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Carl Shy

1908 - 1991

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Carl Leslie Shy (September 13, 1908 – December 17, 1991) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the United States basketball team that won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Shy has received more than 18,362 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Shy is the 410th most popular basketball player (down from 234th in 2019), the 13,272nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,872nd in 2019) and the 217th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 18k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Carl Shy ranks 410 out of 1,757. Before him are Bob Houbregs, Jonas Valančiūnas, John Johnson, Byron Scott, Draymond Green, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. After him are José Calderón, Rolando Blackman, Darko Miličić, Billy Evans, Dick Van Arsdale, and Danny Ainge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Carl Shy ranks 421. Before him are Dennis O'Keefe, Tom Tully, Helen Twelvetrees, Arthur Goldberg, Jackie Fields, and Vic Lindquist. After him are Polly Ann Young, Rufino Santos, Gene Raymond, Roop Singh, Sally O'Neil, and Dennis Morgan. Among people deceased in 1991, Carl Shy ranks 280. Before him are Mudashiru Lawal, Lino Brocka, William Penney, Baron Penney, John Kerr, Lilian Bond, and Abel Kiviat. After him are Durga Khote, Natalie Kingston, John Sherman Cooper, Roberto Rojas, Marion Roper, and Sonny Carter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Shy ranks 13,272 out of 20,380. Before him are Bernie Worrell (1944), Bud Jamison (1894), Errol Morris (1948), Chris Pontius (1974), Lucas Grabeel (1984), and Peter Hermann (1967). After him are Earl Palmer (1924), Mark Van Doren (1894), Ruth Buzzi (1936), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Meredith Colket (1878), and Polly Ann Young (1908).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Carl Shy ranks 217. Before him are Al Attles (1936), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1969), Bill Lienhard (1930), John Johnson (1947), Byron Scott (1961), and Draymond Green (1990). After him are Billy Evans (1932), Dick Van Arsdale (1943), Danny Ainge (1959), Rasheed Wallace (1974), Mike Barrett (1943), and Bob Kenney (1931).

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