Cliff Barker

Cliff Barker
Personal information
Born	January 15, 1921; Yorktown, Indiana
Died	March 17, 1998 (aged 77); Satsuma, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Yorktown (Yorktown, Indiana)
College	Kentucky (1946–1949)
NBA draft	1949 / Round: 5
	Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career	1949–1952
Position	Guard
Number	10
Career history
1949–1952	Indianapolis Olympians
Career highlights and awards
	2× NCAA champion (1948, 1949);
Career statistics
Points	557
Rebounds	181
Assists	294
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

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]^[2] and two national championships at the University of Kentucky.

A jersey honoring Barker hangs in Rupp Arena.

While at the University of Kentucky, Barker was an All-SEC (Second Team) and All-SEC Tournament guard during the 1947–48 and 1948-49 seasons.

A member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Barker was a B-17 Flying Fortress gunner and spent 16 months as a prisoner-of-war.^[3]

References[]

^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Cliff Barker". Retrieved September 10, 2010.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cliff Barker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Cliff Barker".