Personal information | |
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Born | Virginia | July 31, 1918
Died | June 5, 2005 Rockmart, Georgia | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Wellsburg ( Wellsburg, West Virginia) |
College | Alderson Broaddus (1937–1941) |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1941–1942, 1943–1944, 1946–1947 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kenneth Lee Griffith (July 31, 1918 – June 5, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. [1] [2] He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.5 points per game. [1] [3]
Griffith did not play competitive basketball until attending Alderson Broaddus University. [2] In his career he scored 1,941 points and passed Stanford player Hank Luisetti's for a then all-time college basketball career scoring record. [2] Griffith also served in World War II and later worked at Goodyear for close to 40 years. [2]
Personal information | |
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Born | Virginia | July 31, 1918
Died | June 5, 2005 Rockmart, Georgia | (aged 86)
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Wellsburg ( Wellsburg, West Virginia) |
College | Alderson Broaddus (1937–1941) |
Position | Guard |
Career history | |
1941–1942, 1943–1944, 1946–1947 | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kenneth Lee Griffith (July 31, 1918 – June 5, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. [1] [2] He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.5 points per game. [1] [3]
Griffith did not play competitive basketball until attending Alderson Broaddus University. [2] In his career he scored 1,941 points and passed Stanford player Hank Luisetti's for a then all-time college basketball career scoring record. [2] Griffith also served in World War II and later worked at Goodyear for close to 40 years. [2]