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Dolph Schayes

1928 - 2015

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Adolph Schayes ( SHAYZ; May 19, 1928 – December 10, 2015) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A top scorer and rebounder, he was a 12-time NBA All-Star and a 12-time All-NBA selection. Schayes won an NBA championship with the Syracuse Nationals in 1955. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and was also named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dolph Schayes is the 150th most popular basketball player (down from 115th in 2019), the 7,952nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,543rd in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among basketball players, Dolph Schayes ranks 150 out of 1,757. Before him are Otar Korkia, Jerry Lucas, Cesare Rubini, Bill Sharman, Jaak Lipso, and Frank Lubin. After him are Michel Bonnevie, Bill Walton, Isaiah Thomas, Kevin Garnett, Steve Nash, and Nelson Demarco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Dolph Schayes ranks 433. Before him are Gunnar Andersson, Jean Dotto, Dara Singh, Walter Haummer, Koko Taylor, and Nunzio Gallo. After him are Tadeusz Baird, Milan Rúfus, Joyce Mansour, Dick Van Patten, Ardico Magnini, and Santiago Vernazza. Among people deceased in 2015, Dolph Schayes ranks 345. Before him are Amparo Baró, Valmir Louruz, Eevi Huttunen, Alena Vrzáňová, Martin Gilbert, and Michel Scheuer. After him are Ferenc Kiss, Héctor Silva, Jacques Parizeau, Andrei Eshpai, Pál Várhidi, and Natalia Molchanova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dolph Schayes ranks 7,954 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Smart (1976), John Thomas (1941), Frank Lubin (1910), Vikki Carr (1941), Adam Maida (1930), and Theodore Robinson (1852). After him are Virginia Grey (1917), Larry Lieber (1931), Joseph Banks Rhine (1895), Rudy Rucker (1946), Elizabeth Hartman (1943), and Anita Borg (1949).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dolph Schayes ranks 87. Before him are Chuck Daly (1930), Mark Jackson (1965), Walt Frazier (1945), Jerry Lucas (1940), Bill Sharman (1926), and Frank Lubin (1910). After him are Bill Walton (1952), Isaiah Thomas (1989), Kevin Garnett (1976), Nate Archibald (1948), Gary Payton (1968), and John Wall (1990).

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