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5 John Stough

Name
John Stough
Position
Guard
Class
Senior
Hometown (Last School)
Montgomery, AL (Sidney Lanier)
Ht
6'0"
Wt
170
Seasons
1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49
Birthday
May 3, 1926

1944-45: (Drafted into Army after season)

Obituary – Former UK Player Stough Dies at Age 90, Louisville Courier-Journal (February 5, 2017)

Former UK basketball player John Stough, a member of Adolph Rupp’s 1948 and 1949 national title teams, died on Friday at age 90, according to the university.

Stough lettered in basketball at UK in 1945 and 1948-49, being drafted by the U.S. Army after the 1944-45 season. He was also a two-time captain for UK’s baseball team.

A native of Montgomery, Ala., Stough lived in Louisville. A funeral service is planned for Saturday at noon at St. Frances of Rome Church in Louisville.

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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