| LC control no. | n 2013063685 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Sharman, Bill, 1926-2013 |
| Variant(s) | Sharman, William Walton, 1926-2013 |
| Birth date | 19260525 |
| Death date | 20131025 |
| Place of birth | Abilene (Tex.) |
| Place of death | Redondo Beach (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Basketball Basketball--Coaching |
| Affiliation | Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team) Boston Celtics (Basketball team) |
| Profession or occupation | Basketball coach Basketball player |
| Found in | Sharman on basketball shooting, 1965: t.p. (Bill Sharman) New York times (online), viewed Oct. 28, 2013 (in obituary published Oct. 25: Bill Sharman; b. William Walton Sharman, May 25, 1926, Abilene, Tex.; d. Friday [Oct. 25, 2013], Redondo Beach, Calif., aged 87; elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame twice, first as a sharpshooting guard who helped establish the Boston Celtics dynasty of the 1950s and then as a coach who led the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers to a record 33-game winning streak and the N.B.A. title) |
| Associated language | eng |
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