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Dick Boushka

1934 - 2019

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Richard James Boushka (July 29, 1934 – February 19, 2019) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Born in Springfield, Illinois, Boushka played collegiately at Saint Louis University. In addition to his play on the gold-medal winning 1956 American Olympic team, he was a member of the American team in the 1959 Pan American Games and was a standout player for the Wichita Kansas) Vickers of the AAU. Boushka eventually became the president of team sponsor Vickers Petroleum. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Boushka has received more than 31,507 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Boushka is the 579th most popular basketball player, the 14,111th most popular biography from United States and the 341st most popular American Basketball Player.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dick Boushka ranks 579 out of 1,268. Before him are Nik Stauskas, Kenny Smith, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Semih Erden, Krunoslav Simon, and Monta Ellis. After him are Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Paul Millsap, Lazaros Papadopoulos, Alex Caruso, Ray Lumpp, and Nenê.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Dick Boushka ranks 490. Before him are Willie Toweel, Jonathan Miller, Hamilton Camp, Maurice Norman, Hot Rod Hundley, and Bryan Douglas. After him are Eddie Clamp, Ronnie Carroll, Ronnie Moran, Jim Jeffords, Ronnie Clayton, and Marlene Mathews. Among people deceased in 2019, Dick Boushka ranks 547. Before him are Nipsey Hussle, Josef Šural, David Bellamy, Yulia Nachalova, Josip Zovko, and Sandie Jones. After him are Ashley Massaro, David Lama, Fritz Hollings, Harris Wofford, Barbara Perry, and Catherine Burns.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Boushka ranks 14,111 out of 18,182. Before him are Jack Harlow (1998), Brad Paisley (1972), Jermaine Dupri (1972), Eli Manning (1981), George Hu (1982), and Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957). After him are Tom Hall (1964), Nikki Ziering (1971), Doris Matsui (1944), Kevin A. Ford (1960), Valorie Curry (1986), and Scott Krinsky (1968).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Dick Boushka ranks 341. Before him are Walter Davis (1954), Antawn Jamison (1976), Zion Williamson (2000), Alvan Adams (1954), Kenny Smith (1965), and Monta Ellis (1985). After him are Paul Millsap (1985), Alex Caruso (1994), Ray Lumpp (1923), Scott Skiles (1964), Brook Lopez (1988), and Kyle Anderson (1993).

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