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Bill Blakeley

Bill Blakeley, American basketball player and coach (died 2010)

Born
June 13, 1934
Died
October 27, 2010
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1934

About Bill Blakeley

Billy Buie Blakeley was an American basketball coach. He coached at the high school, college, and professional levels. Blakeley won four State Championships. Mark's, compiling an unprecedented record of 203–2 over 9 seasons. His overall win–loss record was 125–24.

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The world when Bill Blakeley was born

Bill Blakeley was born in 1934. 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 1934

  • #1 song"Stars Fell on Alabama"
  • Top movieIt Happened One Night
  • Best-selling bookTender Is the Night – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Masters Tournament held at Augusta National
  • Top headlineFBI kills John Dillinger outside a Chicago theater
  • Technology milestoneFirst streamlined passenger train (Burlington Zephyr)
  • Defining fadShirley Temple mania
  • Notable inventionLaundromat
  • World population2.20 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population126.4M

1934 versus 2026

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

Measure19342026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$4,900$435,000
Average income$2,500$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.20$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population126.4M341 million

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