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James Forbes

1952 - 2022

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James Ricardo Forbes (July 18, 1952 – January 21, 2022) was an American basketball player. His college career at the University of Texas at El Paso was crowned by his participation at the 1972 Olympics as a member of the youngest-ever U.S. team. Forbes played in the highly controversial 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final, which ended in a loss for his team. Protesting refereeing in that match, he and the rest of the team have never accepted the silver medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Forbes is the 240th most popular basketball player (up from 361st in 2019), the 10,443rd most popular biography from United States (up from 12,570th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, James Forbes ranks 240 out of 1,757. Before him are Žarko Varajić, Jason Kidd, Earl Monroe, Juan Hernangómez, Viktor Zubkov, and Valdis Muižnieks. After him are Ruy de Freitas, Rodolfo Choperena, Cēzars Ozers, Andrei Kirilenko, Rudy Tomjanovich, and Dennis Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, James Forbes ranks 562. Before him are Ole Rasmussen, Frans Thijssen, Cleopas Dlamini, Şehrazat, Cellou Dalein Diallo, and Gábor Csupó. After him are Tom McMillen, Ekkehard Fasser, Margitta Pufe, Vyacheslav Lemeshev, June Anderson, and Mathew Knowles. Among people deceased in 2022, James Forbes ranks 558. Before him are Cyrus Mistry, Jacques N'Guea, Nikolai Manoshin, Viacheslav Semenov, John Hansen, and Mike Bossy. After him are Albert Pyun, Ronald Lopatni, Jürgen Sundermann, Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Gerhard Roth, and Dorothy E. Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Forbes ranks 10,445 out of 20,380. Before him are Joan Leslie (1925), Sheree North (1932), Charles B. Cory (1857), Ed Czerkiewicz (1913), Richard Masur (1948), and David Koechner (1962). After him are Brian Helgeland (1961), William Rosecrans (1819), Roxann Dawson (1958), Dwight Frye (1899), Spark Matsunaga (1916), and Eldridge Cleaver (1935).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, James Forbes ranks 136. Before him are Carl Shy (1908), Dwyane Wade (1982), Kenny Anderson (1970), Cliff Barker (1921), Jason Kidd (1973), and Earl Monroe (1944). After him are Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Dennis Johnson (1954), Dave DeBusschere (1940), Mike Conley Jr. (1987), Tracy McGrady (1979), and Art Mollner (1912).

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