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Jim Pollard

1922 - 1993

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James Clifford Pollard (July 9, 1922 – January 22, 1993) was an American professional basketball player and coach. As a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Pollard was considered one of the best forwards in the 1950s and was known for his leaping ability, earning him the nickname "The Kangaroo Kid". A five-time NBA champion and four-time NBA All-Star, Pollard spent his entire eight-year professional career with the Minneapolis Lakers. Pollard was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Pollard is the 254th most popular basketball player (down from 188th in 2019), the 10,815th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,595th in 2019) and the 144th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jim Pollard ranks 254 out of 1,757. Before him are Mike Conley Jr., Blagoja Georgievski, Tracy McGrady, Art Mollner, Bill Laimbeer, and Tiit Sokk. After him are Gregor Fučka, Valdis Valters, Ray Lumpp, Lou Williams, Pierluigi Marzorati, and Theodoros Papaloukas.

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Among people born in 1922, Jim Pollard ranks 403. Before him are Rauf Hajiyev, Pauline Baynes, Nicholas Katzenbach, Beverly Pepper, Nancy Mackay, and Harry Siljander. After him are Alain de Changy, Maja Bošković-Stulli, William Schallert, Willi Heeks, Franz Fühmann, and Royal Dano. Among people deceased in 1993, Jim Pollard ranks 272. Before him are Gert Hofmann, Gustav Hasford, Vilmos Zombori, Wallace Stegner, Sammy Cahn, and Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen. After him are Kenneth Burke, Arthur Alexander, Ann Todd, Evelyn Venable, Harvey Kurtzman, and Mia Zapata.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Pollard ranks 10,817 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick Richards (1936), Kevin Moore (1967), Edward Brooke (1919), Jim Nabors (1930), Keen Johnson (1896), and Joe Mantell (1915). After him are Taylor Momsen (1993), M. H. Abrams (1912), Adam Arkin (1956), Stanley Wagner (1908), Andy Timmons (1963), and Mindy Sterling (1953).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jim Pollard ranks 144. Before him are Dennis Johnson (1954), Dave DeBusschere (1940), Mike Conley Jr. (1987), Tracy McGrady (1979), Art Mollner (1912), and Bill Laimbeer (1957). After him are Ray Lumpp (1923), Lou Williams (1986), Sam Balter (1909), Carl Knowles (1910), Joe Fulks (1921), and Dick Van Arsdale (1943).

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