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Ralph Beard

1927 - 2007

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Ralph Milton Beard Jr. (December 2, 1927 – November 29, 2007) was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He won two NCAA national basketball championships at the University of Kentucky and played two years in the National Basketball Association prior to being barred for life for his participation in the 1951 point shaving scandal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Beard is the 469th most popular basketball player (up from 532nd in 2019), the 14,217th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,695th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Ralph Beard ranks 469 out of 1,757. Before him are Nicolas Batum, Jim Brewer, Marco Belinelli, Alex Groza, Gintaras Krapikas, and Daniel Theis. After him are Felipe Reyes, Nikola Vujčić, Sam Perkins, Sergei Bazarevich, Teresa Edwards, and José Calderón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Ralph Beard ranks 488. Before him are Lois Nettleton, Dick Hyman, June Brown, Babatunde Olatunji, Geoffrey Palmer, and Paul Eddington. After him are Marvin Kaplan, Chuck Share, Brock Adams, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Annapurna Devi, and Slim Dusty. Among people deceased in 2007, Ralph Beard ranks 408. Before him are Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, Willye White, Tony Wilson, Craig L. Thomas, Sherri Martel, and Zakia Zaki. After him are Natasja Saad, Janet Blair, Murat Nasyrov, John Inman, Laurie Bartram, and Jack Valenti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Beard ranks 14,221 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Barrett (1950), Alice White (1904), Bob Knight (1940), Jerry Paris (1925), Chelsea Peretti (1978), and Richard A. Knaak (1961). After him are Nicola Peltz (1995), David Dukes (1945), Randall Jarrell (1914), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Robert Hunter (1941), and Martha Layne Collins (1936).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Ralph Beard ranks 263. Before him are Buddy Jeannette (1917), Michael Porter Jr. (1998), DeMar DeRozan (1989), Blake Griffin (1989), Jim Brewer (1951), and Alex Groza (1926). After him are Sam Perkins (1961), Teresa Edwards (1964), Christian Laettner (1969), Joe Fortenberry (1911), Tom Gola (1933), and Erik Spoelstra (1970).

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