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Tom Gola

1933 - 2014

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Thomas Joseph Gola (January 13, 1933 – January 26, 2014) was an American basketball player and politician. He is widely considered one of the greatest NCAA basketball players of all time. Gola was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976. He led his high school team to the Philadelphia Catholic League championship, his college team to the National Invitation Tournament championship and the NCAA championship, and was on the Philadelphia Warriors 1956 championship team, all in the space of six years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Gola is the 478th most popular basketball player (down from 362nd in 2019), the 14,354th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,578th in 2019) and the 268th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Tom Gola ranks 478 out of 1,757. Before him are Sam Perkins, Sergei Bazarevich, Teresa Edwards, José Calderón, Christian Laettner, and Joe Fortenberry. After him are Mario Hezonja, Erik Spoelstra, Facundo Campazzo, Walter Davis, Bernard King, and Greg Oden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Tom Gola ranks 541. Before him are Madhur Jaffrey, John Cannon, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Zoe Caldwell, Craig L. Thomas, and Charles Portis. After him are Patricia Blair, Jean Carnahan, Peter Sillett, Paul Sarbanes, Stan Anderson, and Albert Quixall. Among people deceased in 2014, Tom Gola ranks 550. Before him are Eduardo Campos, Michael Glawogger, Anja Niedringhaus, Sitara Devi, Vugar Gashimov, and Mary Ann Mobley. After him are Jim Jeffords, Reubin Askew, Fernandão, Christopher Malcolm, Sandy Jardine, and Dora Bryan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Gola ranks 14,358 out of 20,380. Before him are Dimitri Diatchenko (1968), Gary Larson (1950), Jon Watts (1981), Sam Nunn (1938), Bea Benaderet (1906), and Betty Wright (1953). After him are Steve Daines (1962), Richard Webb (1915), Mac Davis (1942), J. Donald Cameron (1833), Allen Covert (1964), and Joe Boyd (1942).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Tom Gola ranks 268. Before him are Alex Groza (1926), Ralph Beard (1927), Sam Perkins (1961), Teresa Edwards (1964), Christian Laettner (1969), and Joe Fortenberry (1911). After him are Erik Spoelstra (1970), Walter Davis (1954), Bernard King (1956), Greg Oden (1988), Sidney Moncrief (1957), and Lou Amundson (1982).

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