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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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player
Olympic basketball player
baseball player
basketball player
human
awardReceived NCAA men's basketball national championship NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
1948 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Harlan, Kentucky NERFINISHED
United States of America
placeOfDeath Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED
United States of America
positionPlayed end
forward
pitcher
residence Lexington, Kentucky NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport American football
baseball
basketball

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Indianapolis Olympians notablePlayer Wah Wah Jones