American basketball player and coach

Sidney Moncrief

Sidney Alvin Moncrief is an American former professional basketball player. As an NCAA college basketball player from 1975 to 1979, Moncrief played for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, leading them to the 1978 Final Four and a win in the NCAA Consolation Game versus #6 Notre Dame. Nicknamed Sid the Squid, Sir Sid, and El Sid, Moncrief went on to play 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association, including ten seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and won the first two NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1983 and 1984.

Born

1957

September 21

Died

Living

Era

1950s

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Sidney, in brief

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Key dates

1957 Born

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455 Emperor Avitus enters Italy with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
1170 Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Anglo-Norman invaders.
1217 Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Caupo of Turaida are killed in the Battle of St. Matthew's Day.
1435 The Treaty of Arras is promulgated, causing Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.

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The world in 1957

When Sidney arrived

april 11 United Kingdom agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
april 24 Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
april 30 Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery enters into force.
april 6 The flag carrier airline of Greece for decades, Olympic Airways, is founded by Aristotle Onassis following the acquisition of "TAE - Greek National Airlines".

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Abdul Hamid II 1842–1918 Ottoman sultan (born 1842) Don Dunstan 1926–1999 Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (born 1926) Doug Moe 1938– American basketball player and coach (died 2026) Ethan Coen 1957– American director, producer, and screenwriter Gustav Holst 1874–1934 English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874) Henry Gibson 1935–2009 American actor (born 1935) Howie Morenz 1902–1937 Canadian ice hockey player (born 1902) Israel Katz 1955– Israeli politician Johanna Vuoksenmaa 1965– Finnish director and screenwriter

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Osama bin Laden 1957–2011 Saudi Arabian terrorist, founded al-Qaeda (died 2011) Ade Edmondson 1957– English comedian and musician Ben Howland 1957– American basketball player and coach Bill Cartwright 1957– American basketball player and coach Bill Cowher 1957– American football player, coach, and analyst Bret Hart 1957– Canadian wrestler Bryan Robson 1957– English footballer and manager Chalermchai Sitthisart 1957– Thai military officer, 40th Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army Charlie Brandt 1957–2004 American serial killer (died 2004)

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