229 out of 1,757Before him are Gail Goodrich, Miloš Teodosić, Chris Finch, Maigonis Valdmanis, Mike Krzyzewski, and Sabit Hadžić. After him are Dwyane Wade, Detlef Schrempf, Kenny Anderson, Cliff Barker, Žarko Varajić, and Jason Kidd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Carl Shy ranks 392Before him are Dragutin Najdanović, Julio Lores, Numa Andoire, Theodore Roethke, Marcel Pinel, and Robert O'Brien. After him are Merna Kennedy, Mae Questel, Alejandro Villanueva, Branislav Hrnjiček, Paul Stewart, and Gheorghe Ciolac. Among people deceased in 1991, Carl Shy ranks 239Before him are Gordon Pirie, Aline MacMahon, Ismat Chughtai, Eleanor Boardman, Antoine Blondin, and József Pálinkás. After him are Howard Ashman, Tom Tryon, Joe Verdeur, Ambrus Nagy, André Dhôtel, and Tennessee Ernie Ford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Shy ranks 10,191 out of 20,380Before him are June Gable (1945), James H. Clark (1944), John Perry Barlow (1947), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), Richard B. Spencer (1978), and Robert O'Brien (1908). After him are Jimmy Heath (1926), Bella Thorne (1997), Edward Seaga (1930), Abigail Johnson (1961), James J. Martin (1960), and Fantasia Barrino (1984).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Carl Shy ranks 130Before him are Chris Paul (1985), Rick Carlisle (1959), Tom Heinsohn (1934), Gail Goodrich (1943), Chris Finch (1969), and Mike Krzyzewski (1947). After him are Dwyane Wade (1982), Kenny Anderson (1970), Cliff Barker (1921), Jason Kidd (1973), Earl Monroe (1944), and James Forbes (1952).