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Kentucky basketball legend quietly spends time as a local banker

Frank Ramsey - photo from SurfKY.com

– photo from SurfKY.com

In a state that makes legends out of basketball players, it's sad that so few people in Webster County seem to realize that they have greatness right here in their own backyard. If you've ever done business with Dixon Bank, you've probably seen him. He's been President of the bank for forty years.

fans knew him as “The Colonel.”

Frank Ramsey, president of Dixon Bank and a native of Madisonville, has accomplished more on the basketball court than most people will ever dream of.

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 54 games.

 

On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.

 

On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.

 

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