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Danny Rumph

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Danny Rumph
Personal information
Born(1983-07-15)15 July 1983
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died8 May 2005(2005-05-08) (aged 21)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolParkway Center City
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (2002–2005)
PositionPoint guard

Danny Rumph (15 July 1983 – 8 May 2005) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for Western Kentucky.[1][2]

High school

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Rumph attended Parkway Center City Middle College where he played basketball for two seasons and averaged 22.1 points during his senior season in 2000–2001. The following year, he attended Maine Central Institute, a preparatory school, where he averaged 18 points and 7 assists per game.[3][4][5]

College

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Rumph joined Western Kentucky University in 2002. During his junior season, he started 29 of 31 games, averaging 9.1 points and 3.0 assists per game for the Hilltoppers as they went 22–9 overall and 9–5 in the Sun Belt Conference.[6]

Death

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On 8 May 2005, Rumph participated in two pickup matches in a local recreation center.[7] While walking off the court after having just made the game winning basket, Rumph collapsed to the court and was later pronounced dead at the Albert Einstein Medical Center.[8] An autopsy determined the cause of death was cardiomyopathy, an inflammation of the heart.[9][10]

The Danny Rumph Classic basketball tournament is held annually in Philadelphia in his memory.[11][9]

References

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  1. ^ Marc Narducci (10 May 2005). "Phila. hoops standout dies at 21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D1. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  2. ^ Jim Pickens (16 May 2005). "Toopers will miss Danny Rumph". Messenger-Inquirer. p. C1. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ Marc Narducci (10 May 2005). "Former Parkway star Danny Rumph dies at 21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. D8. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  4. ^ "Toppers sign two Maine prep stars". Messenger-Inquirer. 19 April 2002. pp. B1, B4. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ OJ Stapleton (9 July 2002). "Prepped to play point". The Park City Daily News. p. 3B. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ Barbara Laker (10 May 2005). "Sudden sadness". Philadelphia Daily News. pp. 78, 77. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  7. ^ Mark Kram (30 January 2006). "Sadness grips rec center". Philadelphia Daily News. pp. 108–110. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Western Kentucky player dies". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. D1, D4. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  9. ^ a b Mike Jensen (10 August 2017). "Rumph Classic features hoops for good cause". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 44. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  10. ^ Michael Casagrande (28 November 2005). "College pays tribute to Phila. hoops star". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C7. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ Sam Cohn (10 August 2021). "Celebrating the best of Philly hoops". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D4. Retrieved 18 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
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