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George Gervin

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George Gervin ( GHUR-vin; born April 27, 1952), nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Widely regarded as a top ten shooting guard in NBA history, in 1996 Gervin was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, Gervin was named as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Gervin is the 124th most popular basketball player (down from 116th in 2019), the 6,990th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,562nd in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, George Gervin ranks 124 out of 1,757. Before him are Willis Reed, Joann Lõssov, Kevin Durant, Paul Arizin, Velimir Perasović, and Billy Evans. After him are Heino Kruus, Don Nelson, Alexander Belov, Bob McAdoo, Predrag Danilović, and Larry Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, George Gervin ranks 365. Before him are Karin Büttner-Janz, Vladimir Gusinsky, Abel Braga, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Wojciech Fibak, and Ivan Charota. After him are Jorge Fossati, Antanas Mockus, Mona Hatoum, Vaughan Jones, Yoshiki Tanaka, and Bogusław Linda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Gervin ranks 6,992 out of 20,380. Before him are Piper Perabo (1976), Billy Evans (1932), Paul Sweezy (1910), Zachary Quinto (1977), Alex Cord (1933), and Art Metrano (1936). After him are Nancy Chodorow (1944), Ethel Waters (1896), John Diehl (1950), Chris Morgan (1966), Sandy Neilson (1956), and John Exley (1867).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, George Gervin ranks 76. Before him are Kevin Johnson (1966), Fat Lever (1960), Willis Reed (1942), Kevin Durant (1988), Paul Arizin (1928), and Billy Evans (1932). After him are Don Nelson (1940), Bob McAdoo (1951), Larry Brown (1940), Reggie Miller (1965), Chuck Daly (1930), and Mark Jackson (1965).

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