Frank Ramsey

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Frank Ramsey was an American basketball player best known as a Hall of Fame forward for the Boston Celtics and one of the NBA’s earliest and most celebrated “sixth men.”

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instanceOf National Basketball Association player
basketball player
human
awardReceived NBA champion
careerEnd 1964
careerStart 1954
causeOfDeath natural causes
coachedBy Red Auerbach
collegeTeam Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1931-07-13
dateOfDeath 2018-07-08
draftedBy Boston Celtics
draftLeague NBA
draftPickNumber 5
draftRound 1
draftYear 1953
educatedAt University of Kentucky
familyName Ramsey
givenName Frank
HallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
height 6 ft 3 in
heightInMeters 1.91
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Boston Celtics
league National Basketball Association
memberOfSportsTeam Boston Celtics
militaryService United States military
nickname Frank
notableRole one of the NBA's earliest and most celebrated sixth men
notableWork pioneering sixth man role in the NBA
numberOfNBAChampionships 7
occupation professional basketball player
placeOfBirth Corydon, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Madisonville, Kentucky, United States
playedFor Boston Celtics (1954–1964)
linked to: Boston Celtics
playedIn NBA Finals
linked to: NBA Finals games
playedWith Bill Russell
Bob Cousy
John Havlicek
playsFor Boston Celtics
positionPlayed shooting guard
small forward
sexOrGender male
sport basketball
wearsNumber 23
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 1982

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Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball hasNotablePlayer Frank Ramsey
subject linked to: Wildcats
1971 ABA Championship losingCoach Frank Ramsey
Frank Ramsey fullName Frank Ramsey
subject linked to: Frank Ramsey – Gene Hackman