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22 Charles “Chili” Ishmael

Name
Charles "Chili" Ishmael
Position
Guard
Class
SR
Hometown (Last School)
Mount Sterling, KY
Ht
6'5"
Wt
205
Seasons
1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64
Birthday
June 21, 1942

Obituary – Charles Ford (Chili) Ishmael, Lexington Herald-Leader (January 13, 2018)

Charles Ford (Chili) Ishmael passed away peacefully following a three-year journey with pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer on January 11, 2018 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, with his wife and their three daughters by his side.

A lifelong resident of Mt. Sterling, Chili was born on June 21, 1942 to Adrian and Pauline Cornett Ishmael and went on to play football and basketball for University of Kentucky between 1960-1964. He was a multisport coach and teacher in Montgomery County, Kentucky and retired in 1993.

Coach Chili Ishmael was a member of Gateway Christian Church and is survived by his life partner Nancy, their three daughters Kathryn Ishmael Johnson and her husband, Keith, Susan Ishmael and her husband Steven Howell, and Claire Ishmael Pruner and her husband, Jon; his seven grandchildren Brennan Johnson, Sarah Grace Johnson, Jack Johnson, Parker Poulos, Peyton Poulos, Josh Pruner, and Spencer Pruner; his sister, Mary Alice Tuttle and her husband Cecil, his brother Dutch Ishmael, his sister Ann Steger and her husband, Curt, and his nieces Cecilia Tuttle Floyd and Mary Ann Steger Baird, his nephews Brian Tuttle, Dave Ishmael, Steven Tuttle, Ryan Steger, Mark Steger, and Chris Steger and multiple great nieces and great nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his second mother, Hazel Justice Ishmael, and his much-loved sister-in-law, Pam Toy Ishmael.

Visitation will be Sunday, January 14, 2018, between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Gateway Christian Church with the service beginning at 5:00 p.m. and a meal immediately following. Pallbearers are his grandchildren, and honorary pallbearers are all former players he was honored to coach. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Gateway Christian Church Building Fund in Chili’s honor.

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 27, 1951, UK wins its third NCAA title, defeating Kansas State, 68-58, in the finals in Minneapolis.

 

On March 27, 1978, Jack “Goose” Givens scores 41 points as UK wins its fifth NCAA Championship, 94-88, over Duke in St. Louis.  Givens scored the last 16 points of the first half for Kentucky, bringing his first-half total up to 23 points. Givens poured in another 18 points in the second half.  Givens' helped lead the Wildcats to their first title in over 20 years.  More than 10,000 fans greet the team at Blue Grass Airport and 15,000 more celebrate at Memorial Coliseum

 

On March 27, 1993, Kentucky beat Florida State to advance to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans. The victory completed a string of four games in which the Wildcats blitzed their Southeast Region opponents by an average of 31.0 points - the largest margin of victory by a team through four games en route to the Final Four.

 

On March 27, 2009, Billy Gillispie is fired as the Kentucky head basketball coach.

 

On March 27, 2011, freshman Brandon Knight scored 22 points and fourth-seeded Kentucky advanced to the Final Four for the first time since the 1998 title with a 76-69 win over second-seeded North Carolina in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.  The last minute of the game became the DeAndre Liggins show, as he blocked a shot on defense, hit a game-winning three-pointer on offense, then blocked another shot on defense to seal the victory. He finished with 12 points..

 

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