Sam Bowie (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Sam Bowie" in English language version.

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basketball-reference.com (Global: 219^th place; English: 164^th place)

"McDonald's High School Basketball All American Teams". Basketball-Reference.com.
"Sam Bowie Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
"Basketball-Reference.com". Retrieved July 29, 2009.

bigbluehistory.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Retired Jerseys". bigbluehistory.net.

bleacherreport.com (Global: 432^nd place; English: 277^th place)

"Ranking the Top 25 Players in Brooklyn Nets History", Bleacher Report, Frank Cesare, August 21, 2013. The top three Nets players listed are 3. Buck Williams, 2. Julius Erving, and 1. Jason Kidd.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com

Millan, Manny (December 5, 1983). "Sam Bam!". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.

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"SI.com – Photo Gallery – NBA Draft Busts". CNN. Archived from the original on June 27, 2005.

espn.com (Global: 42^nd place; English: 25^th place)

"Murphy: What happened to the players after the 1979 McDonald's All American Game?". ESPN.com. March 26, 2009.
"St. John's vs. Kentucky – Game Recap – December 1, 2011 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017.
"Page 2: The 100 worst draft picks ever". ESPN.
Oden's recovery from surgery likely in the range of 6–12 months, published September 13, 2007,
"Sam Bowie talks on ESPN film 'Going Big'". ESPN.com. December 20, 2012.

fiba.com (Global: 1,799^th place; English: 1,956^th place)

archive.fiba.com

"2000 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2010.

latimes.com (Global: 32^nd place; English: 21^st place)

Howard-Cooper, Scott (April 30, 1989). "STANDING TALL : Despite All of His Falls, Bowie Is Grateful He Still Has Two Legs to Stand On". Los Angeles Times.
Howard-Cooper, Scott (April 30, 1989). "STANDING TALL : Despite All of His Falls, Bowie Is Grateful He Still Has Two Legs to Stand On" – via LA Times.
"Bowie Breaks Leg Again—in Same Place—Before Exhibition – Los Angeles Times".
Howard-Cooper, Scott (April 30, 1989). "STANDING TALL: Despite All of His Falls, Bowie Is Grateful He Still Has Two Legs to Stand On" – via LA Times.

nba.com (Global: 95^th place; English: 72^nd place)

"Michael Jordan". National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
"All-Rookie Teams". NBA.com. National Basketball Association. Retrieved December 21, 2008.

newsok.com (Global: 3,119^th place; English: 1,571^st place)

"Stipanovich Seems To Be Gaining on His "Legacy'". NewsOK.com. January 19, 1983.

si.com (Global: 186^th place; English: 107^th place)

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Newman, Bruce (February 19, 1979). "They fill a tall order". SI.com; Sports Illustrated.
"Greatest Sports What Ifs". SI.com, Sports Illustrated.

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Kirkpatrick, Curry (December 5, 1983). "The Big Cat Came To Play". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2008.

sports-reference.com (Global: 85^th place; English: 60^th place)

"Kentucky vs. Duke Box Score, March 13, 1980".
"Kentucky vs. Florida State Box Score, March 8, 1980". sports-reference.com.
"Sam Bowie College Stats".
"Sam Bowie 1980–81 Game Log".
"1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"1983–84 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"Sam Bowie 1983–84 Game Log".
"Kentucky vs. Georgetown Box Score, March 31, 1984". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"Sam Bowie College Stats". Sports-Reference.com.

sports.yahoo.com (Global: 363^rd place; English: 207^th place)

Dwyer, Kelly. Sam Bowie reveals that he lied to Portland about feeling leg pain before the infamous 1984 NBA draft. Yahoo! Sports, December 12, 2012.

theknot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Stephanie Barlett and Samuel Bowie's Wedding Website". theknot.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

ukathletics.com (Global: 8,848^th place; English: 4,607^th place)

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"Sam Bowie (2005) – UK Athletics Hall of Fame". University of Kentucky Athletics.

usab.com (Global: 4,628^th place; English: 2,665^th place)

"Games of the XXIInd Olympiad – 1980". usab.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015.

usabasketball.com (Global: 7,864^th place; English: 4,752^nd place)

"USAB: Games of the XXIInd Olympiad – 1980". USAbasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Walter, Eric J. (March 23, 2018). "Sam Bowie is One of Us". Lebanon Sports Buzz. Archived from the original on August 20, 2018.
"St. John's vs. Kentucky – Game Recap – December 1, 2011 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017.
Kirkpatrick, Curry (December 5, 1983). "The Big Cat Came To Play". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
Millan, Manny (December 5, 1983). "Sam Bam!". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
"Games of the XXIInd Olympiad – 1980". usab.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015.
"USAB: Games of the XXIInd Olympiad – 1980". USAbasketball.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
"2000 Olympic Games : Tournament for Men". fiba.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
"SI.com – Photo Gallery – NBA Draft Busts". CNN. Archived from the original on June 27, 2005.

Sam Bowie (English Wikipedia)

basketball-reference.com (Global: 219th place; English: 164th place)

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bleacherreport.com (Global: 432nd place; English: 277th place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

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espn.com (Global: 42nd place; English: 25th place)

fiba.com (Global: 1,799th place; English: 1,956th place)

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latimes.com (Global: 32nd place; English: 21st place)

nba.com (Global: 95th place; English: 72nd place)

newsok.com (Global: 3,119th place; English: 1,571st place)

si.com (Global: 186th place; English: 107th place)