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Junior Bridgeman

1953 - 2025

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Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman Jr. (September 17, 1953 – March 11, 2025) was an American professional basketball player and businessman. Bridgeman played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers from 1975 until 1987. Following his career, Bridgeman owned hundreds of fast-food restaurants, became a Coca-Cola bottler and distributor, and acquired Ebony and Jet magazines. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Junior Bridgeman is the 531st most popular basketball player (up from 950th in 2024), the 14,924th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,201st in 2019) and the 297th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Junior Bridgeman ranks 531 out of 1,757. Before him are Mark Aguirre, David Andersen, Rick Fox, Dick Garmaker, Cedric Maxwell, and Rudy Gobert. After him are Dragan Labović, Andrea Bargnani, Len Bias, D. J. Mbenga, James Wiseman, and Domantas Sabonis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Junior Bridgeman ranks 660. Before him are Rodolfo Dubó, Diane Abbott, Ian Ferguson, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Kate Schmidt, and Naledi Pandor. After him are Steve Keen, Glen Ballard, Anne Lockhart, James Guthrie, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Judy Chu. Among people deceased in 2025, Junior Bridgeman ranks 462. Before him are Verónica Echegui, Robert Wells, Martha Layne Collins, Denis Lathoud, David Mabuza, and Salwan Momika. After him are Dragan Labović, Jonathan Joss, D'Angelo, Evgenia Shishkova, Jeff Baena, and Irv Gotti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Junior Bridgeman ranks 14,929 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Raymond (1908), Cedric Maxwell (1955), Michelle Wie (1989), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Jay McInerney (1955), and Ryan Higa (1990). After him are Victoria Kaspi (1967), Christine Gregoire (1947), Margaret Cho (1968), Kevin Rankin (1976), Dorian Gregory (1971), and Martin Starr (1982).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Junior Bridgeman ranks 297. Before him are Paul Westphal (1950), Otto Porter (1993), Chuck Share (1927), Mark Aguirre (1959), Dick Garmaker (1932), and Cedric Maxwell (1955). After him are Len Bias (1963), James Wiseman (2001), Domantas Sabonis (1996), Anthony Parker (1975), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1969), and Kendrick Nunn (1995).

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