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Bill Bolger

NBA player and college basketball coach (1931-2009)
Person human Q3639953

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
August 21, 1931
Date of death
October 8, 2009
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Glen Ellyn
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
basketball player
Educated at
Xavier High School, Georgetown University[8][9]
Country for sport
United States[20]
Drafted by
Atlanta Hawks[17]
End of work period
1954[22]
Family name
بولجر[18]
Given name
Bill[19]
Height
+196[23]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball, National Basketball Association[13][14]
Mass
+205[24]
Member of sports team
Baltimore Bullets, Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball[11][12]
Native language
English[7]
Position played on team / speciality
small forward[15]
Sport
basketball[16]
Start of work period
1953[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Bill Bolger en William J. Bolger ar بيل بولجر it William James Bolger zh 比尔·博尔格 zh-hant 比爾·博爾格
🔖 Identifiers · 12
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
b/bolgebi01
ESPN.com NBA player ID
4548
Eurobasket.com player ID
773369
Freebase ID
/m/03bywvn
HAND ID
3F50-B90A-49AB-1606-6313
NBA.com player ID
76196
Prabook ID
1753514
Proballers ID
60736
RealGM basketball player ID
99928
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
bill-bolger-1
The Draft Review ID
7978
Trading Card Database name ID
114651

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🔗 Connections
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Atlanta Hawks
Educated at 1
Georgetown University
Given name 1
Bill
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
National Basketball Association
Member of sports team 1
Baltimore Bullets
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
basketball player
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Glen Ellyn
Position played on team / speciality 1
small forward
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
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Summary

Bill Bolger was born on August 21, 1931[1], in New York City[2]. He died on October 8, 2009[3], in Glen Ellyn[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Bill Bolger born?

Bill Bolger was born in New York City[2].

Where did Bill Bolger die?

Bill Bolger passed away in Glen Ellyn[4].

What did Bill Bolger do for work?

Bill Bolger worked as a basketball player[5].

Where did Bill Bolger go to school?

Bill Bolger was educated at Xavier High School[8] and Georgetown University[9].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . williams-kampp.com. williams-kampp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . williams-kampp.com. williams-kampp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Bill
    Family name → بولجر
    Place of death → Glen Ellyn
    Place of birth → New York City
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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