Position: Center-Forward

Dick Howe was born Richard Samuel Howe on August 30, 1936, in Carbondale, Illinois. At Carbondale Community High School, he emerged as a phenomenal multi-sport standout, starring for four seasons as both a basketball pivotman and a football grid end. During his senior year in 1954, the towering 6-foot-5 ace paced his basketball squad in…

Transferred to Springfield College (MA) From the 1952 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide: All-State performer in Massachusetts last season as a prep star, Clark entered U.K. in the summer and played on the exhibition tour Kentucky made in Puerto Rico . . He’s being groomed as replacement for Big Bill Spivey, All-America center, and probably…

J. Rice Walker was born James Rice Walker Jr. on October 18, 1917, in Lexington, Kentucky, to J. Rice and Mary Wether Walker. A basketball standout at Henry Clay High School, he remained in his hometown to attend the University of Kentucky, where he became a team captain and a prominent campus leader. Walker began…

John DeMoisey was born John Rivolette DeMoisey on August 5, 1912, in Walton, Kentucky. He became the offensive centerpiece of Walton High School’s Bearcats, scoring more than 600 points in one season before entering the University of Kentucky in 1930. DeMoisey starred at center for Kentucky’s freshman team, studied in the College of Education and…

Forest Sale was born Forest Elmer Sale on June 25, 1911, in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, to Foster E. and Mary Sale. Fellow players and friends called him “Aggie” because he was in the UK College of Agriculture as a freshman student. “Aggie” was a two-time All-American for the University of Kentucky and the first Wildcat to…

Lovell Underwood was born Lovell Thornton Underwood on December 13, 1902, in Carter County, Kentucky.  In October 1920, he left Carter County for Lexington to enter high school at the Odd Fellows Home.   He held many nicknames throughout his life including “Cowboy,” “Puncher,” and “LT.” He was the star center for Lexington High School which…

Karl Rohs was born Karle Hermann Rohs on October 26, 1902, in Cynthiana, Kentucky, to Hermann A. and Julia Karle Rohs. A 1921 graduate of Cynthiana High School, he played football, basketball and baseball and joined the school’s newly organized track squad as a senior. His baseball team tied Mount Sterling for the state championship…

John Everett was born John Chenoweth Everett, Jr. in Maysville, Kentucky on February 21, 1900, to Anna Boynton Burgess Everett and John Chenoweth Everett, Sr. As a boy, he was a student in the city schools, the preparatory academy of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee, and then completed his education at the University of Kentucky…

Vincent Del Negro, Sr., was born on March 27, 1936, in Springfield, Massachusetts to Carmine Sr. and Madeline (Coughlin). Del Negro, “Big Vin” was a star athlete and Boys Club legend growing up. He graduated from Springfield Trade High School in 1955 before enlisting to serve his country in the United States Army, where he…