Paul McBrayer was born Paul Sullivan McBrayer on October 12, 1909, in Ninevah (Anderson County), Kentucky to Laura Sullivan and Hartwell J. McBrayer. His father was a farmer. His grandfather, John McBrayer, was a wealthy Anderson county landowner, stockman, and tobacco grower. Paul graduated from Kavanaugh High School, where he was captain and star of…
Paul McBrayer
Claire Dees
Legal Name: Claire Henry Dees Date of Death: February 4, 1966 Graduated in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering. He also received his Masters in Metallurgical Engineering from UK. Captain of the football team in 1928. Freshman team football coach in fall of 1929. Sophomore Class President; Senior Class President. President of Lamp…
Cecil Combs
Legal Name: Cecil Wilbur Combs Nickname: Cecil “Pisgah” Combs Date of Death: August 10, 1974 A native of Berea, Ky., Combs was a graduate of the University of Kentucky (1930) where he was an All-Southeastern Conference basketball player and a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He also played tennis during his freshman and sophomore years at UK. …
Fred McLane
Fred McLane was born Frederick Louis McLane, Jr. on April 11, 1908, in Newport, Kentucky to Frederick Lewis McLane, Sr. and Emma Kisker McLane. McLane was a forward for the University of Kentucky Wildcats from 1928 to 1930. McLane was listed as 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed 173 pounds. Before joining the University of…
Elmer Gilb
Legal Name: Elmer Theodor Gilb Nickname: Elmer “Baldy” Gilb Date of Death: October 1, 1991 Brother-in-law of former Kentucky player Carey Spicer and future Kentucky player Bill Spicer Elmer “Baldy” Gilb, was a University of Kentucky sports standout who coached basketball at Henry Clay High School for 25 years. Gilb was born in South Ft.…
Len Miller
Legal Name: Leonard Miller Date of Death: May 1, 1945 Leonard (Len) Miller, played basketball and football at Kentucky A native of Lexington, Miller was a graduate of the old Lexington (Henry Clay) high school and played on two national championship basketball teams. He captained the Blue Devils to the state title over Fort Thomas, 15-10 in…
Hays Owens
Obituary – Hays H. Owens, Vincennes (IN) Sun Commercial (July 24, 1972) Hays H Owens, 64, 1205 Oak St. died Monday 7:15 a.m. in Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Bryantsville, Ky. Nov. 2, 1907, son of James N and Cora Durham Owens. He was a Prudential Insurance Co. salesman before a 25 year career in the U.S.…
Stanley Milward
Obituary – Former UK Basketball Player Dies, Lexington Herald-Leader Stanley “Spooks” Milward, a former University of Kentucky basketball player, died March 2 at Methodist South Hospital near Memphis, Tenn., after a long illness. He was 74. Milward, who was a resident of Olive Branch, Miss., was a retired Army major and a former employee of the General Adjustment…
Lawrence McGinnis
Obituary – FORMER UK PLAYER LAWRENCE MCGINNIS, IS DEAD AT AGE 79 , Lexington Herald-Leader (February 7, 1987) by Jennifer Hewlett Lawrence L. McGinnis, a former University of Kentucky basketball and football player who went on to have a long and successful career as a high school basketball coach, died Thursday at Mercy Hospital in Owensboro. The Lexington native…