Bob Burrow

Bob Burrow
Personal information
Born	June 29, 1934; Malvern, Arkansas
Died	January 3, 2019 (aged 84); Franklin, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school	Wells (Wells, Texas)
College	Lon Morris (1952–1954); Kentucky (1954–1956);
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 2 / Pick: 8th overall
	Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career	1956–1958
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	6, 50
Career history
1956–1957	Rochester Royals
1957–1958	Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus second-team All-American (1956); Third-team All-American – AP (1955);
Career NBA statistics
Points	459 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	357 (4.4 rpg)
Assists	47 (0.6 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Brantley Burrow (June 29, 1934 – January 3, 2019) was an 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.

Early life[]

Reportedly, Adolph Rupp gave Burrow a scholarship without seeing him play in person.^[1] He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft.

A jersey honoring Burrow hangs in Rupp Arena.

Burrow played for the Royals (1956–57) and Minneapolis Lakers (1957–58) in the NBA for a total of 81 games.

Burrow died on January 3, 2019, at age 84.^[2]

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Sheroan, Ben (January 4, 2019). "UK All-American Bob Burrow dies at 84". thenewsenterprise.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Sheroan, Ben (January 4, 2019). "UK All-American Bob Burrow dies at 84". thenewsenterprise.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

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v t 1956 NBA Draft
Territorial pick	Tom Heinsohn
First round	Sihugo Green Bill Russell Jim Paxson Ronnie Shavlik Joe Holup Ron Sobieszczyk Hal Lear
Second round	Bob Burrow Willie Naulls Terry Rand Gary Bergen Paul Judson K. C. Jones Bob Kessler Phil Rollins

v t 1956 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Robin Freeman Sihugo Green Tom Heinsohn Bill Russell Ronnie Shavlik
Second Team	Bob Burrow Darrell Floyd Rod Hundley K. C. Jones Willie Naulls Bill Uhl

Bob Burrow

Contents

Early life[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Personal information
Born	(1934-06-29)June 29, 1934 Malvern, Arkansas
Died	January 3, 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 84) Franklin, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school	Wells (Wells, Texas)
College	Lon Morris (1952–1954) Kentucky (1954–1956)
NBA draft	1956 / Round: 2 / Pick: 8th overall
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career	1956–1958
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	6, 50
Career history
1956–1957	Rochester Royals
1957–1958	Minneapolis Lakers

Career highlights and awards
Consensus second-team All-American (1956) Third-team All-American – AP (1955)

Career NBA statistics
Points	459 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds	357 (4.4 rpg)
Assists	47 (0.6 apg)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com