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Larry Foust

American basketball player (1928–1984)
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Larry Foust
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
June 24, 1928
Date of death
October 27, 1984
Place of birth
Painesville
Place of death
Pittsburgh
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
basketball player
Educated at
La Salle University[9]
Country for sport
United States[23]
Drafted by
Chicago Stags[20]
End of work period
1962[25]
Family name
Foust[21]
Given name
Lawrence[22]
Height
+206[26]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball, National Basketball Association[15][16]
Mass
+98[27]
Member of sports team
Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Lakers, La Salle Explorers men's basketball[11][12][13][14]
Native language
English[8]
Place of burial
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery[6]
Position played on team / speciality
power forward, center[17][18]
Sport
basketball[19]
Start of work period
1950[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Larry Foust en Laurence Michael Foust en Lawrence Michael Foust ar لاري فوست he לארי פאוסט it Lawrence Michael Foust ja ラリー・フォウスト ru Ларри Фост ru Фост, Ларри tr Laurence Michael Foust tr Lawrence Michael Foust zh 拉里·福斯特
🔖 Identifiers · 14
Awards & Winners artist ID
0bvjbh
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
f/foustla01
ESPN.com NBA player ID
4955
Eurobasket.com player ID
773152
FIBA.basketball people ID
380937
Find a Grave memorial ID
25738980
Freebase ID
/m/0bvjbh
HAND ID
35B8-7499-C06C-7BA9-F310
NBA.com player ID
76744
Proballers ID
5083
RealGM basketball player ID
66348
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
larry-foust-1
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The Draft Review ID
840
Trading Card Database name ID
7039

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 3
Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons
Position played on team / speciality 2
power forward, center
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Chicago Stags
Educated at 1
La Salle University
Given name 1
Lawrence
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
National Basketball Association
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
basketball player
Place of birth 1
Painesville
Place of death 1
Pittsburgh
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
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Summary

Larry Foust was born on June 24, 1928[1], in Painesville[2]. He died on October 27, 1984[3], in Pittsburgh[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Larry Foust born?

Larry Foust's place of birth was Painesville[2].

Where did Larry Foust die?

Larry Foust passed away in Pittsburgh[4].

What did Larry Foust do for work?

Larry Foust worked as a basketball player[5].

Where did Larry Foust go to school?

Larry Foust was educated at La Salle University[9].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Educated at → La Salle University
    Drafted by → Chicago Stags
    Country for sport → United States
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