League: NCAA
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John Brewer
Paul Corum
From the 1955 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: A diminutive but scrappy performer, Corum could provide the Wildcats with helpful reserve strength this season if he comes through as expected. The 5-10 guard was impressive in pre-season cage drills, displaying exceptional speed and aggressiveness plus an ability to connect on his set shots. Corum…
Billy Ray Cassady
Obituary – CASSADY, Billy Ray, Paintsville Herald Billy Ray Cassady, 62, of Inez, died Wednesday, November 26, 1997, at the Ohio State University Medical Center. He was born in Inez, the son of the late Robert and Rachel Spears Cassady, on June 11,1935. Billy Ray was a member and star player on the 1954 Inez High School Kentucky…
Jerry Bird
Jerry Bird was born Jerry Lee Bird on February 2, 1935 in Corbin, Kentucky to Ruben Bird and Bonnie Kathleen Jervis. Bird and his three brothers – Calvin, Rodger and Billy – were all from Corbin, Kentucky, and staples of the town. All three of Bird’s brothers played football at UK, while Calvin and Rodger…
Phil Grawemeyer
Phil Grawemeyer, known affectionately as “Cookie,” was born Phillip Ernest Grawemeyer on October 6, 1934, in Louisville, Kentucky to Ada Fay Burton and Ernest Lee Grawemeyer. He played for DuPont Manual High School in Louisville. He was a member of the 1953-54 team that went 25-0 and was crowned national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.…
Pete Grigsby
From the 1954 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: A schoolboy standout and All-State performer at Martin High, Pete tallied a total of 2,543 points during five seasons (one as eighth grader) of school-boy play . . . Grigsby is comparatively small (5-10), but very fast and shifty plus being a good outside shot in…
Hugh Coy
From the 1954 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: Relegated to the second team of the All-State selections during his senior year at Madison High in nearby Richmond, Coy has made the big jump to college ball successfully and seems destined to provide the nation’s number one collegiate cage aggregation with plenty of help .…
Bob Burrow
Bob Burrow was born Robert Brantley Burrow on June 29, 1934, in Big Creek, Arkansas to Martin E. and Decie L. Burrow. His father, Martin, was a lumberjack. Burrow was a two-time All-American at Kentucky where he averaged 20.1 points and 16.1 rebounds in two seasons played. Burrow played high school basketball in Wells, Texas.…
Clay Evans
Clay Evans was born Wendell Clay Evans on March 8, 1934, in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, to Uhlan P. Evans and Frankie N. Hurst Evans. Evans was known for his determination and skill on the court despite his relatively small stature for a basketball player, standing at 5’9″ and weighing 165 pounds. In high school, Evans captained…
Sid Cohen
Transferred from Kilgore (TX) Junior College Obituary – Sidney “Sid” Cohen, Panama City (FL) News Herald (June 22, 2012) All-American Basketball player and local business man, Sid Cohen, passed away at his home, Wed., June, 20, 2012. Sid began his career in the U. S. Army playing on the U. S. Army European basketball team that won the 1955 Championship.…