Paul Westphal

American basketball player, coach, and commentator (1950–2021)
Person human Q2063085
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Paul Westphal

Summary

Paul Westphal is a human[1]. His place of birth was Torrance[2]. He was born on +1950-11-30T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Scottsdale[4]. He died on +2021-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6], basketball coach[7], sports commentator[8], and head coach[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,237 views/month, #6,642 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Paul Westphal was born in Torrance[2].
  • Paul Westphal died in Scottsdale[4].
  • Paul Westphal was born on +1950-11-30T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Paul Westphal died on +2021-01-02T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Paul Westphal was Mike Westphal[11].
  • Paul Westphal held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Paul Westphal's native language[13].
  • Paul Westphal worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Paul Westphal worked as a basketball coach[7].
  • Paul Westphal's professions included sports commentator[8].
  • Paul Westphal worked as a head coach[9].
  • Paul Westphal was educated at University of Southern California[14].
  • Paul Westphal was educated at Aviation High School[15].
  • Paul Westphal's image is recorded as Paul Westphal in 2014.jpg[16].
  • Paul Westphal is recorded as male[17].
  • Paul Westphal's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Paul Westphal's member of sports team is recorded as Phoenix Suns[19].
  • Paul Westphal's member of sports team is recorded as New York Knicks[20].
  • Paul Westphal's member of sports team is recorded as Seattle SuperSonics[21].
  • Paul Westphal's member of sports team is recorded as Boston Celtics[22].
  • Paul Westphal's member of sports team is recorded as USC Trojans men's basketball[23].
  • Paul Westphal's league or competition is recorded as NCAA Division I men's basketball[24].
  • Paul Westphal's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[25].
  • Paul Westphal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 831164191732018740000[26].
  • Paul Westphal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n91024343[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Westphal was born in Torrance[2]. He was born on +1950-11-30T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at University of Southern California[14], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1880[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Aviation High School[15], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1957[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[6], basketball coach[7], sports commentator[8], and head coach[9].

Personal Life

A child of Paul Westphal was Mike Westphal[11].

Death and Burial

Paul Westphal died on +2021-01-02T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Scottsdale[4]. The cause of death was glioblastoma[35].

Why It Matters

Paul Westphal ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,237 views/month, #6,642 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Paul Westphal born?

Born in Torrance[2], Paul Westphal…

Where did Paul Westphal die?

Paul Westphal died in Scottsdale[4].

What did Paul Westphal do for work?

Paul Westphal worked as basketball player[6], basketball coach[7], sports commentator[8], and head coach[9].

Where did Paul Westphal go to school?

Paul Westphal was educated at University of Southern California[14] and Aviation High School[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . wikidata.org.
  11. [22] . wikidata.org.
  12. [23] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . NCAA Statistics. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . espn.com. espn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . espn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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