Researching Bill Closs
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 129 people with the Closs surname? In that year Closs was ranked number 3450 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Closs on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Closs and the Closs Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 160 people with the Closs surname in the UK? Closs is now ranked number 3892 for popularity in the UK. |
Closs Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Bill Closs
Bill Closs
Bill Tom Closs (January 8, 1922 – June 6, 2011) was an American basketball player. He played collegiately for Rice University. In his final year, he led the Southwest Conference in scoring and was All-American in 1943. In 1971 he was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame, and in 2003 his basketball jersey was retired.
He joined the Marine Reserve while still at Rice, and was posted in the Fleet Marine Force Pacific Headquarters in Oahu, Hawaii in 1944.
Closs started professional basketball with Indianapolis in 1946. He played for the Anderson Packers (1948–50), Philadelphia Warriors (1950–51) and Fort Wayne Pistons (1951–52) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 186 games. Following the conclusion of his professional basketball career, Closs enjoyed over 35 years of success in the sporting goods industry.
Closs died on June 6, 2011.
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