Jerry Sloan

American basketball player and coach (1942–2020)
Person human Q388134
Jerry Sloan
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Jerry Sloan

Summary

Jerry Sloan is a human[1]. He was born in McLeansboro[2]. He was born on +1942-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Salt Lake City[4]. He died on +2020-05-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month, #6,579 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Jerry Sloan was born in McLeansboro[2].
  • Jerry Sloan died in Salt Lake City[4].
  • Jerry Sloan was born on +1942-03-28T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jerry Sloan died on +2020-05-22T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jerry Sloan held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Jerry Sloan's native language[10].
  • Jerry Sloan worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Jerry Sloan's professions included basketball coach[7].
  • Jerry Sloan was educated at DePaul University[11].
  • Jerry Sloan's education included a stint at University of Evansville[12].
  • Jerry Sloan's image is recorded as Jerry Sloan 1969 publicity photo.JPG[13].
  • Jerry Sloan's image is recorded as Jerry Sloan at Energy Solutions Arena (cropped).jpg[14].
  • Jerry Sloan is recorded as male[15].
  • Jerry Sloan's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jerry Sloan's member of sports team is recorded as Utah Jazz[17].
  • Jerry Sloan's member of sports team is recorded as Chicago Bulls[18].
  • Jerry Sloan's member of sports team is recorded as Baltimore Bullets[19].
  • Jerry Sloan's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I men's basketball[20].
  • Jerry Sloan's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[21].
  • Jerry Sloan's Commons category is recorded as Jerry Sloan[22].
  • Jerry Sloan's position played on team / speciality is recorded as small forward[23].
  • Jerry Sloan's position played on team / speciality is recorded as shooting guard[24].
  • The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[25].
  • The cause of death was Lewy body dementia[26].
  • Jerry Sloan's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 210342950[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Jerry Sloan's place of birth was McLeansboro[2]. He was born on +1942-03-28T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at DePaul University[11], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1898[30], headquartered in Chicago[31] and University of Evansville[12], a private not-for-profit educational institution[32], in United States[33], founded in 1854[34], headquartered in Evansville[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7].

Death and Burial

Jerry Sloan died on +2020-05-22T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Salt Lake City[4]. Recorded cause of death include Parkinson's disease[25] and Lewy body dementia[26].

Why It Matters

Jerry Sloan ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month, #6,579 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

He has been cited as an influence by Doc Rivers[38], a basketball player[39], b. 1961[40], of United States[41], awarded the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award[42].

FAQs

Where was Jerry Sloan born?

Jerry Sloan's place of birth was McLeansboro[2].

Where did Jerry Sloan die?

Jerry Sloan passed away in Salt Lake City[4].

What did Jerry Sloan do for work?

Jerry Sloan worked as basketball player[6] and basketball coach[7].

Where did Jerry Sloan go to school?

Jerry Sloan was educated at DePaul University[11] and University of Evansville[12].

Who did Jerry Sloan influence?

Jerry Sloan has been cited as an influence by Doc Rivers[38].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Sport. Retrieved . as.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . as.com. Retrieved . as.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . espn.com. Retrieved . espn.com. Provenance: 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. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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