Jerry Tarkanian

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jerry_Tarkanian
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Fresno_State_University
gptkb:Pasadena_City_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1930-08-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Euclid,_Ohio,_USA
gptkbp:causeOfDeath respiratory failure
gptkbp:child gptkb:Danny_Tarkanian
gptkbp:coachedTeam gptkb:Pasadena_City_College
gptkb:UNLV_Runnin'_Rebels_men's_basketball
gptkb:Fresno_State_Bulldogs_men's_basketball
gptkb:Long_Beach_State_49ers_men's_basketball
gptkb:Riverside_City_College
gptkbp:deathDate 2015-02-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Las_Vegas,_Nevada,_USA
gptkbp:ethnicity Armenian-American
gptkbp:FresnoStateTenure 1995-2002
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Jerry_Tarkanian
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jerry Tarkanian
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy against NCAA policies
building UNLV into a national basketball powerhouse
gptkbp:LongBeachStateTenure 1968-1973
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Tark_the_Shark
gptkbp:notableAchievement 4× NCAA Final Four (1977, 1987, 1990, 1991)
NCAA champion (1990)
inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2013)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:basketball_coach
gptkbp:raceWins 729
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lois_Tarkanian
gptkbp:UNLVTenure 1973-1992
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NCAA_Men's_Basketball_Tournament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5