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Edward Gottlieb
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Ukrainian-American basketball coach and executive (1898–1979)
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Edward Gottlieb was an American basketball player and coach. Born in Kyiv in 1898, he later became a citizen of the United States. His professional activities in basketball began in 1910. He played for the Philadelphia Sphas and worked as an entrepreneur.
Gottlieb died in Philadelphia on December 7, 1979. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. His native language was English, and he also spoke Ukrainian. His contributions to the sport are recognized in the Basketball Hall of Fame collection.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kyiv
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- Ukrainian
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Philadelphia Sphas
- Country for sport
- United States
- Height
- 1.73
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- date of death
- 1979-12-07
- date of birth
- 1898-09-15
- start of work period
- 1910-00-00
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