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Paul Silas

1943 - 2022

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Paul Theron Silas (July 12, 1943 – December 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-time NBA All-Star and earned five selections to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including twice on the first team. He won three NBA championships: two with the Boston Celtics and one with the Seattle SuperSonics. Silas is the leader in most rebounds per game with 12.1 in Suns franchise history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Silas is the 503rd most popular basketball player (down from 395th in 2024), the 14,709th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,076th in 2019) and the 283rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Paul Silas ranks 503 out of 1,757. Before him are Jay Arnette, Richie Guerin, Carlos Delfino, Alvin Robertson, Rasheed Wallace, and Jeff Hornacek. After him are Tornike Shengelia, Tibor Pleiß, Bill Cartwright, Kostas Sloukas, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Rajon Rondo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Paul Silas ranks 703. Before him are Julie Ege, Wendy Richard, Michael Witzel, Bobby Lennox, Mickey Hart, and Judy Martz. After him are Jeff Bingaman, Phil Bredesen, Barbara Acklin, Ronnie Milsap, Saxby Chambliss, and Johnny Warren. Among people deceased in 2022, Paul Silas ranks 664. Before him are George Pérez, Conrad Janis, Terry Neill, Lars Vogt, Shinji Aoyama, and Vicenç Pagès. After him are Lamont Dozier, Andrejs Rubins, Sergei Yashin, Kim Mi-soo, Lucious Jackson, and Pallonji Mistry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Silas ranks 14,713 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeff Hornacek (1963), Mike Parson (1955), Bruce Timm (1961), George B. Cortelyou (1862), Robin Finck (1971), and Catherine Dent (1965). After him are David Henrie (1989), Sophie B. Hawkins (1964), Joan A. Steitz (1941), Scott Porter (1979), Ben Falcone (1973), and Richard Carle (1871).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Paul Silas ranks 283. Before him are John Paxson (1960), Jay Arnette (1938), Richie Guerin (1932), Alvin Robertson (1962), Rasheed Wallace (1974), and Jeff Hornacek (1963). After him are Bill Cartwright (1957), Rajon Rondo (1986), Darryl Middleton (1966), Larry Nance (1959), Nikki McCray-Penson (1971), and Norris Cole (1988).

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