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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…
Obituary – Former Wildcat Cager Died During Sinking, Lexington Herald (September 21, 1945) MT. STERLING, Ky., Sept. 20 (Special) – Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Johnson Sr. today received a message from the War Department stating that their son, Walter Marion Johnson Jr., was killed in action on July 30. They previously were notified that their son was missing…
Garland Townes was born Garland Roy Townes, Jr. on July 10, 1925, in Hazard, Kentucky, to Emma and Garland Roy Townes, Sr. A standout at Hazard High School and a Kentucky All-Star, Townes served in the military before enrolling at the University of Kentucky. Known by the nickname “Spec,” he played guard for coach Adolph…
Glen Parker was born Glen Kenneth Parker in Spencer County, Indiana on February 13, 1925, to Walter and Thelma (Barton) Parker. He was nicknamed “Bud.” His brother Clyde Parker also played at Kentucky. Parker graduated from Chrisney High School in 1943 and went to the University of Kentucky on a basketball scholarship. He left school…
Bill Chambers was born William Morris Chambers on October 10, 1924, in Greasy Creek, Kentucky, to William Attison Chambers and Yolanda Suzanna Bara Chambers. A versatile athlete at Huntington High School in West Virginia, he earned All-State recognition as the quarterback of its celebrated “pony-express” backfield. After graduating in 1943, he attended the University of…
Tom Mosely was born Thomas Robards Moseley on October 8, 1924, to Cabell Lee Moseley and Elizabeth Robards Moseley. Raised in Lexington, he captained Lafayette High School’s 1942 state championship team and earned all-state tournament recognition. Lafayette defeated Harlan, 44–32, in the championship game, giving Moseley a winning foundation before he joined Adolph Rupp’s Wildcats.…
Maurice Bell was born July 30, 1924, in Montgomery, Alabama. Maurice Solomon “Red” Bell played at Sidney Lanier High School before joining the University of Alabama, where the diminutive, red-haired guard earned All-Southeastern Conference recognition. As an Alabama freshman, he scored eight points in a 41–32 victory over Kentucky and 12 when the Wildcats won…
William Sturgill was born William Bartram Sturgill on July 30, 1924, in Floyd County, Kentucky, to Troy B. Sturgill and Dorothy Maggard Sturgill. “Bill” Sturgill starred at Prestonsburg High School, earning county, district and regional basketball honors in consecutive seasons. He played varsity basketball at Berea College in 1942 before transferring to the University of…
Jack Parkinson was born Jack Gordon Parkinson in Yorktown, Indiana on March 4, 1924, to George Washington Parkinson and Hattie Eudora “Dora” May Parkinson. Parkinson was a remarkable basketball player who left an indelible mark on the University of Kentucky’s basketball program in the 1940s. Parkinson attended Yorktown High School, where he excelled in both…