Wah Wah Jones
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Wah Wah Jones was an American basketball player best known for his collegiate stardom at the University of Kentucky and subsequent professional career in the early NBA.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wah Wah Jones canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American football player
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Olympic basketball player ⓘ baseball player ⓘ basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
NCAA men's basketball national championship
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Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from heart disease ⓘ |
| coach | Adolph Rupp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryForSport | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-07-27 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Washington Capitols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftLeague | BAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftPickNumber | 8 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 1 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| givenName | Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | University of Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fabulous Five (Kentucky Wildcats) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Indianapolis Olympians
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Kentucky Wildcats baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky Wildcats football NERFINISHED ⓘ Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Wah Wah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | key player on Kentucky Wildcats "Fabulous Five" championship teams ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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1948 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Harlan, Kentucky
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United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lexington, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
end
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forward ⓘ pitcher ⓘ |
| residence | Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
American football
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baseball ⓘ basketball ⓘ |
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