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John Powless

American basketball and tennis coach (1932–2021)
Person human Q6253299

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
August 24, 1932
Date of death
May 20, 2021
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
tennis player, basketball player, basketball coach
Educated at
Murray State University[8]
Country for sport
United States[19]
Family name
Powless[17]
Given name
John[18]
Imported from
wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball[12]
Member of sports team
Murray State Racers men's basketball, Murray State Racers men's tennis[10][11]
Native language
English[7]
Position played on team / speciality
power forward, small forward[13][14]
Sport
basketball, tennis[15][16]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Powless
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
John Powless, Wisconsin Badgers MBB media guide 1972.jpg ↗
Association of Tennis Professionals player ID
PI11
Freebase ID
/m/06w4f70
International Tennis Federation player ID since 2020
john-powless/800173433/usa
NCAA Statistics coach ID
13535
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
john-powless-1
Sports-Reference.com college basketball coach ID
john-powless-1

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Summary

John Powless was born on August 24, 1932[1]. He died on May 20, 2021[2]. He worked as a tennis player[3], basketball player[4], and basketball coach[5].

FAQs

What did John Powless do for work?

John Powless worked as tennis player[3], basketball player[4], and basketball coach[5].

Where did John Powless go to school?

John Powless was educated at Murray State University[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Association of Tennis Professionals website. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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