Bill Hosket, Sr.

American basketball player (1911-1956)
Person human Q4909490
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Bill Hosket, Sr.

Summary

Bill Hosket, Sr. is a human[1]. Bill Hosket, Sr.'s place of birth was Dayton[2]. Bill Hosket, Sr. was born on +1911-02-19T00:00:00Z[3]. Bill Hosket, Sr. died in Dayton[4]. Bill Hosket, Sr. died on +1956-12-19T00:00:00Z[5]. Bill Hosket, Sr. worked as a basketball player[6]. Bill Hosket, Sr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Bill Hosket, Sr. was born in Dayton[2].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr. passed away in Dayton[4].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr. was born on +1911-02-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr. died on +1956-12-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Bill Hosket, Sr. was Bill Hosket[8].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr. held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr. worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s education included a stint at Ohio State University[10].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s education included a stint at Stivers School for the Arts[11].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr. is recorded as male[12].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s member of sports team is recorded as Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball[14].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[15].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 131089504[16].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s sport is recorded as basketball[17].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02vvzj5[18].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s given name is recorded as Wilmer[19].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s country for sport is recorded as United States[20].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s start of work period is recorded as +1935-00-00T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s end of work period is recorded as +1942-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount': '+196'}[23].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s Basketball Reference NBL player ID is recorded as h/hoskewi01n[24].
  • Bill Hosket, Sr.'s generational suffix is recorded as L252248-F2[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Bill Hosket, Sr.'s place of birth was Dayton[2]. Bill Hosket, Sr. was born on +1911-02-19T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Ohio State University[10], a public research university[26], in United States[27], founded in 1870[28], headquartered in Columbus[29] and Stivers School for the Arts[11], a high school[30], in United States[31], founded in 1908[32].

Career and Affiliations

Bill Hosket, Sr.'s professions included basketball player[6].

Personal Life

A child of Bill Hosket, Sr. was Bill Hosket[8].

Death and Burial

Bill Hosket, Sr. died on +1956-12-19T00:00:00Z[5]. Bill Hosket, Sr. died in Dayton[4].

Why It Matters

Bill Hosket, Sr. ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Bill Hosket, Sr. born?

Born in Dayton[2], Bill Hosket, Sr.…

Where did Bill Hosket, Sr. die?

Bill Hosket, Sr. died in Dayton[4].

What did Bill Hosket, Sr. do for work?

Bill Hosket, Sr. worked as basketball player[6].

Where did Bill Hosket, Sr. go to school?

Bill Hosket, Sr. was educated at Ohio State University[10] and Stivers School for the Arts[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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