Jumpin’ Joe Fulks
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Jumpin’ Joe Fulks was an early NBA star and prolific scoring forward for the Philadelphia Warriors, widely regarded as one of professional basketball’s first great offensive players.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe Fulks | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
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human ⓘ professional basketball player ⓘ |
| BAAChampion | 1947 ⓘ |
| BAAScoringLeader |
1946–47
ⓘ
1947–48 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | Murray State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeam | Murray State Racers men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1921-10-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-03-21 ⓘ |
| draftStatus | undrafted ⓘ |
| familyName | Fulks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldGoalsMadeCareer | 3023 ⓘ |
| freeThrowsMadeCareer | 2030 ⓘ |
| fullName | Joseph Franklin Fulks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gamesPlayedCareer | 463 ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| height | 6 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| heightInMeters | 1.96 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of professional basketball’s first great offensive players
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pioneering the modern jump shot ⓘ |
| league |
Basketball Association of America
NERFINISHED
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National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Philadelphia Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAAllStar |
1951
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1952 ⓘ |
| nickname |
Jumping Joe
NERFINISHED
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Jumpin’ Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Eddyville, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsPerGameCareer | 23.2 ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
forward
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power forward ⓘ small forward ⓘ |
| professionalDebutLeague | Basketball Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalDebutYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| setSingleGameScoringRecord | 63 points on February 10, 1949 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamEndYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| teamStartYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| totalPointsCareer | 8076 ⓘ |
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