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Known as the “rebounding redhead.” Burchett was named All-SEC Third Team in 1962. He finished his UK career averaging 8 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game. He was named as head coach of Flat Gap High School, where he graduated in 1957, for the 1962-63 school year. He was inducted into the Johnson…
Malcolm McMullen was born Malcolm H. McMullen on August 23, 1927, in Fostoria, Ohio, the son of Stephen A. McMullen and Marcela T. Wahoff McMullen. He attended Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio, where he captained the basketball team and scored 250 points during his senior season. The 6-foot-5 center joined Adolph Rupp’s Kentucky program…
Wallace Jones was born on July 14, 1926, in Harlan, Kentucky. Known throughout his life by the nickname “Wah Wah,” which came from his younger sister’s childhood pronunciation of his name, Jones emerged as one of the greatest high school athletes in Kentucky history. He starred for Harlan High School in basketball, football, baseball, and…
Singleton Yeary was born August 7, 1925, the son of Singleton Joseph Yeary Sr. and Alta Elizabeth Jarratt. Formally named Singleton Joseph Yeary Jr., he grew up in Nicholasville and attended Lafayette High School in Lexington. Playing center, Yeary helped the Generals compile a 27–3 record and win the school’s first Kentucky state championship in…
Milt Ticco was born Milton Mitchell Ticco on September 22, 1922, in Jenkins, Kentucky, to Michael G. and Polexini Papanghi Ticco. His parents were Albanian immigrants who operated a popular restaurant in the eastern Kentucky coal town. Known locally as “Milty,” Ticco became a standout basketball player at Jenkins High School; at age 15, he…
Obituary – James Weber, Stanford (KY) Interior Journal (June 30, 1988) James Weber, 67, of 3266 Elmhurst Court, Lexington Ky., died Sunday, June 26 at his residence. He was born in Pettisville, Ohio to the late Andrew and Inez Waldvogel Weber. Weber was a retired FHA, VA and HOW building inspector, a retired building contractor, a disabled American veteran…
Walter Fox was born Walter Cuthbert Fox on March 29, 1887, in Newport, Kentucky, to George Michael Fox and Louisa Weber Fox. Fox participated in basketball and track while at Kentucky. He was the captain of the basketball team in 1908-09 and coached the girls basketball team that same season. He was a member of…
Phil Johnson was a three-year letterman in basketball for the University of Kentucky from 1955-59. He helped Adolph Rupp’s program win the 1958 NCAA championship as a member of the “Fiddlin’ Five.” Johnson was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1936. He attended University High School, where he was a two-time All-State selection. He was also…