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Jerry Bird

American basketball player (1935-2017)
Person human Q3718691

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
February 2, 1935
Date of death
July 16, 2017
Place of birth
Corbin
Place of death
Corbin
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
basketball player
Educated at
University of Kentucky[8]
Country for sport
United States[19]
Drafted by
Los Angeles Lakers[16]
End of work period
1959[21]
Family name
Bird[17]
Given name
Jerry[18]
Height
+198[22]
League or competition
NCAA Division I men's basketball, National Basketball Association[12][13]
Mass
+210[23]
Member of sports team
New York Knicks, Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball[10][11]
Native language
English[7]
P14750
74C6-5A4E-E12F-B795-E06D[24]
Position played on team / speciality
small forward[14]
Sport
basketball[15]
Start of work period
1958[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jerry Bird en Jerry Lee Bird ar جيري بيرد es Jerry Lee Bird fa جری برد it Jerry Lee Bird zh 杰里·伯德 zh-hant 傑里·伯德
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Basketball Reference NBA player ID
b/birdje01
ESPN.com NBA player ID
4528
Eurobasket.com player ID
773854
Freebase ID
/m/03byhfh
NBA.com player ID
76168
Prabook ID
2207725
Proballers ID
60720
RealGM basketball player ID
70684
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
jerry-bird-1
The Draft Review ID
3293
Trading Card Database name ID
88502

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 2
New York Knicks, Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Country for sport 1
United States
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Drafted by 1
Los Angeles Lakers
Educated at 1
University of Kentucky
Family name 1
Bird
Given name 1
Jerry
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
National Basketball Association
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
basketball player
Place of birth 1
Corbin
Place of death 1
Corbin
Position played on team / speciality 1
small forward
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
basketball
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Summary

Born in Corbin[1], he… he was born on February 2, 1935[2]. He died in Corbin[3]. He died on July 16, 2017[4]. He worked as a basketball player[5].

FAQs

Where was Jerry Bird born?

Jerry Bird's place of birth was Corbin[1].

Where did Jerry Bird die?

Jerry Bird passed away in Corbin[3].

What did Jerry Bird do for work?

Jerry Bird worked as basketball player[5].

Where did Jerry Bird go to school?

Jerry Bird was educated at University of Kentucky[8].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. 8w ago · GBG · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jerry
    Member of sports team → New York Knicks, Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
    Sex or gender → male
    Position played on team / speciality → small forward
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Date of birth: 2 February 1935"
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