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Gayle Rose was born Robert Gayle Rose in Olive Hill, Kentucky on November 2, 1932, to Dr. J. M. Rose and Violette Fultz Rose. Rose had the distinction of playing basketball for his brother, Jimmy, at Olive Hill and Paris High Schools. In 1949, he led the Paris Greyhounds to the semi-finals of the State Tournament, where he…
Jess Curry was born George Jessel Curry on August 4, 1932, in Portsmouth, Virginia to George Cephus Curry and Nannie Stella Bass Curry. A gifted multi-sport athlete, Curry earned All-Virginia recognition in basketball and football and was an All-State quarterback and track performer. Notre Dame, North Carolina, Tennessee and Richmond recruited him to play football,…
Willie Rouse was born William Leonard Rouse Jr. on August 4, 1932, in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of William Leonard Rouse and Margaret Woods Allen Rouse. A 1950 graduate of University High School, he captained the Purples, earned a varsity letter and received honorable mention on the Kentucky All-State team. He became the first Lexington…
Frank Ramsey was born Frank Vernon Ramsey Jr. on July 27, 1931, in Madisonville, Kentucky, the only child of Frank Vernon Ramsey Sr. and Sarah Muncaster Ramsey. His father was a successful businessman, farmer, timber dealer, and former standout amateur baseball player who owned the Madisonville Dry Goods Company and later served as a director…
Brown Sharp was born Brown James Sharp on November 29, 1930, in Lexington, Kentucky to James and Lucy Johnson Sharp. His father, James Sharp, was also a player at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Lexington High Blue Devils, who won the state title in 1924. Sharp was a standout at Lexington…
Lucian Whitaker was born Lucian Cary Whitaker Jr. on August 29, 1930, in Quantico, Virginia, the son of career Marine officer Lucian Cary Whitaker Sr. and Lucille Wilson Whitaker. Known as “Skippy,” he spent part of his youth in Louisville before the family moved to Sarasota, Florida. At Sarasota High School, Whitaker was a four-sport…
Biography – GUY STRONG’S REMARKABLE LIFE IN SPORTS: ‘I’VE DONE IT ALL AND SEEN IT ALL.’ by Mike Fields WINCHESTER — The tapestry of Guy Strong’s life in sports, intricately woven over seven decades, is made up of his many accomplishments as a player and coach, and all the notable people he influenced and befriended along…
Obituary – Clinton County legend and UK basketball champion Lindle Castle dies, Lexington Herald-Leader (December 6, 2016) by Josh Moore Longtime Clinton County Coach Lindle Castle, who in 1960 led the boys’ basketball team to its only Sweet Sixteen appearance, died on Sunday. He was 86. Castle, for whom Clinton County’s gymnasium is named, was a member of the…
From the 1952 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: The Mighty Mite of Kentucky basketball . . . A perfect testimonial to the axiom of the basketball coaching fraternity that “a good little man has to be twice as good as the good big man,” Bobby fits in the diminutive-but-dangerous category . . . He’s…
Obituary – Terry Pearson, Chicago Tribune (April 12, 2020) Terry (Whitey) Pearson was born on May 14, 1929 in Mundelein, IL. Died on April 2, 2020 in Chicago. He is survived by his four children, Terry A. Pearson, Mary C. (James) Dunlavy, Kevin L. Pearson and Karen F. Pearson. Granddaughter-in-law, Mavreen Dunlavy; and three great-grandchildren, Kyla, James and Braden…