Bud Adams

American football executive, owner (1923–2013)
Person human Q4983763
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Summary

Bud Adams was born on January 3, 1923[1], in Bartlesville[2]. He died on October 21, 2013[3], in River Oaks[4]. He worked as a basketball coach[5] and businessperson[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,597 views/month, #7,066 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery[8]
  • Father: Boots Adams[9]
  • Child: Amy Adams Strunk[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Educated at: University of Kansas[12], Kansas State University[13], Culver Academies[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Military, police or special rank: lieutenant (junior grade)[16]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[17]
  • Sport: American football[18]
  • Family name: Adams[19]
  • Given name: Bud[20]
  • Birth name: Kenneth Stanley Adams, Jr.[21]

Why It Matters

Bud Adams has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Bud Adams born?

Bud Adams's place of birth was Bartlesville[2].

Where did Bud Adams die?

Bud Adams died in River Oaks[4].

Who were Bud Adams's parents?

Bud Adams's father was Boots Adams[9].

What did Bud Adams do for work?

Bud Adams worked as a basketball coach[5] and businessperson[6].

Where did Bud Adams go to school?

Bud Adams was educated at University of Kansas[12], Kansas State University[13], and Culver Academies[14].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . espn.com. espn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . nfl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'simple']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57985|batch #57985]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 2/3"
  2. 17w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Bartlesville
    Occupation → basketball coach, businessperson
    Tennessee sports hall of fame athlete id → adams-jr-k-s-bud
    Sex or gender → male
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Tennessee sports hall of fame athlete id: adams-jr-k-s-bud, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/25239503|K. S. “Bud” Adams Jr. (#25239503)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-ma"
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