- Cliff Barker
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Cliff Barker No. 10 Guard Personal information Date of birth January 15, 1921 Place of birth Yorktown, Indiana Nationality American Date of death March 17, 1998 (aged 77) Place of death Satsuma, Florida High school Yorktown Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Career information College Kentucky NBA Draft 1949 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55th overall Selected by the New York Knicks Pro career 1949–1952 Career history Career highlights and awards - Gold medal winner at the Olympics (1948)
- 2× NCAA Champion (1948, 1949)
Stats at NBA.com Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was a basketball player from the United States, who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[1]
References
- ^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Cliff Barker". http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Players/Barker_Cliff.html. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
1948 Olympic Champion Men's Basketball team - United States
Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball 1947–48 NCAA Champions 12 Ralph Beard | 14 Joe Holland | 15 Alex Groza (MOP) | 18 Dale Barnstable | 19 Jack Parkinson | 23 Cliff Barker | 25 Jim Line | 26 Kenny Rollins | 27 Wallace Jones | 30 Jim Jordan
Coach Adolph RuppKentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball 1948–49 NCAA Champions 12 Ralph Beard | 15 Alex Groza (MOP) | 18 Dale Barnstable | 19 Walter Hirsch | 23 Cliff Barker | 25 Jim Line | 27 Wallace Jones | 31 Joe Hall
Coach Adolph RuppCategories:- United States men's national basketball team members
- Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from Indiana
- National Basketball Association head coaches
- Olympic basketball players of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- People from Muncie, Indiana
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
- Washington Capitols draft picks
- Indianapolis Olympians players
- 1921 births
- 1998 deaths
- Olympic medalists in basketball
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