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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 228,220 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jim Pollard is the 188th most popular basketball player, the 8,593rd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,905th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jim Pollard ranks 188 out of 1,757. Before him are Emiliano Rodríguez, Jure Zdovc, Dave DeBusschere, Stepas Butautas, Bob Kurland, and Juan Antonio San Epifanio. After him are Ricky Rubio, Ivan Edeshko, Alexander Belostenny, Luis Scola, Raúl Fernández, and Rick Carlisle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Jim Pollard ranks 360. Before him are Georgy Adelson-Velsky, Melvin Laird, Gustaf Jansson, Lukas Foss, Rudolf Haag, and Francisco Rodríguez Adrados. After him are Milton H. Greene, Don Patinkin, Ray Anthony, Nino Bibbia, Derek J. de Solla Price, and Pauline Baynes. Among people deceased in 1993, Jim Pollard ranks 246. Before him are Zeno Colò, Mircea David, Rıfat Ilgaz, Viola Myers, Edera Cordiale, and Innes Ireland. After him are H. R. Haldeman, Roger Michelot, Divya Bharti, Avram Davidson, Billy Eckstine, and Frithjof Ulleberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Pollard ranks 8,593 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Torre (1940), Evan Rachel Wood (1987), Helen Ferguson (1901), Mark Valley (1964), William Blum (1933), and Alexander Berzin (1944). After him are Paul Bearer (1954), Cathy Moriarty (1960), William C. deMille (1878), Spencer Dryden (1938), Emily Donelson (1807), and Ann Harding (1902).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Jim Pollard ranks 103. Before him are Ray Allen (1975), Chris Paul (1985), Gail Goodrich (1943), Earl Monroe (1944), Dave DeBusschere (1940), and Bob Kurland (1924). After him are Rick Carlisle (1959), Chris Mullin (1963), Bill Laimbeer (1957), Alex Hannum (1923), Slater Martin (1925), and Art Mollner (1912).

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