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Paul Westphal

1950 - 2021

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Paul Douglas Westphal (November 30, 1950 – January 2, 2021) was an American basketball player and coach. Westphal played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1984. Playing the guard position, he won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 1974. Westphal played in the NBA Finals again in 1976 as a member of the Phoenix Suns. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Westphal is the 520th most popular basketball player (down from 369th in 2024), the 14,844th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,709th in 2019) and the 291st most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Paul Westphal ranks 520 out of 1,757. Before him are Slađana Golić, Larry Nance, Nikki McCray-Penson, Alexey Shved, Norris Cole, and Artūras Karnišovas. After him are Eurelijus Žukauskas, Otto Porter, Chuck Share, Antonello Riva, Mark Aguirre, and David Andersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Paul Westphal ranks 725. Before him are Tim Russert, Khandu Wangchuk, Luisa Fernanda Rudi, Joseph R. Tanner, Roy Blunt, and Rahat Indori. After him are Alan Johnson, Fredis Refunjol, Daniel Benzali, Charles Krauthammer, Mitch Kapor, and Tom Robinson. Among people deceased in 2021, Paul Westphal ranks 702. Before him are Igor Savochkin, Jamal Al-Qabendi, Ruthie Tompson, Sidharth Shukla, Ruth Ann Minner, and Arthur Dion Hanna. After him are Sergey Danilin, Bertie Auld, Joe Lara, Luca Attanasio, Sayaka Kanda, and J. Hillis Miller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Westphal ranks 14,849 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Corliss (1944), Colin Trevorrow (1976), Bram Cohen (1975), Jeff T. Alu (1966), Brian Dietzen (1977), and Ken Marino (1968). After him are Mike Piazza (1968), Joel McKinnon Miller (1960), Patrick Fischler (1969), Emilio Rivera (1961), Don Was (1952), and Pat Fraley (1949).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Paul Westphal ranks 291. Before him are Bill Cartwright (1957), Rajon Rondo (1986), Darryl Middleton (1966), Larry Nance (1959), Nikki McCray-Penson (1971), and Norris Cole (1988). After him are Otto Porter (1993), Chuck Share (1927), Mark Aguirre (1959), Dick Garmaker (1932), Cedric Maxwell (1955), and Junior Bridgeman (1953).

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