Slater Martin

American basketball player and coach (1925-2012)
Person human Q972990
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Summary

Slater Martin was born on October 22, 1925[1], in Walker County[2]. He died on October 18, 2012[3], in Houston[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (272 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Memorial Oaks Cemetery[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Educated at: Northside High School[11], University of Texas at Austin[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Member of sports team: Los Angeles Lakers[14], New York Knicks[15], Texas Longhorns men's basketball[16]
  • League or competition: NCAA Division I men's basketball[17], National Basketball Association[18]
  • Commons category: Slater Martin[19]
  • Position played on team / speciality: point guard[20]
  • Sport: basketball[21]
  • Family name: Martin[22]
  • Given name: Slater[23]
  • Country for sport: United States[24]
  • Start of work period: 1949[25]
  • End of work period: 1960[26]
  • Height: 178 cm[27]
  • Mass: 77 kg[28]
  • P14750: A0B8-EC2D-9230-27F9-7BD1[29]

Why It Matters

Slater Martin has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Slater Martin born?

Slater Martin was born in Walker County[2].

Where did Slater Martin die?

Slater Martin died in Houston[4].

What did Slater Martin do for work?

Slater Martin worked as a basketball player[5] and basketball coach[6].

Where did Slater Martin go to school?

Slater Martin was educated at Northside High School[11] and University of Texas at Austin[12].

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  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . blog.chron.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Sport → basketball
    Height → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+178'}
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → biography/Slater-Martin
    Place of birth → Walker County
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