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George Karl

1951 - Today

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George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951) is an American former professional basketball coach and player. After spending five years as a player for the San Antonio Spurs, he became an assistant with the team before being appointed as a head coach in 1980 with the Montana Golden Nuggets of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA). Three years later, Karl became one of the youngest National Basketball Association (NBA) head coaches in history when he was named coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers at age 33. By the time his coaching career came to an end in 2016, Karl coached nine different teams in three different leagues (CBA, NBA, Liga ACB), which included being named Coach of the Year three combined times (twice in the CBA and once in the NBA) with one championship roster in the FIBA Saporta Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Karl is the 365th most popular basketball player (down from 267th in 2019), the 12,739th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,968th in 2019) and the 210th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, George Karl ranks 365 out of 1,757. Before him are Bill Wheatley, Larry Johnson, Evan Fournier, Ricky Rubio, Penny Hardaway, and Connie Hawkins. After him are Panagiotis Fasoulas, Antoine Rigaudeau, Kenny Rollins, Klay Thompson, Marion Jones, and Marc Gasol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, George Karl ranks 658. Before him are Mike Bantom, Alan Minter, Rubén Cano, Jean-Pierre Bel, Debra Fischer, and Khattiya Sawasdipol. After him are Jane Barkman, Arsène Auguste, Kinzang Dorji, Robert Wuhl, Fred Schneider, and Nikolay Merkushkin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Karl ranks 12,743 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Washburn (1907), Mike Hagerty (1954), Dorothy Abbott (1920), James Seddon (1815), Connie Hawkins (1942), and Benjamin Walker (1982). After him are Jane Barkman (1951), William Bendix (1906), Zona Gale (1874), Brian Kerwin (1949), Joan Benoit (1957), and Charles Bulfinch (1763).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, George Karl ranks 210. Before him are David Thompson (1953), T. J. McConnell (1992), Bill Wheatley (1909), Larry Johnson (1969), Penny Hardaway (1971), and Connie Hawkins (1942). After him are Kenny Rollins (1923), Klay Thompson (1990), Marion Jones (1975), Andre Iguodala (1984), Randy Brown (1968), and John Salley (1964).

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