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Legal Name: Joseph Morrison Coons Date of Death: July 26, 1909 Born in October 1880 (exact date unknown). Member of Kentucky’s first basketball team. Played football and ran track. Held the school record in the 120 yard low hurdles and the 220 yard hurdles for a number of years. Member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity…
From the 1952 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: Second tallest man on the team at 6’8″ . . . He’s being hand molded into a pivot man in much the same way that All-America Bill Spivey was four years ago . . . Rupp explains that the Cincinnati prospect, whose only experience prior to…
Transferred from Magnolia A&M Junior College
Richard Orville “Dick” Richards was born on November 17, 1907, in Denver, Colorado. He was a two-sport star at Denver North High School, where he played basketball and football. After graduating from high school, Richards enrolled at the University of Kentucky, where he played basketball for Adolph Rupp from 1929 to 1931. Richards was a…
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Great Crossing High School … Consensus top-25 prospect … McDonald’s All-American … Earned Mr. Kentucky Basketball honors after leading school to state title as a senior … Averaged 21.5 points, 14.9 rebounds, 3.6 blocks and 3.5 assists during senior season … Selected for 2025 USA Basketball U19 National Team training camp in…