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Carlisle Towery

American basketball player (1920–2012)
Person Human Q3610467

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 20, 1920
Date of death
November 25, 2012
Place of birth
Kentucky
Place of death
Marion
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
basketball player, basketball coach
Educated at
Western Kentucky University[10]
Award received
Bronze Star Medal[11]
Country for sport
United States[22]
End of work period
1950[24]
Family name
Towery[19]
Given name
Carlisle, William[20][21]
Height
+193[25]
League or competition
National Basketball Association, NCAA Division I men's basketball[14][15]
Mass
+95[26]
Member of sports team
Detroit Pistons[13]
Native language
English[9]
Place of burial
Shady Grove Cemetery[7]
Position played on team / speciality
power forward, center[16][17]
Sport
basketball[18]
Start of work period
1941[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Carlisle Towery en William Carlisle Towery ar كارلايل تاوري es Blackie Towery it Carlisle Towery it William Carlisle Towery ru Блэки Тауэри ru Тауэри, Блэки
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
t/towerbl01
Basketball Reference NBL player ID
t/towerwi01n
ESPN.com NBA player ID
6203
Eurobasket.com player ID
772753
Find a Grave memorial ID
101601833
Freebase ID
/m/03hlr7g
NBA.com player ID
78363
Prabook ID
1748444
Proballers ID
186735
RealGM basketball player ID
100843
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
carlisle-towery-1

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
basketball player, basketball coach
Position played on team / speciality 2
power forward, center
Award received 1
Bronze Star Medal
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Western Kentucky University
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
National Basketball Association
Member of sports team 1
Detroit Pistons
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Kentucky
Place of death 1
Marion
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
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Summary

Carlisle Towery was born on June 20, 1920[1], in Kentucky[2]. He died on November 25, 2012[3], in Marion[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

FAQs

Where was Carlisle Towery born?

Carlisle Towery's place of birth was Kentucky[2].

Where did Carlisle Towery die?

Carlisle Towery passed away in Marion[4].

What did Carlisle Towery do for work?

Carlisle Towery worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

Where did Carlisle Towery go to school?

Carlisle Towery was educated at Western Kentucky University[10].

What awards did Carlisle Towery receive?

Honors received include Bronze Star Medal[11].

Related Entities

Kentucky United States Western Kentucky University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · GBG · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    League or competition → National Basketball Association, NCAA Division I men's basketball
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → basketball player, basketball coach
    End of work period → 1950
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Sports Reference college basketball player ID: carlisle-towery-1"
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