Sam Jones

American basketball player and coach (1933–2021)
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Sam Jones
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Facts

31 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
June 24, 1933
Date of death
December 30, 2021
Place of birth
Wilmington
Place of death
Boca Raton
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Award received
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[9]
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Country for sport
United States
Different from
Samuel Jones
End of work period
1969
Family name
Jones[17]
Given name
Sam[18]
Height
193.0
Mass
90.0
Member of sports team
Boston Celtics (1957–1969)[12]
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Name in native language
Sam Jones
Position played on team / speciality
shooting guard[14]
Sport number
24
Start of work period
1957
Work period end
1969
Work period start
1957
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
1911150264369905860005
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2017103947
Basketball Reference NBA coach ID
jonessa01c
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
j/jonessa01
ESPN.com NBA player ID
4138
Eurobasket.com player ID
742645
FIBA.basketball people ID
341291
Find a Grave memorial ID
235439617
Freebase ID
/m/05pt2s
Legacy.com PersonID/GBID
201043148
NBA.com player ID
77196
NNDB people ID
862/000166364
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ID
sam-jones
National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame ID
samuel-sam-jones
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame ID
sam-jones
Proballers ID
2721
RealGM basketball player ID
66173
The Draft Review ID
190
Trading Card Database name ID
7382
WikiTree person ID
Jones-143177
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJc7RxrxgdqcJfPxfKwQv3

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Family name 1
Given name 1
Sam
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Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
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Summary

Sam Jones's place of birth was Wilmington[1]. He was born on June 24, 1933[2]. He passed away in Boca Raton[3]. He died on December 30, 2021[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

FAQs

Where was Sam Jones born?

Sam Jones's place of birth was Wilmington[1].

Where did Sam Jones die?

Sam Jones died in Boca Raton[3].

What did Sam Jones do for work?

Sam Jones worked as basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

Where did Sam Jones go to school?

Sam Jones was educated at Laurinburg Institute[8].

What awards did Sam Jones receive?

Honors received include North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . pbs.org. Retrieved . pbs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . National Basketball Association. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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