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Jo Jo White

1946 - 2018

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Joseph Henry White (November 16, 1946 – January 16, 2018) was an American professional basketball player. As an amateur, he played at the University of Kansas, where he was named a second-team All-American twice. White was part of the U.S. men's basketball team during the 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal with the team. In the 1969 NBA draft, White was drafted ninth overall by the Boston Celtics, with whom he would play for ten seasons, winning the NBA Finals in 1974 and 1976 and being named Finals MVP the latter year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jo Jo White is the 177th most popular basketball player (down from 130th in 2019), the 8,708th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,066th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jo Jo White ranks 177 out of 1,757. Before him are Nick Young, André Buffière, David Blatt, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Richard Jefferson, and Damir Šolman. After him are Ratko Radovanović, Dave Cowens, Clifford Robinson, Walt Davis, Dave Bing, and Doc Rivers.

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Among people born in 1946, Jo Jo White ranks 607. Before him are Graham Gouldman, Shahrnush Parsipur, Héctor Veira, Michael Mullen, Renzo Eusebi, and Pearlette Louisy. After him are Oganes Zanazanyan, Nader Al-Dahabi, Jan Werner, Marina Lewycka, Thelma Houston, and Aleksandr Gorshkov. Among people deceased in 2018, Jo Jo White ranks 405. Before him are Hans Aabech, István Hevesi, Joseph Polchinski, Bill Daily, Charlotte Rae, and Didier Lockwood. After him are Pik Botha, Kurt Helmudt, Philippe Gondet, Wanda Wiłkomirska, Dariush Shayegan, and George Deukmejian.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jo Jo White ranks 8,710 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Cuomo (1970), Tay Garnett (1894), McLean Stevenson (1927), Jim Root (1971), Pat Crawford Brown (1929), and David Paymer (1954). After him are Rachel Chagall (1952), Tom Courtney (1933), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Kim Stanley (1925), Leelee Sobieski (1983), and Cass Gilbert (1859).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jo Jo White ranks 103. Before him are Mike D'Antoni (1951), John Wooden (1910), Karl-Anthony Towns (1995), Nick Young (1985), David Blatt (1959), and Richard Jefferson (1980). After him are Dave Cowens (1948), Clifford Robinson (1966), Walt Davis (1931), Dave Bing (1943), Doc Rivers (1961), and Nick Anderson (1968).

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