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Don Nelson

1940 - Today

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Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15, 1940) is an American former professional basketball player and head coach. Nelson is second all-time in regular season wins of any coach in NBA history, with 1,335 (he held the record for most wins for almost 12 years before he was surpassed by Gregg Popovich in 2022). He coached the Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Golden State Warriors. After an All-American career at the University of Iowa, Nelson won five NBA championships playing with the Boston Celtics, with his number 19 retired by the franchise in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Nelson is the 126th most popular basketball player (down from 60th in 2019), the 7,081st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,299th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Don Nelson ranks 126 out of 1,757. Before him are Kevin Durant, Paul Arizin, Velimir Perasović, Billy Evans, George Gervin, and Heino Kruus. After him are Alexander Belov, Bob McAdoo, Predrag Danilović, Larry Brown, Reggie Miller, and Alzhan Zharmukhamedov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Don Nelson ranks 363. Before him are Osamu Watanabe, Warren Cole, Donald Wuerl, Werner Krämer, Bohdan Paczyński, and Jean-Paul Proust. After him are Claire Bretécher, Jorma Kaukonen, Billy McNeill, Nasser Al-Sabah, Claus Offe, and Ralph Towner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Nelson ranks 7,083 out of 20,380. Before him are Brent Scowcroft (1925), David Dunlap (1910), Cole Hauser (1975), John Corigliano (1938), Jennie Garth (1972), and Melissa Rauch (1980). After him are Lee Ritenour (1952), Antonio Fargas (1946), Anne Jackson (1925), Aaron Sorkin (1961), Eve Arden (1908), and Donald Fagen (1948).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Don Nelson ranks 77. Before him are Fat Lever (1960), Willis Reed (1942), Kevin Durant (1988), Paul Arizin (1928), Billy Evans (1932), and George Gervin (1952). After him are Bob McAdoo (1951), Larry Brown (1940), Reggie Miller (1965), Chuck Daly (1930), Mark Jackson (1965), and Walt Frazier (1945).

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