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Moses Malone

1955 - 2015

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Moses Eugene Malone Sr. (March 23, 1955 – September 13, 2015) was an American professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1974 through 1995. A center, he was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times, was a 12-time NBA All-Star and an eight-time All-NBA Team selection. Malone led the Philadelphia 76ers to an NBA championship in 1983, winning both the league and Finals MVP. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moses Malone is the 61st most popular basketball player (down from 42nd in 2019), the 4,519th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,447th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among basketball players, Moses Malone ranks 61 out of 1,757. Before him are Anthony Davis, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Hakeem Olajuwon, Toni Kukoč, and Nikos Galis. After him are Byron Scott, John Stockton, Oscar Schmidt, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Metta World Peace, and Ivo Daneu.

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Among people born in 1955, Moses Malone ranks 185. Before him are Katsuyuki Kawachi, Svetozar Marović, Ildikó Enyedi, Huh Jung-moo, Laurie Metcalf, and Jane Kaczmarek. After him are Paul Romer, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, William Forsythe, Rodoljub Roki Vulović, Thierry Breton, and Anatoly Chubais. Among people deceased in 2015, Moses Malone ranks 172. Before him are Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Dragan Holcer, Ian Murdock, Giacomo Biffi, E. L. Doctorow, and Fred Anton Maier. After him are Galina Prozumenshchikova, Chris Squire, Johanna Quandt, Jackie Collins, Valentin Rasputin, and Nils Christie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Moses Malone ranks 4,519 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Arlen (1905), William Forsythe (1949), Jon Cryer (1965), Tim Russ (1956), Leon Uris (1924), and Veronica Hart (1956). After him are Tim Matheson (1947), Kyra Sedgwick (1965), Leo Penn (1921), Morgan Robertson (1861), Michael H. Hart (1932), and Doug Russell (1946).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Moses Malone ranks 41. Before him are Bob Pettit (1932), George Mikan (1924), Anthony Davis (1993), Bob Cousy (1928), John Havlicek (1940), and Nikos Galis (1957). After him are Byron Scott (1961), John Stockton (1962), Metta World Peace (1979), Red Auerbach (1917), Pete Maravich (1947), and Rick Barry (1944).

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