Pop Gates

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Pop Gates

American basketball player

Also known as: William Gates

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In 1938 William (“Pop”) Gates and Clarence (“Puggy”) Bell were added to a roster of talented players that already included John (“Boy Wonder”) Isaacs, Charles (“Tarzan”) Cooper, William (“Wee Willie”) Smith, Eyre (“Bruiser”) Saitch, Zach Clayton, and player-manager Clarence (“Fat”) Jenkins.
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In 1938 William (“Pop”) Gates and Clarence (“Puggy”) Bell were added to a roster of talented players that already included John (“Boy Wonder”) Isaacs, Charles (“Tarzan”) Cooper, William (“Wee Willie”) Smith, Eyre (“Bruiser”) Saitch, Zach Clayton, and player-manager Clarence (“Fat”) Jenkins.
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