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Roy Tarpley

1964 - 2015

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Roy James Tarpley Jr. (November 28, 1964 – January 9, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA), earning an NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 1988. In 1995, Tarpley was permanently banned by the NBA due to his drug and alcohol abuse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Tarpley is the 561st most popular basketball player (down from 477th in 2024), the 15,255th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,161st in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Roy Tarpley ranks 563 out of 1,757. Before him are Dragan Tarlać, Ja Morant, Timofey Mozgov, Roko Ukić, Jermaine O'Neal, Tom Chambers, Luguentz Dort, and Sani Bečirovič. After him are Leandro Barbosa, Amar'e Stoudemire, Stéphane Risacher, and Brian Scalabrine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Roy Tarpley ranks 842. Before him are Fadel Jilal, Kim Richards, Manon Bollegraf, Elizabeth Kostova, Mimi Kodheli, and Jimmy Arias. After him are Henk Duut, Germar Rudolf, Raven, Lucky Peterson, Ian Tracey, and Tanya Dangalakova. Among people deceased in 2015, Roy Tarpley ranks 549. Before him are Marjorie Lord, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Sinan Şamil Sam, Jimmy Hill, Jim Wright, and Aliaskhab Kebekov. After him are Al Arbour, Avijit Roy, Camille Muffat, Miyu Matsuki, Junior Malanda, and Theodosia Okoh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Tarpley ranks 15,261 out of 20,380. Before him are Raúl Esparza (1970), Pietro Fittipaldi (1996), Jamie-Lynn Sigler (1981), Bonnie Bassler (1962), Dave Freudenthal (1950), and Jim Wright (1922). After him are Teresa Graves (1948), Valorie Curry (1986), Jessica Barth (1978), Brett Dalton (1983), Christina Romer (1958), and Gary Winick (1961).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Roy Tarpley ranks 312. Before him are Alvan Adams (1954), Terry Rozier (1994), Lonnie Walker IV (1998), Ja Morant (1999), Jermaine O'Neal (1978), and Tom Chambers (1959). After him are Amar'e Stoudemire (1982), Brian Scalabrine (1978), Anne Donovan (1961), Gilbert Arenas (1982), Stephon Marbury (1977), and Gabe Vincent (1996).

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