Digger

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Digger was the nickname of Al Cervi, a Hall of Fame American professional basketball player and coach known for his tough, hard-nosed style of play in the early NBA.

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Digger canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American basketball player ⓘ
basketball coach ⓘ
human ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
coachedTeam Syracuse Nationals ⓘ
coachingRole player-coach ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1917-02-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2009-11-09 ⓘ
era early NBA era ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hallOfFame Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 1985 ⓘ
knownFor tough, hard-nosed style of play ⓘ
leaguePlayedIn Basketball Association of America ⓘ
National Basketball Association ⓘ
National Basketball League ⓘ
NBAChampionship 1955 ⓘ
nickname Digger ⓘ
nicknameOf Al Cervi ⓘ
notableAchievement led Syracuse Nationals to NBA championship ⓘ
occupation professional basketball coach ⓘ
professional basketball player ⓘ
placeOfBirth Buffalo, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: Buffalo
placeOfDeath Rochester, New York, United States ⓘ
playedFor Buffalo Bisons ⓘ
Cleveland Allmen Transfers ⓘ
Rochester Royals ⓘ
Syracuse Nationals ⓘ
positionPlayed guard ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
styleOfPlay aggressive ⓘ
defensive-minded ⓘ
physical ⓘ

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Al Cervi → nickname → Digger ⓘ
Al Cervi → nickname → Digger ⓘ
subject linked to: Digger