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Gordon George

Name
Gordon George
Position
Forward
Class
Sophomore
Hometown (Last School)
Betsy Layne, KY
Seasons
1931-32
Birthday
April 9, 1912

Obituary – Ky. Basketball Star Gordon George Dies, Chattanooga (TN) Free Press (December 13, 1997)

Gordon L. George of Chattanooga, who played basketball at the University of Kentucky on coach Adolph Rupp’s first championship team in 1933, died Friday, Dec. 12, 1997. He was 85.

The Kentucky native was employed in the coal industry in Kentucky and West Virginia.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Otto and James George.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia Raney George; a daughter, Kathy Shupe, Chattanooga; a son, Sam George, Port St. John, Fla.; six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held in Kentucky.

Local arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home.

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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