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Tom LaGarde

Tom LaGarde, American basketball player

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Born
February 10, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1955

About Tom LaGarde

Thomas Joseph LaGarde is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977 to 1985 before a recurring knee issue cut short his career. He earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA in the 1976 Olympics. LaGarde also was a member of an NBA championship team with the Seattle SuperSonics three years later, although torn right knee ligaments forced him to sit out the final five months of the season. After playing collegiately at the University of North Carolina, LaGarde was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 1977 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. In June, 1979, shortly after his rookie season with the Nuggets, LaGarde was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in return for a first-round draft choice. In 2008, LaGarde created a video parody of McCain-Palin called the Original Mavericks for Truth.

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Tom LaGarde timeline

  1. He earned a gold medal as a member of Team USA in the 1976 Olympics.
  2. After playing collegiately at the University of North Carolina, LaGarde was selected 9th overall in the first round of the 1977 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.
  3. In June, 1979, shortly after his rookie season with the Nuggets, LaGarde was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in return for a first-round draft choice.
  4. In 2008, LaGarde created a video parody of McCain-Palin called the Original Mavericks for Truth.

The world when Tom LaGarde was born

Tom LaGarde was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tom LaGarde's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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