# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dennis-awtrey
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:03:30.822Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dennis-awtrey"
name: "Dennis Awtrey"
slug: "dennis-awtrey"
description: "Dennis Wade Awtrey is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'10\" center from Santa Clara University, Awtrey was drafted by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers in 1970. He played in the league for twelve seasons, spending time with the 76ers, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, and Portland Trail Blazers. Awtrey had his finest season in 1974–1975, when he averaged 9.9 points and 8.6 rebounds as a member of the Suns. Awtrey was also known for once having punched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the jaw. In 2012, Awtrey moved to Manzanita, Oregon, where he now operates a bed-and-breakfast."
tagline: "American professional basketball player"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Basketball Player"
  slug: "basketball-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646"
birthDate: "1948-02-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.706896551724138
  historical:           10.09528666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "丹尼斯·沃特里"
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    title: "دينيس أوتري"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Awtrey"
    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Awtrey"
    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Awtrey"
    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Awtrey"
    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Awtrey"
    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
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  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Awtrey"
    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
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    title: "Dennis Awtrey"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump