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Ron Franz

American basketball player (1945–2022)
Person human Q3941007

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
October 20, 1945
Date of death
October 3, 2022
Place of birth
Kansas City
Place of death
Fort Walton Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
basketball player
Educated at
University of Kansas[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Birth name
Ronald Stephen Franz[20]
Country for sport
United States[21]
Drafted by
Detroit Pistons[16]
End of work period
1975
Family name
Franz[17]
Given name
Ronald[18]
Height
+201
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball, American Basketball Association[12][13]
Mass
+93
Member of sports team
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball, New Orleans Buccaneers, Memphis Sounds[9][10][11]
Name in native language
Ron Franz[22]
Position played on team / speciality
power forward[14]
Sport
basketball[15]
Sport number
11, 15[23][24]
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Start of work period
1967
🏷️ Also known as
en Ron Franz ar رون فرانز it Ronald Franz ru Рон Франц
🔖 Identifiers · 9
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
f/franzro01
Freebase ID
/m/07sc8bz
Nasljerseys.com player ID
ABA/Players/F/Franz.Ron
Prabook ID
1930571
Proballers ID
186444
RealGM basketball player ID
68564
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
ron-franz-1
The Draft Review ID
3333
Trading Card Database name ID
7046

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 3
Memphis Sounds, New Orleans Buccaneers, Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Detroit Pistons
Educated at 1
University of Kansas
Family name 1
Franz
Given name 1
Ronald
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
League or competition 1
American Basketball Association
Occupation 1
basketball player
Place of birth 1
Kansas City
Place of death 1
Fort Walton Beach
Position played on team / speciality 1
power forward
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
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Summary

Ron Franz was born in Kansas City[1]. He was born on October 20, 1945[2]. He died in Fort Walton Beach[3]. He died on October 3, 2022[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Ron Franz born?

Born in Kansas City[1].

Where did Ron Franz die?

Ron Franz died in Fort Walton Beach[3].

What did Ron Franz do for work?

Ron Franz worked as basketball player[5].

Where did Ron Franz go to school?

Ron Franz was educated at University of Kansas[7].

Related Entities

United States

References

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  1. 6w ago · GBG · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Ronald
    Citizenship → —
    Sport → basketball
    Educated at → University of Kansas
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Date of birth: 20 October 1945"
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