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Mel Daniels

1944 - 2015

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Melvin Joe Daniels (July 20, 1944 – October 30, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) for the Minnesota Muskies, Indiana Pacers, and Memphis Sounds, and in the National Basketball Association for the New York Nets. One of the greatest players in ABA history, Daniels was a two-time ABA Most Valuable Player, three-time ABA Champion and a seven-time ABA All-Star. Daniels was the All-time ABA rebounding leader, and in 1997, he was named a unanimous selection to the ABA All-Time Team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Daniels is the 394th most popular basketball player (down from 334th in 2019), the 13,210th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,166th in 2019) and the 226th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mel Daniels ranks 394 out of 1,757. Before him are Rik Smits, Satch Sanders, Joakim Noah, Bogdan Bogdanović, Alex Hannum, and Calvin Murphy. After him are CJ McCollum, Reggie Jackson, Sergio Rodríguez, Mehmet Okur, Maxi Kleber, and Willard Schmidt.

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Among people born in 1944, Mel Daniels ranks 709. Before him are Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Marta Kristen, John-David F. Bartoe, Marilyn White, Ann Oakley, and Richard Robarts. After him are Tim Reid, Storrs L. Olson, Bernie Worrell, Dave Morgan, Steve Beshear, and Shelley Fabares. Among people deceased in 2015, Mel Daniels ranks 510. Before him are Wilfred Agbonavbare, Peter Pišťanek, Wolfram Wuttke, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Mikhail Burtsev, and Linda Haglund. After him are Charles Correa, Raúl Héctor Castro, Amelia Boynton Robinson, Gene Fullmer, Jayne Meadows, and Philip Levine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Daniels ranks 13,214 out of 20,380. Before him are Adam Horowitz (1971), Rulon Gardner (1971), Rory Kennedy (1968), Monty Woolley (1888), Barbara Bosson (1939), and Calvin Murphy (1948). After him are Edie Brickell (1966), Tony Hale (1970), Mike Pollock (1965), Jean Muir (1911), Lindsey Stirling (1986), and Ketanji Brown Jackson (1970).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Mel Daniels ranks 226. Before him are Frank Brian (1923), Chet Walker (1940), Satch Sanders (1938), Joakim Noah (1985), Alex Hannum (1923), and Calvin Murphy (1948). After him are CJ McCollum (1991), Willard Schmidt (1910), Adrian Dantley (1956), Bob Boozer (1937), Josh Hart (1995), and Kelsey Plum (1994).

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