Don Meineke
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Don Meineke was an American professional basketball player best known as the NBA’s first Rookie of the Year and a forward/center for the Fort Wayne Pistons in the early 1950s.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American basketball player
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basketball player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1955 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1952 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NBA Rookie of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collegeTeamNumberRetiredBy | University of Dayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-10-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-09-03 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draftLeague |
National Basketball Association
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surface form:
NBA
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| draftPickNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| draftRound | 2 ⓘ |
| draftYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Dayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Meineke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 6 ft 7 in ⓘ |
| heightInMeters | 2.01 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber | 13 ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Dayton Flyers men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Fort Wayne Pistons NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first NBA Rookie of the Year ⓘ |
| notableFor | playing as a forward/center for the Fort Wayne Pistons in the early 1950s ⓘ |
| occupation | basketball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dayton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Dayton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dayton, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Fort Wayne Pistons
NERFINISHED
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Rochester Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsPerGame | 10.7 ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
center
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forward ⓘ |
| reboundsPerGame | 6.9 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
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