Bennie Swain

American basketball player and trainer (1933–2008)
Person human Q817876
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Bennie Swain

Summary

Bennie Swain is a human[1]. He was born in Talladega[2]. He was born on +1933-12-16T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Houston[4]. He died on +2008-06-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6], basketball coach[7], and teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Talladega[2], Bennie Swain…
  • Bennie Swain died in Houston[4].
  • Bennie Swain was born on +1933-12-16T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bennie Swain died on +2008-06-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Bennie Swain is buried at Houston Memorial Gardens[10].
  • Bennie Swain held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Bennie Swain's native language[12].
  • Bennie Swain's professions included basketball player[6].
  • Bennie Swain worked as a basketball coach[7].
  • Bennie Swain worked as a teacher[8].
  • Bennie Swain's education included a stint at Texas Southern University[13].
  • Bennie Swain is recorded as male[14].
  • Bennie Swain's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Bennie Swain's member of sports team is recorded as Boston Celtics[16].
  • Bennie Swain's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[17].
  • Bennie Swain's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[18].
  • The cause of death was cancer[19].
  • Bennie Swain's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 27740066[20].
  • Bennie Swain's sport is recorded as basketball[21].
  • Bennie Swain's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02pk51k[22].
  • Bennie Swain's drafted by is recorded as Boston Celtics[23].
  • Bennie Swain's family name is recorded as Swain[24].
  • Bennie Swain's given name is recorded as Bennie[25].
  • Bennie Swain's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Bennie Swain's country for sport is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bennie Swain was born in Talladega[2]. He was born on +1933-12-16T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[12].

Education

Bennie Swain was educated at Texas Southern University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[6], basketball coach[7], and teacher[8].

Death and Burial

Bennie Swain died on +2008-06-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Houston[4]. The cause of death was cancer[19]. He is buried at Houston Memorial Gardens[10].

Why It Matters

Bennie Swain ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Bennie Swain born?

Bennie Swain was born in Talladega[2].

Where did Bennie Swain die?

Bennie Swain died in Houston[4].

What did Bennie Swain do for work?

Bennie Swain worked as basketball player[6], basketball coach[7], and teacher[8].

Where did Bennie Swain go to school?

Bennie Swain was educated at Texas Southern University[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . basketball-reference.com. basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . boston.com. boston.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . FIBA database. Retrieved . chron.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . landofbasketball.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . boston.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Basketball Association. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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