Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard, American basketball player and coach (died 1993)

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Born: July 9, 1922
Died: January 22, 1993
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1922

About Jim Pollard

James Clifford Pollard was an American professional basketball player and coach. As a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Pollard was considered one of the best forwards in the 1950s and was known for his leaping ability, earning him the nickname "The Kangaroo Kid". A five-time NBA champion and four-time NBA All-Star, Pollard spent his entire eight-year professional career with the Minneapolis Lakers. Pollard was a four-time NBA All-Star, and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1949 and 1950, and Second Team in 1952 and 1954. He averaged 19.8 points per game in his senior year, setting a school record.

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The world when Jim Pollard was born

Jim Pollard was born in 1922. 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 1922

#1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
Top movieNosferatu
Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
Defining fadCrossword puzzles
Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

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

Measure	1922	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,600	$435,000
Average income	$3,270	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	110.0M	341 million

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