William Bedford

American basketball player
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William Bedford

Summary

William Bedford is a human[1]. Born in Memphis[2], he… he was born on +1963-12-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a basketball player[4], basketball coach[5], and drug trafficker[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Memphis[2], William Bedford…
  • William Bedford was born on +1963-12-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Bedford held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was William Bedford's native language[9].
  • William Bedford's professions included basketball player[4].
  • William Bedford worked as a basketball coach[5].
  • William Bedford's professions included drug trafficker[6].
  • William Bedford's education included a stint at Melrose High School[10].
  • William Bedford was educated at University of Memphis[11].
  • William Bedford is recorded as male[12].
  • William Bedford's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • William Bedford's member of sports team is recorded as Detroit Pistons[14].
  • William Bedford's member of sports team is recorded as Grand Rapids Hoops[15].
  • William Bedford's member of sports team is recorded as Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry[16].
  • William Bedford's member of sports team is recorded as San Antonio Spurs[17].
  • William Bedford's member of sports team is recorded as Phoenix Suns[18].
  • William Bedford's league or competition is recorded as National Basketball Association[19].
  • William Bedford's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center[20].
  • William Bedford's sport is recorded as basketball[21].
  • William Bedford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dsqvy[22].
  • William Bedford's drafted by is recorded as Phoenix Suns[23].
  • William Bedford's family name is recorded as Bedford[24].
  • William Bedford's given name is recorded as William[25].
  • William Bedford's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Willie B.'}[26].
  • William Bedford's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Willie B. Traded'}[27].

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Origins and Family

William Bedford was born in Memphis[2]. He was born on +1963-12-14T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Melrose High School[10], a high school[28], in United States[29] and University of Memphis[11], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1912[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include basketball player[4], basketball coach[5], and drug trafficker[6].

Why It Matters

William Bedford ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month, #7,238 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was William Bedford born?

William Bedford's place of birth was Memphis[2].

What did William Bedford do for work?

William Bedford worked as basketball player[4], basketball coach[5], and drug trafficker[6].

Where did William Bedford go to school?

William Bedford was educated at Melrose High School[10] and University of Memphis[11].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . nba.com. nba.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . newspapers.com. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . newspapers.com. newspapers.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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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