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Pat Riley

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Patrick James Riley (born March 20, 1945) is an American professional basketball executive, former coach, and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been the team president of the Miami Heat since 1995, and he also served as the team's head coach from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2005 to 2008. Often referred to as "the Godfather", Riley is regarded as one of the greatest NBA figures of all time both as a coach and executive. He has won five NBA championships as a head coach, four with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s and one with the Heat in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pat Riley is the 39th most popular basketball player (down from 15th in 2019), the 3,381st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,875th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Pat Riley ranks 39 out of 1,757. Before him are Julius Erving, Uljana Semjonova, Sergei Belov, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Svetislav Pešić, and Bob Lanier. After him are Jamaal Wilkes, Doug Collins, James Harden, Derrick Rose, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, and Bogdan Tanjević.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Pat Riley ranks 218. Before him are Driss Jettou, Michael Nouri, Earl Boen, Marianne Sägebrecht, Neophyte of Bulgaria, and Dennis Nilsen. After him are Don McLean, Leonid Popov, Curtis Hanson, Douglas Hofstadter, Richard Armitage, and Basil Poledouris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Riley ranks 3,381 out of 20,380. Before him are Matthew Modine (1959), Charles Addams (1912), Bob Saget (1956), Patricia Krenwinkel (1947), Ed Gordon (1908), and John Derek (1926). After him are Adrian Smith (1944), James Gibbons (1834), Bruce Rauner (1957), Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964), Suzanne Pleshette (1937), and Jamaal Wilkes (1953).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Pat Riley ranks 25. Before him are LeBron James (1984), Dean Smith (1931), Mark Eaton (1957), Oscar Robertson (1938), Julius Erving (1950), and Bob Lanier (1948). After him are Jamaal Wilkes (1953), Doug Collins (1951), James Harden (1989), Derrick Rose (1988), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), and Jimmy Butler (1989).

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