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15 J. Rice Walker

Name
J. Rice Walker
Position
Center-Forward
Class
Senior
Hometown (Last School)
Lexington, KY (Henry Clay)
Ht
6'3"
Wt
190
Seasons
1935-36, 1936-37, 1937-38
Birthday
October 18, 1917

Obituary – J. Rice Walker Is Found Dead, Lexington Herald (March 8, 1961)

J. Rice Walker, 43, a former University of Kentucky basketball star, died yesterday morning apparently as a result of injuries received in a fall.

His body was found about 7:30 a.m. yesterday in a cottage on Lake Cumberland near Russell Springs. He apparently had fallen down a flight of steps in the cottage.

A native of Lexington, he was a son of the late J. Rice and Mary Wether Walker. He attended Henry Clay High School and was graduated from the University of Kentucky.

While at the University, he was captain of the basketball team, president of the senior class, president of the SAE social fraternity and in Who’s Who.

He was an Army veteran of World War II, having served with the infantry for two years in Italy. He was a member of the Central Christian Church and a former insurance executive in Lexington.

Survivors are a son, Jimmy Walker, Tucson, Ariz.; and four aunts, Mrs. Martha Author, and Mrs. Dolly Fornach, both of Covington; Mrs. Tom Weathers, Lexington, and Mrs. Ivan Kelly, Indianapolis.

The body will be brought to the W.R. Milward Mortuary – Broadway.

 

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 19, 1966, Pat Riley joined the 1,000-point club.  He did it in 54 games.

 

On March 19, 1966, in one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, top-ranked UK, featuring “Rupp’s Runts,” loses in the NCAA Championship game, 72-65, to Texas Western.

 

On March 19, 1989, in the wake of an NCAA investigation, Eddie Sutton resigns as UK basketball coach.

 

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