Roy Halladay

American Hall of Fame baseball player (1977-2017)
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Roy Halladay

Summary

Roy Halladay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Denver[2]. He was born on +1977-05-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Gulf of Mexico[4]. He died on +2017-11-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,567 views/month, #5,734 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Roy Halladay was born in Denver[2].
  • Roy Halladay passed away in Gulf of Mexico[4].
  • Roy Halladay was born on +1977-05-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Roy Halladay died on +2017-11-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Roy Halladay held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Roy Halladay worked as a baseball player[6].
  • Roy Halladay was educated at Arvada West High School[9].
  • Roy Halladay received the Cy Young Award[10].
  • Roy Halladay received the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame[11].
  • Roy Halladay received the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[12].
  • Roy Halladay received the Cy Young Award[13].
  • Roy Halladay received the Darwin Awards[14].
  • Roy Halladay's image is recorded as Roy Halladay 2009 (1).jpg[15].
  • Roy Halladay is recorded as male[16].
  • Roy Halladay's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Roy Halladay's member of sports team is recorded as Toronto Blue Jays[18].
  • Roy Halladay's member of sports team is recorded as Philadelphia Phillies[19].
  • Roy Halladay's member of sports team is recorded as Syracuse Mets[20].
  • Roy Halladay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000094216216[21].
  • Roy Halladay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138618753[22].
  • Roy Halladay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2010067406[23].
  • Roy Halladay's Commons category is recorded as Roy Halladay[24].
  • Roy Halladay's position played on team / speciality is recorded as pitcher[25].
  • The cause of death was aircraft crash[26].
  • The cause of death was drowning[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Denver[2], Roy Halladay… he was born on +1977-05-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Roy Halladay was educated at Arvada West High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Roy Halladay worked as a baseball player[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Cy Young Award[10], an award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1956[30]; Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame[11], a sports hall of fame[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1983[33]; National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[12], a sports hall of fame[34], in United States[35], founded in 1939[36]; and Darwin Awards[14], an award[37], in United States[38], founded in 1993[39].

Death and Burial

Roy Halladay died on +2017-11-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Gulf of Mexico[4]. Recorded cause of death include aircraft crash[26] and drowning[27].

Why It Matters

Roy Halladay ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,567 views/month, #5,734 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Roy Halladay born?

Roy Halladay was born in Denver[2].

Where did Roy Halladay die?

Roy Halladay died in Gulf of Mexico[4].

What did Roy Halladay do for work?

Roy Halladay worked as baseball player[6].

Where did Roy Halladay go to school?

Roy Halladay was educated at Arvada West High School[9].

What awards did Roy Halladay receive?

Honors received include Cy Young Award[10], Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame[11], National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum[12], and Cy Young Award[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [20] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . baseballhall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . darwinawards.com. darwinawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . sfgate.com. sfgate.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . nytimes.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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