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Walt Hazzard

1942 - 2011

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Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964. He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Hazzard began his pro career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers, who selected him a territorial pick in the 1964 NBA draft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Walt Hazzard is the 588th most popular basketball player (up from 601st in 2024), the 15,533rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,176th in 2019) and the 327th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Walt Hazzard ranks 586 out of 1,757. Before him are Mark Price, Devin Booker, Gianluca Basile, and Linas Kleiza. After him are Yekaterina Lisina, RJ Barrett, Zelmo Beaty, Luigi Datome, Bobby Portis, Milenko Topić, Nate Robinson, and Ersan İlyasova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Walt Hazzard ranks 719. Before him are Richard M. Daley, Letta Mbulu, Terry Neill, Byron Dorgan, Oliver Lake, and Vincent C. Gray. After him are Dick Pound, Harvey Atkin, Jeff Astle, Thomas Menino, Anna Eshoo, and Freda Payne. Among people deceased in 2011, Walt Hazzard ranks 510. Before him are Ahmed Wali Karzai, Gary Winick, Samuel Wanjiru, Hana Andronikova, Ruslan Salei, and Susana Chávez. After him are DJ Mehdi, Shahbaz Bhatti, Jimmy Adamson, Karel Rachůnek, Sexy Cora, and Cynthia Myers.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walt Hazzard ranks 15,540 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Jo Allen (1906), Brian Duffy (1953), Bill Frist (1952), Crissy Moran (1975), Elena Verdugo (1925), and Dixy Lee Ray (1914). After him are Joy Harjo (1951), Joey Logano (1990), Felicia Day (1979), Leslie Stefanson (1971), Hoot Gibson (1892), and Benson Boone (2002).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Walt Hazzard ranks 327. Before him are De'Andre Hunter (1997), Mitch Kupchak (1954), Kris Humphries (1985), Michael Batiste (1977), Mark Price (1964), and Devin Booker (1996). After him are Zelmo Beaty (1939), Bobby Portis (1995), Nate Robinson (1984), Bill Bridges (1939), Elfrid Payton (1994), and Larry Nance Jr. (1993).

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