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Brinkley Barnett was born Brinkley Bobbitt Barnett on December 25, 1889, in Somerset, Kentucky to Napoleon Lewis Barnett and Nancy Bobbitt Brinkley Barnett. His father practiced law and served as county clerk and judge of Pulaski County. Brinkley was the second to oldest of 8 siblings. Barnett played basketball at Kentucky. As a senior, he…
Walter Fox was born Walter Cuthbert Fox on March 29, 1887, in Newport, Kentucky, to George Michael Fox and Louisa Weber Fox. Fox participated in basketball and track while at Kentucky. He was the captain of the basketball team in 1908-09 and coached the girls basketball team that same season. He was a member of…
Ruric Roark was born Ruric Creegan Roark on March 13, 1887, in Glasgow, Kentucky, to Ruric Nevel Roark and Mary C. Creegan. Roark graduated from Dudley high school in Lexington in 1902. He then attended Kentucky briefly before graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. degree in 1907. He earned his master’s degree…