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Chuck Share

1927 - 2012

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Charles Edward Share (March 14, 1927 – June 7, 2012) was an American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Share has the distinction of being the first NBA draft pick ever: he was selected by the Boston Celtics as the No. 1 overall pick in the inaugural 1950 NBA draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Chuck Share is the 521st most popular basketball player (down from 446th in 2024), the 14,833rd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,860th in 2019) and the 292nd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Chuck Share ranks 521 out of 1,757. Before him are Alexey Shved, Norris Cole, Artūras Karnišovas, Paul Westphal, Eurelijus Žukauskas, and Otto Porter. After him are Antonello Riva, Mark Aguirre, David Andersen, Rick Fox, Dick Garmaker, and Cedric Maxwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Chuck Share ranks 490. Before him are June Brown, Babatunde Olatunji, Geoffrey Palmer, Paul Eddington, Ralph Beard, and Marvin Kaplan. After him are Brock Adams, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Annapurna Devi, Slim Dusty, Parkash Singh Badal, and Peggy McCay. Among people deceased in 2012, Chuck Share ranks 496. Before him are Erhard Wunderlich, Don Cornelius, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Joan Taylor, Thomas Kinkade, and Vladimer Aptsiauri. After him are Erik Rhodes, Johnny Lewis, Alexander Dale Oen, Dolphy, Arnaldo Mesa, and Anthony Bevilacqua.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Share ranks 14,838 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick Swardson (1976), Chrissy Metz (1980), Jason Mitchell (1987), Andrea Bowen (1990), Gerald Tinker (1951), and Chris Colfer (1990). After him are MacKinlay Kantor (1904), Mark Aguirre (1959), Jon Drummond (1968), Frances Langford (1913), Tom Laughlin (1931), and Rex J. Walheim (1962).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Chuck Share ranks 292. Before him are Darryl Middleton (1966), Larry Nance (1959), Nikki McCray-Penson (1971), Norris Cole (1988), Paul Westphal (1950), and Otto Porter (1993). After him are Mark Aguirre (1959), Dick Garmaker (1932), Cedric Maxwell (1955), Junior Bridgeman (1953), Len Bias (1963), and James Wiseman (2001).

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