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25 Chester Duff

Name
Chester Duff
Position
Forward
Class
Freshman
Hometown (Last School)
Darfork, KY
Seasons
1944-45
Birthday
November 27, 1924

Obituary – May 17, 2000, findagrave.com

Chester is the fifth of six children born to ZT and Dora Deaton Duff. He served in the US Army during WWII. He also attended UK and played basketball on the freshman team for one year. Chester never married.

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