Rod Thorn

American basketball player
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Rod Thorn

Summary

Rod Thorn is a human[1]. His place of birth was Princeton[2]. He was born on +1941-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a baseball player[4], basketball coach[5], basketball player[6], and coach[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #7,078 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Rod Thorn was born in Princeton[2].
  • Rod Thorn was born on +1941-05-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Rod Thorn held citizenship in United States[9].
  • English was Rod Thorn's native language[10].
  • Rod Thorn worked as a baseball player[4].
  • Rod Thorn worked as a basketball coach[5].
  • Rod Thorn's professions included basketball player[6].
  • Rod Thorn worked as a coach[7].
  • Rod Thorn was educated at University of Washington[11].
  • Rod Thorn's education included a stint at West Virginia University[12].
  • Rod Thorn was educated at Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School[13].
  • Rod Thorn received the NBA All-Rookie Team[14].
  • Rod Thorn received the NBA Executive of the Year Award[15].
  • Rod Thorn received the John Bunn Award[16].
  • Rod Thorn's image is recorded as Rod Thorn.jpg[17].
  • Rod Thorn is recorded as male[18].
  • Rod Thorn's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Rod Thorn's member of sports team is recorded as Chicago Bulls[20].
  • Rod Thorn's member of sports team is recorded as Spirits of St. Louis[21].
  • Rod Thorn's member of sports team is recorded as Seattle SuperSonics[22].
  • Rod Thorn's member of sports team is recorded as Atlanta Hawks[23].
  • Rod Thorn's member of sports team is recorded as Detroit Pistons[24].
  • Rod Thorn's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[25].
  • Rod Thorn's IMDb ID is recorded as nm1682513[26].
  • Rod Thorn's Commons category is recorded as Rod Thorn[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Princeton[2], Rod Thorn… he was born on +1941-05-23T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[10].

Education

Educated at University of Washington[11], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1861[30]; West Virginia University[12], a public research university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1867[33], headquartered in Morgantown[34]; and Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School[13], a university-preparatory school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1764[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include baseball player[4], basketball coach[5], basketball player[6], and coach[7].

Recognition

Awards received include NBA All-Rookie Team[14], a class of award[38]; NBA Executive of the Year Award[15], a sports award[39], in United States[40], founded in 1973[41]; and John Bunn Award[16], an award[42], founded in 1973[43].

Why It Matters

Rod Thorn ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #7,078 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Rod Thorn born?

Rod Thorn was born in Princeton[2].

What did Rod Thorn do for work?

Rod Thorn worked as baseball player[4], basketball coach[5], basketball player[6], and coach[7].

Where did Rod Thorn go to school?

Rod Thorn was educated at University of Washington[11], West Virginia University[12], and Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School[13].

What awards did Rod Thorn receive?

Honors received include NBA All-Rookie Team[14], NBA Executive of the Year Award[15], and John Bunn Award[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . basketball-reference.com. basketball-reference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . FIBA database. Retrieved . bleacherreport.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . basketball-reference.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
  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
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . 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. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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