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Jim Pollard

1922 - 1993

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James Clifford Pollard (July 9, 1922 – January 22, 1993) was an American professional basketball player and coach. As a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Pollard was considered one of the best forwards in the 1950s and was known for his leaping ability, earning him the nickname "The Kangaroo Kid". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Pollard has received more than 215,415 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Pollard is the 188th most popular basketball player (down from 149th in 2019), the 8,923rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,037th in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

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  • 42.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jim Pollard ranks 188 out of 1,268. Before him are Mikheil Korkia, Lauren Jackson, Artis Gilmore, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Miloš Teodosić, and Bill Laimbeer. After him are Kyrie Irving, Joe Dumars, Alonzo Mourning, Spencer Haywood, Doug Collins, and Tim Hardaway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Jim Pollard ranks 349. Before him are Leslie Marr, Regina Resnik, Jeanne Sauvé, Giorgio Anglesio, Melvin Laird, and Eevi Huttunen. After him are Elsa Joubert, Redd Foxx, Roberto Lovera, Darren McGavin, Musa Gareyev, and Warwick Estevam Kerr. Among people deceased in 1993, Jim Pollard ranks 236. Before him are Cyril Collard, Heinrich Albertz, Jeanne Sauvé, Harvey Kurtzman, Paul Grégoire, and Kenneth Burke. After him are Roger Michelot, Mary Philbin, Rok Petrovič, Edera Cordiale, Frithjof Ulleberg, and Flora Nwapa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Pollard ranks 8,923 out of 18,182. Before him are Bill Laimbeer (1957), Gavin Newsom (1967), Kenneth Burke (1897), Vincent Youmans (1898), Tim Holt (1919), and Ariana Richards (1979). After him are Carl Anderson (1945), Gary Rossington (1951), Frederick Moloney (1882), Kelly Reichardt (1964), Daniel J. Travanti (1940), and Bill Berry (1958).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jim Pollard ranks 111. Before him are Shawn Kemp (1969), Donald Piper (1911), Ed Macauley (1928), Gail Goodrich (1943), Artis Gilmore (1949), and Bill Laimbeer (1957). After him are Joe Dumars (1963), Alonzo Mourning (1970), Spencer Haywood (1949), Doug Collins (1951), Tim Hardaway (1966), and Kawhi Leonard (1991).

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