Bill Cleary

American ice hockey player, coach, college athletic administrator
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Bill Cleary
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Bill Cleary

Summary

Bill Cleary is a human[1]. He was born in Cambridge[2]. He was born on +1934-08-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an ice hockey player[4] and ice hockey coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Cambridge[2], Bill Cleary…
  • Bill Cleary was born on +1934-08-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Cleary held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Bill Cleary's professions included ice hockey player[4].
  • Bill Cleary worked as an ice hockey coach[5].
  • Bill Cleary's education included a stint at Harvard University[8].
  • Bill Cleary received the IIHF Hall of Fame[9].
  • Bill Cleary received the Lester Patrick Trophy[10].
  • Bill Cleary's image is recorded as Bob Cleary Bill Cleary.JPG[11].
  • Bill Cleary is recorded as male[12].
  • Bill Cleary's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Bill Cleary's member of sports team is recorded as Bourne Braves[14].
  • Bill Cleary's member of sports team is recorded as Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey[15].
  • Bill Cleary's residence is recorded as Cambridge[16].
  • Bill Cleary's sport is recorded as ice hockey[17].
  • Bill Cleary's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09vkw5[18].
  • Bill Cleary's family name is recorded as Cleary[19].
  • Bill Cleary's given name is recorded as Bill[20].
  • Bill Cleary's participant in is recorded as 1960 Winter Olympics[21].
  • Bill Cleary's participant in is recorded as 1956 Winter Olympics[22].
  • Bill Cleary's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as cl/bill-cleary-jr-1[23].
  • Bill Cleary's country for sport is recorded as United States[24].
  • Bill Cleary's Elite Prospects player ID is recorded as 112436[25].
  • Bill Cleary's HockeyDB player ID is recorded as 39311[26].
  • Bill Cleary's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Cleary-3265[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Cambridge[2], Bill Cleary… he was born on +1934-08-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Bill Cleary's education included a stint at Harvard University[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include ice hockey player[4] and ice hockey coach[5].

Recognition

Awards received include IIHF Hall of Fame[9], an ice hockey hall of fame[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1997[30] and Lester Patrick Trophy[10], a sports award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1965[33].

Why It Matters

Bill Cleary ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Bill Cleary born?

Born in Cambridge[2], Bill Cleary…

What did Bill Cleary do for work?

Bill Cleary worked as ice hockey player[4] and ice hockey coach[5].

Where did Bill Cleary go to school?

Bill Cleary was educated at Harvard University[8].

What awards did Bill Cleary receive?

Honors received include IIHF Hall of Fame[9] and Lester Patrick Trophy[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . hockeydb.com. hockeydb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . boston.com. boston.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Elite Prospects. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . records.nhl.com. records.nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Elite Prospects. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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