Otis Thorpe

Otis Thorpe, American basketball player

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Born: August 5, 1962
Age in 2026: 64
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1962

About Otis Thorpe

Otis Henry Thorpe is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994. Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft. He holds the Rockets' all-time record for the highest field goal accuracy (55.9%).

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Otis Thorpe timeline

1984Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Kings as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft.
1992He was an NBA All-Star in 1992 and won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.

The world when Otis Thorpe was born

Otis Thorpe was born in 1962. 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 1962

#1 song"I Can't Stop Loving You" – Ray Charles
Top movieLawrence of Arabia
Top TV showThe Beverly Hillbillies
Best-selling bookA Clockwork Orange – Anthony Burgess

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentWilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in a single NBA game
Top headlineCuban Missile Crisis — world comes closest to nuclear war
Technology milestoneJohn Glenn orbits the Earth
Defining fadJames Bond mania (Dr. No released)
Notable inventionLED (light-emitting diode)
World population3.14 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderJohn F. Kennedy
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population186.5M

1962 versus 2026

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

Measure	1962	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,800	$435,000
Average income	$7,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.70	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.04	$0.73
Population	186.5M	341 million

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