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Transferred to Springfield College (MA) From the 1952 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: All-State performer in Massachusetts last season as a prep star, Clark entered U.K. in the summer and played on the exhibition tour Kentucky made in Puerto Rico . . He’s being groomed as replacement for Big Bill Spivey, All-America center, and probably…
Gayle Rose was born Robert Gayle Rose in Olive Hill, Kentucky on November 2, 1932, to Dr. J. M. Rose and Violette Fultz Rose. Rose had the distinction of playing basketball for his brother, Jimmy, at Olive Hill and Paris High Schools. In 1949, he led the Paris Greyhounds to the semi-finals of the State Tournament, where he…
Captain of the 1954-1955 team. From the 1955 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: One of the nation’s outstanding players, Evans earned his spurs furthering the lost art of defensive play but in his final year is expected to turn into a top scoring threat as well. The 1955 Wildcat captain has been shifted back…
From the 1954 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: One of only two non-Kentuckians on the Wildcat squad this season, Curry came to Kentucky with a great high school reputation as an All-Virginia selection in both the cage sport and football . . . He played forward as a schoolboy basketeer, but his size (5-11…
From the 1954 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: A home-town product, who graduated from University High, Rouse had been figured for extensive duty as a front line reserve this season until a knee injury sidelined him for the year . . . The six-foot junior will have one more season of eligibility remaining next…
From the 1952 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: Another local basketeer overlooked in the selections of All-State teams but quickly grabbed by Kentucky . . . Rupp considered Flynn, a native Lexingtonian who attended University High, a good gamble . . . Made the trip to Puerto Rico with Kentucky last summer and saw…
Gene Neff was born Cecil Eugene Neff, Jr. on February 28, 1932, in Eaton, Ohio, to Methyl Caswell Neff and Cecil Eugene Neff, Sr. Neff attended Eaton High School, where he excelled in multiple sports, earning more than 15 sports-related letters. He led Eaton to a state championship in 1948 and to a second-place finish…
Dan Swartz was born Daniel Scott Swartz on December 23, 1931, in Olympia, Kentucky to Roosevelt and Grace Shultz Swartz. “Dangerous Dan,” as he was known in high school, was another Kentucky product (from Owingsville) and an All-State selection. He scored more points in his senior year as a prep standout (1950-51) than any other…
Cliff Hagan was born Clifford Oldham Hagan on December 9, 1931, in Owensboro, Kentucky to Mable M. and Wilber Thomas Hagan. He had nine siblings: Lorene, Mary Ruth, Samuel, Rudolph, Kenneth, Beverly Ann, Betty Fae, and Bobby Raye. He was also known as “Lil’ Abner” and “The Cat.” Hagan played under legendary coach Adolph Rupp…
From the 1955 University of Kentucky Basketball Guide: Tabbed as the “Blond Bombshell of Basketball” by sportswriters awed at his colorful antics on the court, Frank Ramsey will serve as co-captain of the 1953-54 Wildcat cage team and ranks as a prime candidate for All-American honors. . . Sophomore of the Year in the South-eastern…