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Walt Hazzard

1942 - 2011

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Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.; April 15, 1942 – November 18, 2011) was an American professional basketball player and college basketball coach. He played in college for the UCLA Bruins and was a member of their first national championship team in 1964. He also won a gold medal that year with the US national team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walt Hazzard has received more than 331,427 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Walt Hazzard is the 601st most popular basketball player (down from 428th in 2019), the 15,168th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,866th in 2019) and the 325th most popular American Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Walt Hazzard ranks 601 out of 1,757. Before him are Jon Robert Holden, Marcus Brown, LaMarcus Aldridge, Walter Herrmann, Bryant Dunston, and Linas Kleiza. After him are Krunoslav Simon, Mike Brown, Dale Ellis, Wang Zhizhi, Arvydas Macijauskas, and Dan Majerle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Walt Hazzard ranks 720. Before him are Thomas Menino, Dick Pound, Norman Lamont, Garrison Keillor, Terry Neill, and Lee Greenwood. After him are Vincent C. Gray, Freda Payne, Donald Carcieri, Byron Dorgan, Anna Eshoo, and Oliver Lake. Among people deceased in 2011, Walt Hazzard ranks 511. Before him are Karel Rachůnek, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, Josef Vašíček, Phoebe Snow, Ruslan Salei, and Mani Kaul. After him are Andy Rooney, Joseph Galibardy, Jan Marek, Shahbaz Bhatti, Hira Devi Waiba, and Googie Withers.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walt Hazzard ranks 15,168 out of 20,380. Before him are Tyler Blackburn (1986), Steve King (1949), Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957), Laura Marano (1995), Karlie Kloss (1992), and Camila Morrone (1997). After him are Jacob Bertrand (2000), Andy Rooney (1919), Charles Esten (1965), Denise Nickerson (1957), Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (1969), and Steven Smith (1958).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Walt Hazzard ranks 325. Before him are Bill Bridges (1939), Lusia Harris (1955), Jon Robert Holden (1976), Marcus Brown (1974), LaMarcus Aldridge (1985), and Bryant Dunston (1986). After him are Mike Brown (1970), Dale Ellis (1960), Dan Majerle (1965), Anthony Mason (1966), John Lucas II (1953), and Marcus Camby (1974).

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