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Artis Gilmore

アーティス・ギルモア　/　あーてぃす・ぎるもあ

American basketball player

September 21, 1949 (age 76)　・　Chipley, Florida, United States

Florida
basketball player

My Take

Artis Gilmore is the kind of dominant big man whose name I wish more casual fans knew. At 218 cm out of Chipley, Florida, by way of Jacksonville University, he tore through both the ABA and NBA and earned his place in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. What I appreciate about Hall of Famers who spanned both leagues is that their careers double as a history lesson in how pro basketball merged and evolved. A player that tall and that productive across two eras tends to get underrated by people who only watch modern highlights, and Gilmore deserves better than that.

Overview

Artis Gilmore Sr. (born September 21, 1949) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Artis Gilmore
Name (Japanese): アーティス・ギルモア
Reading: あーてぃす・ぎるもあ
Born: September 21, 1949 (age 76)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Ox
Origin: Chipley, Florida, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 218 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: George Washington Carver High School
University: Jacksonville University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.artisgilmore.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%82%A2

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