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Louis 'Red' Klotz

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (October 21, 1920-July 12, 2014)
    Played for the Baltimore Bullets (1947-1948)
    Was a Coach/Owner/Player for the Washington Generals (1953-1995)
    Owner and Coach for the New York Nationals

Why he might be annoying:

    He was the owner of the embarrassing Washington Generals.
    He is called 'The Greatest Loser in Sports History.'
    He lost more than 13,000 games in his coaching career.
    His NBA career lasted 11 games.
    He was booed after beating the Harlem Globetrotters (1971).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He scored the game winning shot in the Generals only win.
    He is a Jewish sports legend.
    He was in the Signal Corps during World War II.
    He is one of the shortest players in NBA history.
    One of the main things he looked for in a player on the Nationals was a sense of humor.
    He was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 63 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 55 Votes: 49.09% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 57 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 65.42% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 57 Votes: 45.61% Annoying