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Otis Birdsong

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Otis Lee Birdsong (born December 9, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent twelve seasons (1977–1989) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and appeared in four NBA All-Star Games. A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) guard who attended Winter Haven High School and the University of Houston, Birdsong was selected by the Kansas City Kings with the second pick of the 1977 NBA draft. He would spend four seasons with the Kings, averaging a career high 24.6 points per game during the 1980–81 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Otis Birdsong is the 1,025th most popular basketball player (down from 952nd in 2024), the 18,050th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,208th in 2019) and the 552nd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Otis Birdsong ranks 1,025 out of 1,757. Before him are Léo Westermann, Stevan Jelovac, Michele Timms, Joe Smith, Jeff Van Gundy, and Udonis Haslem. After him are Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Stratos Perperoglou, Mateusz Ponitka, Johannes Voigtmann, Zach Randolph, and Antonija Sandrić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Otis Birdsong ranks 741. Before him are Ernie Grunfeld, Allan Border, Donald A. Thomas, Pierre J. Thuot, Ann Meyers, and Joey Jones. After him are Richard Hieb, Billy Long, Willie Miller, Jaspal Bhatti, Gwen Ifill, and Vinita Bali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Birdsong ranks 18,058 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Wengren (1971), Derrick Brew (1977), Luigi Mangione (1998), Udonis Haslem (1980), Lillie Leatherwood (1964), and Helen Maroulis (1991). After him are Rose Troche (1964), Maggie Stiefvater (1981), Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (1963), Jane Jensen (1963), Ricochet (1988), and Ralph Garman (1964).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Otis Birdsong ranks 552. Before him are Lonzo Ball (1997), Gordon Hayward (1990), Michael Adams (1963), Joe Smith (1975), Jeff Van Gundy (1962), and Udonis Haslem (1980). After him are Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (1963), Zach Randolph (1981), Nate Huffman (1975), Jaden Ivey (2002), Jalen Rose (1973), and Tony Allen (1982).

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