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Jim Loscutoff

Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)

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Born
February 4, 1930
Died
December 1, 2015
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1930

About Jim Loscutoff

James Loscutoff Jr. was a professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, Loscutoff played on seven Celtics championship teams between 1956 and 1964. Standing 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall, Loscutoff was selected with the third non-territorial pick of the first round in the 1955 NBA draft. During his rookie year, Loscutoff set a then-record for the Celtics with 26 rebounds in a game. Loscutoff coached the basketball team at Boston State College from 1964 to 1976 and compiled a record of 219–92 with the Warriors. He still holds the Oregon school record for rebounds in a game, with 32.

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Jim Loscutoff timeline

  1. Standing 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall, Loscutoff was selected with the third non-territorial pick of the first round in the 1955 NBA draft.
  2. A forward, Loscutoff played on seven Celtics championship teams between 1956 and 1964.
  3. Loscutoff coached the basketball team at Boston State College from 1964 to 1976 and compiled a record of 219–92 with the Warriors.

The world when Jim Loscutoff was born

Jim Loscutoff was born in 1930. 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 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

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

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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