All posts tagged "Melvin Turpin"

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  Kentucky Basketball

  / 15 years ago

  Former Cat Melvin Turpin commits suicide

  A Lexington coroner has confirmed that a former University of Kentucky basketball player has killed himself.  Melvin Turpin, 49, played four...

  By Walter Cornett

• Kentucky Basketball

  / 16 years ago

  January 22, 1984: Bowie, Turpin, Walker team for 47 points

  Rising to the occasion — a necessity in a duel of 7-footers — Kentucky overcame a bumbling start and a stumbling...

  By Walter Cornett

• Kentucky Basketball

  / 16 years ago

  Nicknames like the Fiddlin’ Five and “Dinner Bell” Mel Turpin are part of the top 25 things missed in college basketball

  Sports illustrated brings us the “25 Things We Miss in College Basketball as part of it’s Nestle “Remember When” special.  Read...

  By Walter Cornett