Home › Entities › human › Clarence "Big House" Gaines

Clarence "Big House" Gaines

American basketball player and coach (1923-2005)
Person human Q1095421
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Clarence "Big House" Gaines

Summary

Clarence "Big House" Gaines is a human[1]. His place of birth was Paducah[2]. He was born on May 21, 1923[3]. He passed away in Winston-Salem[4]. He died on April 18, 2005[5]. He worked as a basketball coach[6], basketball player[7], and American football player[8]. He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Paducah[2], Clarence "Big House" Gaines…
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines died in Winston-Salem[4].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines was born on May 21, 1923[3].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines died on April 18, 2005[5].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines is buried at Evergreen Cemetery[10].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Clarence "Big House" Gaines's native language[12].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines worked as a basketball coach[6].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines worked as a basketball player[7].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines worked as an American football player[8].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines was educated at Teachers College[13].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines was educated at Morgan State University[14].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's education included a stint at Lincoln High School[15].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines received the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[16].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines is recorded as male[17].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's member of sports team is recorded as Morgan State Bears football[19].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's member of sports team is recorded as Morgan State Bears men's basketball[20].
  • The cause of death was stroke[21].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's sport is recorded as basketball[22].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's family name is recorded as Gaines[23].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's given name is recorded as Clarence[24].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[25].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Big House'}[26].
  • Clarence "Big House" Gaines's country for sport is recorded as United States[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Clarence "Big House" Gaines's place of birth was Paducah[2]. He was born on May 21, 1923[3]. English was his native language[12].

Education

Educated at Teachers College[13], a school of education[28], in United States[29], founded in 1887[30]; Morgan State University[14], a university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1867[33], headquartered in Baltimore[34]; and Lincoln High School[15], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1869[37].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Clarence "Big House" Gaines received the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[16].

Death and Burial

Clarence "Big House" Gaines died on April 18, 2005[5]. He passed away in Winston-Salem[4]. The cause of death was stroke[21]. He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Clarence "Big House" Gaines include Clarence Gaines Award[38], an award[39], in United States[40], founded in 2011[41].

Why It Matters

Clarence "Big House" Gaines is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Entities named for him include Clarence Gaines Award[38], an award[39], in United States[40], founded in 2011[41].

FAQs

Where was Clarence "Big House" Gaines born?

Clarence "Big House" Gaines's place of birth was Paducah[2].

Where did Clarence "Big House" Gaines die?

Clarence "Big House" Gaines died in Winston-Salem[4].

What did Clarence "Big House" Gaines do for work?

Clarence "Big House" Gaines worked as basketball coach[6], basketball player[7], and American football player[8].

Where did Clarence "Big House" Gaines go to school?

Clarence "Big House" Gaines was educated at Teachers College[13], Morgan State University[14], and Lincoln High School[15].

What awards did Clarence "Big House" Gaines receive?

Honors received include North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[16].

Related Entities

Morgan State University United States

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org. outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . blackpast.org. blackpast.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Clarence "Big House" Gaines. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/clarence-big-house-gaines
MLA “Clarence "Big House" Gaines.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/clarence-big-house-gaines.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_clarence-big-house-gaines_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Clarence "Big House" Gaines}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/clarence-big-house-gaines}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Clarence "Big House" Gaines — https://4ort.xyz/entity/clarence-big-house-gaines (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/clarence-big-house-gaines · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Zafer · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country for sport → United States
    Given name → Clarence
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49028|batch #49028]]"
  2. 4d ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Educated at → Teachers College, Morgan State University, Lincoln High School
    Award received → North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
    Manner of death → natural causes
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de, en, it, es, fr, nl, nb, da, nn, sv, ca, cy, sl, id, ace, min, jv, su, bug, bjn, map-bms, ast, sq, ga, tr, mul */ Remove all redundant labels/aliases same "
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.