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Garland O'Shields

American basketball player (1921-2001)
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Garland O'Shields

Summary

Garland O'Shields is a human[1]. His place of birth was Spartanburg County[2]. He was born on +1921-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Houston[4]. He died on +2001-01-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Garland O'Shields was born in Spartanburg County[2].
  • Garland O'Shields died in Houston[4].
  • Garland O'Shields was born on +1921-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Garland O'Shields died on +2001-01-17T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Garland O'Shields held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was Garland O'Shields's native language[9].
  • Garland O'Shields's professions included basketball player[6].
  • Garland O'Shields's education included a stint at Spartanburg High School[10].
  • Garland O'Shields's image is recorded as Garland O’Shields.jpg[11].
  • Garland O'Shields is recorded as male[12].
  • Garland O'Shields's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Garland O'Shields's member of sports team is recorded as Chicago Stags[14].
  • Garland O'Shields's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[15].
  • Garland O'Shields's Commons category is recorded as Garland O'Shields[16].
  • Garland O'Shields's position played on team / speciality is recorded as shooting guard[17].
  • Garland O'Shields's sport is recorded as baseball[18].
  • Garland O'Shields's sport is recorded as basketball[19].
  • Garland O'Shields's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0128qyft[20].
  • Garland O'Shields's family name is recorded as O'Shields[21].
  • Garland O'Shields's given name is recorded as Garland[22].
  • Garland O'Shields's country for sport is recorded as United States[23].
  • Garland O'Shields's start of work period is recorded as +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Garland O'Shields's end of work period is recorded as +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Garland O'Shields's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+185'}[26].
  • Garland O'Shields's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q100995', 'amount': '+195'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Garland O'Shields was born in Spartanburg County[2]. He was born on +1921-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Garland O'Shields was educated at Spartanburg High School[10].

Career and Affiliations

Garland O'Shields worked as a basketball player[6].

Death and Burial

Garland O'Shields died on +2001-01-17T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Houston[4].

Why It Matters

Garland O'Shields ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Garland O'Shields born?

Garland O'Shields was born in Spartanburg County[2].

Where did Garland O'Shields die?

Garland O'Shields died in Houston[4].

What did Garland O'Shields do for work?

Garland O'Shields worked as basketball player[6].

Where did Garland O'Shields go to school?

Garland O'Shields was educated at Spartanburg High School[10].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . National Basketball Association. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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