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Len Bias

1963 - 1986

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Leonard Kevin Bias (November 18, 1963 – June 19, 1986) was an American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins. In the last of his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. Two days after being selected by the Boston Celtics with the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia induced by a cocaine overdose. In 2021, Bias was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Len Bias is the 534th most popular basketball player (down from 79th in 2024), the 14,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,010th in 2019) and the 298th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Len Bias ranks 534 out of 1,757. Before him are Dick Garmaker, Cedric Maxwell, Rudy Gobert, Junior Bridgeman, Dragan Labović, and Andrea Bargnani. After him are D. J. Mbenga, James Wiseman, Domantas Sabonis, Shahnez Boushaki, Bojan Bogdanović, and Joel Embiid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Len Bias ranks 845. Before him are Wouter Bos, Vadym Tyshchenko, Lee Jong-hwa, Eduardas Rozentalis, Ralf Brudel, and Fernando Simón. After him are Martina Walther, Sorin Babii, Gerhard Haidacher, Dodë Gjergji, Tracy Nelson, and Jordi Villacampa. Among people deceased in 1986, Len Bias ranks 306. Before him are Martin Gabel, Paul Frees, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Giorgio Pellini, Jerry Paris, and Ted Knight. After him are Noel Streatfeild, Gordon MacRae, and Jerry Colonna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Len Bias ranks 14,987 out of 20,380. Before him are Dean Potter (1972), Glen Ballard (1953), Debby Boone (1956), Sean Waltman (1972), Willie Aames (1960), and Ian Anthony Dale (1978). After him are Boris McGiver (1962), Dominic Fike (1995), Kiko Mizuhara (1990), Janina Gavankar (1980), Jason Blum (1969), and Ben Barres (1954).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Len Bias ranks 298. Before him are Otto Porter (1993), Chuck Share (1927), Mark Aguirre (1959), Dick Garmaker (1932), Cedric Maxwell (1955), and Junior Bridgeman (1953). After him are James Wiseman (2001), Domantas Sabonis (1996), Anthony Parker (1975), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1969), Kendrick Nunn (1995), and Desmond Bane (1998).

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