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Rick Barry

1944 - Today

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Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American former professional basketball player who starred at the NCAA, American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) levels. Barry ranks among the most prolific scorers and all-around players in basketball history. He is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA, and NBA in points per game in a season. He ranks as the all-time ABA scoring leader in regular season (30.5 points per game) and postseason (33.5) play, while his 36.3 points per game are the most in NBA Finals history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Barry is the 75th most popular basketball player (down from 46th in 2019), the 5,201st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,575th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Rick Barry ranks 75 out of 1,757. Before him are Manute Bol, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Dejan Bodiroga, Modestas Paulauskas, Red Auerbach, and Pete Maravich. After him are Petar Skansi, Jānis Krūmiņš, Hot Rod Hundley, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Robert Parish, and Zoran Slavnić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Rick Barry ranks 374. Before him are Džemaludin Mušović, Glen Cook, Robert Mueller, Joseph Benz, Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto, and Michael Grätzel. After him are Bruno Platter, Momčilo Perišić, Denny Laine, Catherine Schell, Jon E. Ahlquist, and Gladys Knight.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Barry ranks 5,201 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Wanamaker (1919), Brandon Sanderson (1975), Jordan Rudess (1956), Bobby Jindal (1971), Ralph Linton (1893), and Kerry King (1964). After him are Charles Mackerras (1925), Brad Bird (1957), Edward Furlong (1977), Joseph Brant (1742), Alvan Clark (1804), and Chester Conklin (1886).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Rick Barry ranks 47. Before him are Moses Malone (1955), Byron Scott (1961), John Stockton (1962), Metta World Peace (1979), Red Auerbach (1917), and Pete Maravich (1947). After him are Hot Rod Hundley (1934), Robert Parish (1953), Charles Barkley (1963), Maurice Cheeks (1956), Allen Iverson (1975), and Nate Thurmond (1941).

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