Phil Ford

American basketball player
Person human Q948237
Phil Ford
Unknown University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Phil Ford

Summary

Phil Ford is a human[1]. He was born in Rocky Mount[2]. He was born on +1956-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Phil Ford was born in Rocky Mount[2].
  • Phil Ford was born on +1956-02-09T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Phil Ford held citizenship in United States[7].
  • English was Phil Ford's native language[8].
  • Phil Ford worked as a basketball player[4].
  • Phil Ford worked as a basketball coach[5].
  • Phil Ford was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[9].
  • Phil Ford was educated at Rocky Mount High School[10].
  • Phil Ford received the NBA Rookie of the Year Award[11].
  • Phil Ford received the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[12].
  • Phil Ford received the John R. Wooden Award[13].
  • Phil Ford's image is recorded as Phil Ford UNC.jpg[14].
  • Phil Ford is recorded as male[15].
  • Phil Ford's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Phil Ford's member of sports team is recorded as Brooklyn Nets[17].
  • Phil Ford's member of sports team is recorded as Houston Rockets[18].
  • Phil Ford's member of sports team is recorded as Milwaukee Bucks[19].
  • Phil Ford's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[20].
  • Phil Ford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2012906[21].
  • Phil Ford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no00053060[22].
  • Phil Ford's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[23].
  • Phil Ford's sport is recorded as basketball[24].
  • Phil Ford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09743j[25].
  • Phil Ford's drafted by is recorded as Sacramento Kings[26].
  • Phil Ford's family name is recorded as Ford[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Phil Ford was born in Rocky Mount[2]. He was born on +1956-02-09T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[8].

Education

Educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[9], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1789[30] and Rocky Mount High School[10], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1953[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Recognition

Awards received include NBA Rookie of the Year Award[11], an award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1953[36]; North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[12]; and John R. Wooden Award[13], a sports award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1977[39].

Why It Matters

Phil Ford ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,187 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Phil Ford born?

Phil Ford was born in Rocky Mount[2].

What did Phil Ford do for work?

Phil Ford worked as basketball player[4] and basketball coach[5].

Where did Phil Ford go to school?

Phil Ford was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[9] and Rocky Mount High School[10].

What awards did Phil Ford receive?

Honors received include NBA Rookie of the Year Award[11], North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[12], and John R. Wooden Award[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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