Basketball player & coach
Bill Sharman
Four championships as a player, and the man who invented the shootaround.
William Walton Sharman, also known as "Battling Bill", was an American professional basketball player and coach. Sharman is a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, having been inducted in 1976 as a player, and in 2004 as a coach. Only John Wooden, Lenny Wilkens, Tommy Heinsohn and Bill Russell share this double honor.
- Born
- 1926-05-25, Abilene, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 2013-10-25, Redondo Beach, USAA Friday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-05-25, Abilene, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 3°42′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 11°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 22°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 20°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 15°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 26°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 21°56′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 28°47′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°07′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°14′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2013-10-25, Redondo Beach, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 2°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 19°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 17°03′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 19°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 6°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 20°15′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 12°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 9°39′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 2°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 9°18′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bill Sharman was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.