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Joe Fortenberry

1911 - 1993

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Joe Cephis Fortenberry (April 1, 1911 – June 3, 1993) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a captain of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in the first Olympics to include basketball. After college, Fortenberry played for the Ogden Boosters in Utah, and then with the McPherson Oilers in McPherson, Kansas. This was the team that won the AAU National Championship in 1936, prior to the Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Joe Fortenberry is the 479th most popular basketball player (down from 434th in 2024), the 14,397th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,652nd in 2019) and the 267th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among basketball players, Joe Fortenberry ranks 478 out of 1,757. Before him are Sam Perkins, Sergei Bazarevich, Teresa Edwards, José Calderón, and Christian Laettner. After him are Tom Gola, Mario Hezonja, Erik Spoelstra, Facundo Campazzo, Walter Davis, Bernard King, and Greg Oden.

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Among people born in 1911, Joe Fortenberry ranks 403. Before him are Maribel Vinson, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Martin Gabel, Vaughn Monroe, Tursunoy Saidazimova, and Ben Alexander. After him are Gail Patrick, Claire Dodd, Marion Byron, Donald Sangster, Lillian Ngoyi, and Chet Huntley. Among people deceased in 1993, Joe Fortenberry ranks 314. Before him are Agnes de Mille, Divya Bharti, Bob Crosby, Charles Adkins, Don Barksdale, and Jacqueline Hill. After him are Archie Williams, Richard Webb, Claire Du Brey, Adelaide Hall, Nan Grey, and Ray Sharkey.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Joe Fortenberry ranks 267. Before him are Jim Brewer (1951), Alex Groza (1926), Ralph Beard (1927), Sam Perkins (1961), Teresa Edwards (1964), and Christian Laettner (1969). After him are Tom Gola (1933), Erik Spoelstra (1970), Walter Davis (1954), Bernard King (1956), Greg Oden (1988), and Sidney Moncrief (1957).

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