Bobby Rascoe
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Trigg County, Kentucky, U.S. | July 22, 1940
Died | August 24, 2024 Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 84)
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Daviess County (Owensboro, Kentucky) |
College | Western Kentucky (1959–1962) |
NBA draft | 1962: 3rd round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the New York Knicks | |
Playing career | 1962–1969 |
Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
Number | 34, 25, 45 |
Career history | |
1962–1967 | Phillips 66ers |
1967–1969 | Kentucky Colonels |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert Byron Rascoe (July 22, 1940 – August 24, 2024) was an American basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Kentucky Colonels.[1]
On December 29, 2012, Western Kentucky University honored Rascoe's accomplishments by retiring his jersey in the rafters of EA Diddle Arena.[2][3]
Rascoe died in Bowling Green, Kentucky on August 24, 2024, at the age of 84.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bobby Rascoe Player Profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ^ Schroeder, Michael (December 29, 2012A). "Hilltoppers Close 2012 with Saturday Night Contest Against North Texas". WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via WBKO.
- ^ Bishop, Chad; Greenwell, Zach (December 30, 2012). "Former Hilltopper star Rascoe's jersey retired". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "Hilltopper Basketball legend Bobby Rascoe passes away at 84". WBKO News. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2024 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Kentucky
- Kentucky Colonels players
- New York Knicks draft picks
- Phillips 66ers players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs
- Louisville, Kentucky stubs