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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Otis Birdsong is the 990th most popular basketball player (down from 951st in 2019), the 17,647th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,212th in 2019) and the 546th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Otis Birdsong ranks 990 out of 1,757Before him are Manuchar Markoishvili, Léo Westermann, Stevan Jelovac, Michele Timms, Joe Smith, 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 741Before 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 17,655 out of 20,380Before him are Conan Gray (1998), T. J. Oshie (1986), Derrick Brew (1977), Udonis Haslem (1980), Lillie Leatherwood (1964), and Helen Maroulis (1991). After him are Rose Troche (1964), Maggie Stiefvater (1981), Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (1963), Ricochet (1988), Ralph Garman (1964), and Susan Egan (1970).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Otis Birdsong ranks 546Before him are Monté Morris (1995), Kevin Knox (1999), Lonzo Ball (1997), Gordon Hayward (1990), Joe Smith (1975), and Udonis Haslem (1980). After him are Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (1963), Zach Randolph (1981), Jaden Ivey (2002), Jalen Rose (1973), Tony Allen (1982), and Juwan Howard (1973).