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Brown Sharp
Brown Sharp was born Brown James Sharp on November 29, 1930, in Lexington, Kentucky to James and Lucy Johnson Sharp. His father, James Sharp, was also a player at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Lexington High Blue Devils, who won the state title in 1924. Sharp was a standout at Lexington…
Houston Nutt
Transferred to Oklahoma A&M From the 1952 University of Kentucky Media Guide: Hails from Fordyce, Ark., the hometown of U.K. football coach Paul Bryant . . . Selected on Arkansas All-State team last season along with teammate Charlie Keller from Jonesboro. . . He tops six foot easily and looks good on rebounding under the basket .…
Lou Tsioropoulos
From the 1954 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: One of the most improved men on the Wildcat team on the basis of his out-standing play in intra-squad scrimmages last season, Lou’s effective-ness this year likely will depend on how well a trick knee holds up . . . The knee was injured in pre-season…
Lucian Whitaker
Nicknamed Skippy. From the 1952 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: One of the fastest guards in collegiate basketball . . . He’s comparatively small (6-feet) in the typical fashion of Kentucky guards, but a fine dribbler and classy ball handler . . . Opponents often find them-selves left in the fast shuffle once he…
Guy Strong
Biography – GUY STRONG’S REMARKABLE LIFE IN SPORTS: ‘I’VE DONE IT ALL AND SEEN IT ALL.’ by Mike Fields WINCHESTER — The tapestry of Guy Strong’s life in sports, intricately woven over seven decades, is made up of his many accomplishments as a player and coach, and all the notable people he influenced and befriended along…
Lindle Castle
Obituary – Clinton County legend and UK basketball champion Lindle Castle dies, Lexington Herald-Leader (December 6, 2016) by Josh Moore Longtime Clinton County Coach Lindle Castle, who in 1960 led the boys’ basketball team to its only Sweet Sixteen appearance, died on Sunday. He was 86. Castle, for whom Clinton County’s gymnasium is named, was a member of the…
Arlan King
Arlan King was born on April 11, 1930, in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, to Homer Rupert King and Thelma Venorah Stucker King. He was part of the University of Kentucky Wildcats during the 1949–50 season. King graduated from Saluda High School in 1948 before joining the Wildcats. Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 185 pounds, King played as a…
Bobby Watson
From the 1952 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: The Mighty Mite of Kentucky basketball . . . A perfect testimonial to the axiom of the basketball coaching fraternity that “a good little man has to be twice as good as the good big man,” Bobby fits in the diminutive-but-dangerous category . . . He’s…