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Sam Lacey

1948 - 2014

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Samuel Lacey (March 28, 1948 – March 14, 2014) was an American basketball player. He spent the majority of his career with the Royals/Kings franchise. Lacey was selected as an all-star while playing for the Kings in 1975, and eventually had his number 44 retired by them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Lacey is the 646th most popular basketball player (down from 277th in 2024), the 15,977th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,194th in 2019) and the 357th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sam Lacey ranks 646 out of 1,757. Before him are Kelly Oubre Jr., LaMarcus Aldridge, Carlos Arroyo, Jonas Mačiulis, Ömer Aşık, and Kristaps Porziņģis. After him are Sam Cassell, Reggie Lewis, Latrell Sprewell, Marvin Bagley III, Wang Zhizhi, and Delonte West.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Sam Lacey ranks 785. Before him are Carol Bartz, Nell Carter, Jay Thomas, Penelope Milford, Austin Carr, and Dennis Waterman. After him are Raman Parimala, Shobhaa De, Tito Sotto, Colin Todd, Fred Brown, and Trevor Cherry. Among people deceased in 2014, Sam Lacey ranks 572. Before him are Jimmy Ruffin, Deven Verma, Herb Jeffries, Ronny Jordan, Ihor Kostenko, Thomas Menino, and Skye McCole Bartusiak. After him are Reyhaneh Jabbari, Barbara Murray, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Christine Cavanaugh, and Caldwell Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Lacey ranks 15,984 out of 20,380. Before him are Austin Stowell (1984), Joe Piscopo (1951), Chuck Behler (1965), Danica Patrick (1982), Alex Kendrick (1970), and Hamish Linklater (1976). After him are Sam Cassell (1969), Reggie Lewis (1965), Peggie Castle (1927), Carmen Hart (1984), Ben Shenkman (1968), and Joseph Finder (1958).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Sam Lacey ranks 357. Before him are Derek Harper (1961), Mo Bamba (1998), Jayson Tatum (1998), Anthony Mason (1966), Kelly Oubre Jr. (1995), and LaMarcus Aldridge (1985). After him are Sam Cassell (1969), Reggie Lewis (1965), Latrell Sprewell (1970), Marvin Bagley III (1999), Delonte West (1983), and Shane Larkin (1992).

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