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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Tarpley is the 555th most popular basketball player (down from 476th in 2019), the 15,175th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,165th in 2019) and the 310th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Roy Tarpley ranks 555 out of 1,757. Before him are Timofey Mozgov, Roko Ukić, Jermaine O'Neal, Tom Chambers, Luguentz Dort, and Sani Bečirovič. After him are Leandro Barbosa, Amar'e Stoudemire, Brian Scalabrine, Anne Donovan, Gilbert Arenas, and Nicolò Melli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Roy Tarpley ranks 759. Before him are Kiyoshi Okuma, Kim Richards, Manon Bollegraf, Elizabeth Kostova, Mimi Kodheli, and Jimmy Arias. After him are Henk Duut, Raven, Lucky Peterson, Ian Tracey, Tanya Dangalakova, and Steve Souza. Among people deceased in 2015, Roy Tarpley ranks 547. Before him are Dean Potter, Marjorie Lord, Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Sinan Şamil Sam, Jimmy Hill, and Jim Wright. 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 15,181 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Mintz-Plasse (1989), 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 310. 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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