William Walton Sharman
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William Walton Sharman was an American Hall of Fame basketball player and coach, best known for his sharpshooting with the Boston Celtics and later coaching the Los Angeles Lakers to an NBA championship.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Walton Sharman canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
College Basketball Hall of Fame inductee
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basketball coach ⓘ basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bill Sharman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachOfSportsTeam |
Los Angeles Lakers
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Los Angeles Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeAttended | University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-05-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-10-25 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Sharman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| HallOfFameInduction |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player ⓘ National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leagueCoachedIn |
American Basketball Association
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National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaguePlayedIn | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Boston Celtics
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Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Capitols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| NBAChampionshipTeamAsCoach | Los Angeles Lakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NBAChampionshipTeamAsPlayer | Boston Celtics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
coached Los Angeles Lakers to a then-record 33-game winning streak
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coached Los Angeles Lakers to the 1972 NBA championship ⓘ helped Boston Celtics win multiple NBA championships in the 1950s and early 1960s ⓘ one of the first players known for exceptional free-throw shooting ⓘ |
| notableFor | sharpshooting with the Boston Celtics ⓘ |
| numberOfNBAChampionshipsAsPlayer | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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basketball executive ⓘ professional basketball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Abilene, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Redondo Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedForNationalTeam | United States men's national basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | shooting guard ⓘ |
| residence | Southern California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | sharpshooting guard ⓘ |
| wonNBAChampionshipAsCoachInSeason | 1971–72 NBA season ⓘ |
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