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Joe Fortenberry

1911 - 1993

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Joe Cephis Fortenberry (April 1, 1911 – June 3, 1993) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a captain of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal in the first Olympics to include basketball. After college, Fortenberry played for the Ogden Boosters in Utah, and then with the McPherson Oilers in McPherson, Kansas. This was the team that won the AAU National Championship in 1936, prior to the Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Fortenberry is the 434th most popular basketball player (down from 307th in 2019), the 13,657th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,246th in 2019) and the 233rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Joe Fortenberry ranks 434 out of 1,757. Before him are Mark Aguirre, Nemanja Bjelica, John Paxson, Kemba Walker, Luigi Datome, and Richie Guerin. After him are Jeff Hornacek, Artūras Karnišovas, Daniel Theis, Sue Bird, Ersan İlyasova, and Gintaras Krapikas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Joe Fortenberry ranks 404. Before him are Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, George Borg Olivier, Roman Totenberg, Zubeida, Lillian Ngoyi, and Gail Patrick. After him are Martin Gabel, Claire Dodd, Marion Byron, Donald Sangster, Chet Huntley, and Jack Hargreaves. Among people deceased in 1993, Joe Fortenberry ranks 311. Before him are Agnes de Mille, Criss Oliva, Bob Crosby, Paul Emery, Charles Adkins, and David Brian. After him are Archie Williams, Helen O'Connell, Richard Webb, Brandon Teena, Leslie Thorne, and Jacqueline Hill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Fortenberry ranks 13,657 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Clements (1917), Haviland Morris (1959), Jane Adams (1965), Blanche Baker (1956), Lisa Raymond (1973), and Robert Rodat (1953). After him are Archie Williams (1915), Matt Vogel (1957), Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), Dan Calichman (1968), Amy Heckerling (1954), and Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Joe Fortenberry ranks 233. Before him are Kevin Johnson (1966), Stephon Marbury (1977), Mark Aguirre (1959), John Paxson (1960), Kemba Walker (1990), and Richie Guerin (1932). After him are Jeff Hornacek (1963), Sue Bird (1980), Nate Robinson (1984), Mark Price (1964), Gus Johnson (1938), and Chuck Share (1927).

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