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Darrell Lorance was born Darrell Morris Lorance on February 28, 1928, in Phillipsburg, Missouri to Jesse and Maggie (Truelove) Lorance. He played as a forward for the University of Kentucky Wildcats during the 1945-46 basketball season under the legendary coach Adolph Rupp. Before joining the Wildcats, Darrell led Conway High School to the Missouri State…
Paul Lansaw was born Paul Liberto Lansaw on February 7, 1928, in Middletown, Ohio to Mount Olympus Lansaw and Josephine Vernon. Lansaw was captain and star of Middletown’s 1946 state basketball championship team. He played alongside Shelby Linville there. He was named first-team All-Ohio in both his junior and senior years. He was also a…
Johnny Crockett was born John Richard Crockett on February 3, 1928, in Maysville, Kentucky to Lide Chenault and Waller Allen Crockett. Crockett graduated from the University of Kentucky with distinction in 1949 with a degree in Political Science. While at the University of Kentucky, he was president of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, president of…
Ralph Beard played on the University of Kentucky’s first two NCAA championship teams and was a member of UK’s Fabulous Five. Beard, a speedy 5-foot-10 guard from Louisville, was noted both for his basketball skills and an aggressive style on the court. He played for Coach Adolph Rupp at Kentucky in 1946-49. As a…
Transferred to Xavier Obituary – Malcom McMullen, Kokomo (IN) Tribune Malcom H. McMullen, 67, 2804 Locust Court East, died at 9:26 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 1995, at Howard Community Hospital. He was born August 23, 1927 in Fostoria, Ohio, a son of Stephen A. and Marcela T. (Wahoff) McMullen. He was married May 7, 1990 in Louisville, Ky. to Jo…
Transferred to Navy Obituary – James E. Durham Jr., Louisville Courier-Journal (February 23, 2002) James E. Durham Jr., 74, of Louisville, died Thursday, February 21, 2002, at Norton Suburban Hospital. He was past president of Anchor Oil Co., which he founded in 1972. He was a graduate of Anchorage High School. He attended University of Kentucky and was a 1949 graduate of…
Will Smethers was born Willis Alven Smethers on April 8, 1927, in Middletown, Ohio, to Guy and Ruth Smethers. He attended Middletown High School, where he helped the Middies win their first Ohio State Basketball Championship in 1944. Smethers led the Middies in scoring as they won the ’44 title. He had 22 points on…
Al Bruno was born Albert Paul Bruno on March 28, 1927, in West Chester, Pennsylvania to Frank Bruno and Tomasine Porco Bruno, both of Italian descent. He was a versatile athlete who excelled in both football, track, and basketball at the University of Kentucky from 1948 to 1951. Bruno attended West Chester High School and…
Zeb Blankenship was born William Zeb Blankenship on February 27, 1927, in Elkhorn City, Kentucky to Thomas L. Blankenship and Emma Belle Phillips Blankenship. He was a southpaw that played as a guard/forward for the University of Kentucky Wildcats during the 1945-46 basketball season. Standing at 5’11” and weighing 170 pounds, Zeb was known for…
Obituary – Albert “Jack” Schiffli, Indianapolis Star (April 7, 2019) Carmel – Albert John “Jack” Schiffli, age 92, died peacefully on April 2, 2019. Jack was born in Napoleon, Ohio, in 1927, the son of Albert and Leola Schiffli. On August 15, 1949, he married his beloved Betty (Ice) Schiffli, whom he met in Washington, Indiana. She predeceased him…