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Adrian Back was born Adrian Griffeth Back Jr. on September 23, 1923, in Drakesboro, Kentucky, and later grew up in Hodgenville, where he attended Buffalo High School. A standout athlete, he graduated in 1940 and earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Kentucky, spending his first season on the Wildcats’ freshman team before joining…
Ken Rollins was born Kenneth Herman Rollins on September 14, 1923, in Charleston, Missouri, to William Egbert Rollins and Olga Corinne Malone Rollins. He grew up in Wickliffe, Kentucky, where he graduated from Wickliffe High School in 1941 before enrolling at the University of Kentucky. During his freshman year at Kentucky, Rollins began establishing himself…
Transferred to Louisville after time in armed services Obituary – Dr. Clyde W. Parker, Evansville (IN) Courier & Press (November 7, 2008) Dr. Clyde W. Parker, 85, of Evansville, IN, passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, surrounded by his family. Dr. Parker practiced general dentistry in Evansville for 44 years, retiring in 1990. Clyde, a native of Spencer…
James Robertson was born James Sanford Robertson in Henry County, Kentucky on March 7, 1922 to Virgina and James Grover Robertson. He played as a guard for the University of Kentucky in the early 1940s. Robertson was part of the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team during the 1940-41 season. Robertson attended grade school at Franklinton…
Kenneth England was born Kenneth Haynes England on December 16, 1921, in Campbellsburg, Kentucky to Gilbert H. England and Betsy Dohoney England. His father was the principal of Campbellsburg high school in Henry County. While at Kentucky, where he received a degree of bachelor of science in agriculture, England was a member of Alpha Zeta,…
Cliff Barker was born Clifford Eugene Barker on January 15, 1921, in Yorktown, Indiana, to Horace and Gertrude Barker. A three-year varsity letterman at Yorktown High School, he earned all-sectional and all-county recognition three times while also becoming an exceptional baseball pitcher. In 1938, Barker pitched Yorktown to the Delaware County championship despite having his…
Obituary – Carl Staker, President of Osborn Engineering, Cleveland Plain Dealer (November 13, 1991) Carl Staker was president of Osborn Engineering Co. from 1972 to 1979. During his 32 years with the company, he worked on the construction of stadiums and office buildings across the country. Mr. Staker, 71, of Lyndhurst, suffered a heart attack and died Monday at…
James King was born James Libern King on September 30, 1919, in Little Cypress, Kentucky, to Alzada Iowa Massey and Soloman King. He grew up near the small Marshall County community of Sharpe and became the floor leader of one of the most remarkable championship teams in Kentucky high school basketball history. Sharpe High School…
Obituary – Lawyer a player, announcer for UK, Lexington Herald-Leader (February 26, 2007) by Art Jester SERVED BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL PROGRAMS Carl Luther “Hoot” Combs, a University of Kentucky football and basketball player who became a sportscaster in Lexington and a public address announcer for UK sports and the state high school basketball tournament, died Saturday at the Veterans Affairs…
Lee Huber was born Lee Gohmann Huber in Louisville, Kentucky on February 16, 1919, to Rose Stohr Huber and Harold Eugene Huber. Huber attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville where he starred in basketball and tennis. He was state tennis champ in 1936 and 1937 and he was All-State in basketball his senior season.…