Bob Burrow
Encyclopedia
Robert Brantley "Bob" Burrow (born June 29, 1934 in Malvern, Arkansas
) is a retired American basketball
player.
The son of a lumberjack, Burrow was considered the nation's No. 1 junior college player in 1954 at Lon Morris, where he scored 2,191 points.
Reportedly, Adolph Rupp gave Burrow a scholarship without seeing him play in person. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1130914/index.htm
He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Rochester Royals
in the 1956 NBA Draft
.
Burrow played for the Royals (1956–57) and Minneapolis Lakers
(1957–58) in the NBA
for a total of 81 games.
Malvern, Arkansas
Malvern is the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. The city had a population of 10,318 at the time of the 2010 census and is also called the "Brick Capital of the World" because of the three Acme Brick plants in the area...
) is a retired American basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
The son of a lumberjack, Burrow was considered the nation's No. 1 junior college player in 1954 at Lon Morris, where he scored 2,191 points.
Reportedly, Adolph Rupp gave Burrow a scholarship without seeing him play in person. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1130914/index.htm
He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Rochester Royals
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
in the 1956 NBA Draft
1956 NBA Draft
The 1956 NBA Draft was the 10th annual draft of the National Basketball Association . The draft was held on April 30, 1956 before the 1956–57 season. In this draft, eight NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players...
.
Burrow played for the Royals (1956–57) and Minneapolis Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
(1957–58) in the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
for a total of 81 games.