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For Kentucky legend Frank Ramsey, tornadoes hit close to home

As one of the stars of Adolph Rupp’s 1951 NCAA championship team and the original “Sixth Man” for Red Auerbach’s dynastic Boston Celtics, Ramsey had a particularly rich treasure trove of memorabilia in his home. An autographed picture of the 1963 NBA …

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Walter Cornett
May 6, 2011

As one of the stars of Adolph Rupp‘s 1951 NCAA championship team and the original “Sixth Man” for Red Auerbach’s dynastic Boston Celtics, Ramsey had a particularly rich treasure trove of memorabilia in his home. An autographed picture of the 1963 NBA …

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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