14 Bill Barlow

Bill Barlow was born William Kavanaugh Barlow on July 7, 1922, in Seymour, Indiana, to Basil E. Barlow and Ruby Rebecca McClintock Barlow. He grew up in North Vernon, Indiana, and attended the University of Kentucky, where he studied in the College of Commerce and was a member of the Gamma Iota Chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity.

A 6-foot-2, 170-pound forward, Barlow was a member of Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky basketball program during the 1941–42 and 1942–43 seasons. As a junior in 1942–43, he appeared in 16 games, scored 12 career points, and earned a place on Kentucky’s 10-man roster for the 1943 Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Following his time at Kentucky, Barlow served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later built a career in business, retiring as vice president of marketing research for A.C. Nielsen Co. Barlow died on August 19, 1990, in Crescent Springs, Kentucky, at the age of 68.