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Sam Jones

1933 - 2021

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Samuel Jones (June 24, 1933 – December 30, 2021) was an American professional basketball player who was a shooting guard for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time NBA All-Star, he was nicknamed "Mr. Clutch" and "the Shooter" for his quickness and game-winning shots, especially during the NBA playoffs. Jones has the second most NBA championships of any player (10), behind only his teammate Bill Russell (11). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Jones is the 8th most popular basketball player (up from 78th in 2019), the 1,420th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,992nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sam Jones ranks 8 out of 1,757. Before him are Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Scottie Pippen, Wilt Chamberlain, Dražen Dalipagić, and Stephen Curry. After him are Bill Russell, Dikembe Mutombo, David Robinson, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, and K. C. Jones.

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Among people born in 1933, Sam Jones ranks 79. Before him are Cormac McCarthy, Godfried Danneels, Richard S. Castellano, Peter Mansfield, Horst Buchholz, and Wilbur Smith. After him are Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Teresa Berganza, Waichiro Omura, Henryk Górecki, Tomislav Ivić, and Franz, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 2021, Sam Jones ranks 59. Before him are Bernard Haitink, Abolhassan Banisadr, E. O. Wilson, Donald Rumsfeld, Wilbur Smith, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo. After him are Betty White, Jean-Claude Carrière, Jorge Medina, Abdul Qadeer Khan, John Magufuli, and Pat Hitchcock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Jones ranks 1,420 out of 20,380. Before him are William Morris Davis (1850), William J. Burns (1956), E. Donnall Thomas (1920), Matt Groening (1954), Timothy M. Dolan (1950), and Mae West (1893). After him are Jeremy Renner (1971), Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917), Nellie Bly (1864), Ed Bradley (1941), Don Cherry (1936), and Cass Elliot (1941).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Sam Jones ranks 7. Before him are Shaquille O'Neal (1972), Michael Jordan (1963), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947), Scottie Pippen (1965), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), and Stephen Curry (1988). After him are Bill Russell (1934), David Robinson (1965), Magic Johnson (1959), Clyde Drexler (1962), K. C. Jones (1932), and Kobe Bryant (1978).

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