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Maurice Stokes

1933 - 1970

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Maurice Stokes (June 17, 1933 – April 6, 1970) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1955 to 1958. Stokes was a three-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA Second Team member and the 1956 NBA Rookie of the Year. His career – and later his life – was cut short by a debilitating brain injury and paralysis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Stokes is the 288th most popular basketball player (down from 231st in 2019), the 11,416th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,994th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Maurice Stokes ranks 288 out of 1,757. Before him are Victor Wembanyama, Luis Scola, Don Meineke, Kyrie Irving, Hedo Türkoğlu, and Fernando Martín Espina. After him are Jack Ragland, Željko Rebrača, Gus Williams, Ralph Bishop, Sergejus Jovaiša, and Tex Gibbons.

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Among people born in 1933, Maurice Stokes ranks 505. Before him are Jeffrey Goldstone, Mihály Mayer, Raúl Sánchez, Lloyd Price, Colin Davis, and Buddy MacKay. After him are Glenn Corbett, Irwin M. Jacobs, Bill Hayden, David McCullough, Donald Burgess, and Jackie Blanchflower. Among people deceased in 1970, Maurice Stokes ranks 252. Before him are John T. Scopes, Teofilo Spasojević, Laura Knight, Keen Johnson, Don Finlay, and Richard Hofstadter. After him are Chester Morris, Charles Olson, Richard Cushing, Earl Hooker, Marjorie Rambeau, and Louis Fischer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Maurice Stokes ranks 11,418 out of 20,380. Before him are Bridgette Wilson (1973), Alva Belmont (1853), David Hyde Pierce (1959), Gracie Allen (1895), Jonathan Richman (1951), and John Allen Nelson (1959). After him are Dan Henderson (1970), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jack Ragland (1913), Paul Orndorff (1949), Bob Uecker (1934), and Peter Erskine (1954).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Maurice Stokes ranks 160. Before him are Spud Webb (1963), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Chuck Cooper (1926), Derrick White (1994), Artis Gilmore (1949), and Don Meineke (1930). After him are Jack Ragland (1913), Gus Williams (1953), Ralph Bishop (1915), Tex Gibbons (1907), Jim Loscutoff (1930), and Fred VanVleet (1994).

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