Sam Balter

American basketball player and sportscaster (1909–1998)
Person human Q375858
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Sam Balter

Summary

Sam Balter is a human[1]. Born in Detroit[2], he… he was born on +1909-10-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +1998-08-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a basketball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Detroit[2], Sam Balter…
  • Sam Balter passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Sam Balter was born on +1909-10-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sam Balter died on +1998-08-08T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Sam Balter held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was Sam Balter's native language[9].
  • Sam Balter worked as a basketball player[6].
  • Sam Balter was educated at Abraham Lincoln High School[10].
  • Sam Balter was educated at Theodore Roosevelt High School[11].
  • Sam Balter is recorded as male[12].
  • Sam Balter's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Sam Balter's member of sports team is recorded as UCLA Bruins[14].
  • Sam Balter's member of sports team is recorded as UCLA Bruins men's basketball[15].
  • Sam Balter's ISNI is recorded as 0000000041544689[16].
  • Sam Balter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 56202212[17].
  • Sam Balter's GND ID is recorded as 1061731707[18].
  • Sam Balter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no96012121[19].
  • Sam Balter's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0051199[20].
  • Sam Balter's position played on team / speciality is recorded as point guard[21].
  • Sam Balter's sport is recorded as basketball[22].
  • Sam Balter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rfq70[23].
  • Sam Balter's family name is recorded as Balter[24].
  • Sam Balter's given name is recorded as Samuel[25].
  • Sam Balter's participant in is recorded as 1936 Summer Olympics[26].
  • Sam Balter's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as ba/sam-balter-1[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Detroit[2], Sam Balter… he was born on +1909-10-15T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Abraham Lincoln High School[10], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1878[30] and Theodore Roosevelt High School[11], a high school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1922[33].

Career and Affiliations

Sam Balter's professions included basketball player[6].

Death and Burial

Sam Balter died on +1998-08-08T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Sam Balter ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Sam Balter born?

Sam Balter was born in Detroit[2].

Where did Sam Balter die?

Sam Balter died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Sam Balter do for work?

Sam Balter worked as basketball player[6].

Where did Sam Balter go to school?

Sam Balter was educated at Abraham Lincoln High School[10] and Theodore Roosevelt High School[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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