Goo Kennedy

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Goo Kennedy
Personal information
Born(1949-08-23)August 23, 1949
Charlotte, North Carolina
DiedDecember 8, 2020(2020-12-08) (aged 71)
Texas
NationalityAmerican
Career information
High schoolWest Charlotte
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
College
  • Fort Worth CC (1968–1970)
  • TCU (1970–1971)
NBA draft1971 / Round: 9 / Pick: 139th overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1971–1978
PositionPower forward / Center
Number50, 55, 44, 30
Career history
1971–1974Dallas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs
1974–1975Spirits of St. Louis
1975Utah Stars
1976–1977Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points2,739 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds1,866 (5.6 rpg)
Assists299 (0.9 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Eugene "Goo" Kennedy (23 August 1949 – 8 December 2020) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward/center, Kennedy played one season (1970–71) of college basketball at Texas Christian University, and was named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year after leading the TCU Horned Frogs to the conference championship. He averaged 16.6 rebounds per game that season, with a high of 28 versus the University of Arkansas.[1]

After college, Kennedy played four seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas Chaparrals/San Antonio Spurs, Spirits of St. Louis, and Utah Stars. He then played one season in the National Basketball Association with the Houston Rockets. He averaged 8.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during his professional career.[2]

Kennedy and his wife, Mary, raised over forty foster children over the years.[1]

Kennedy died at age 71 on 8 December 2020, according to his daughter Eugenia. The cause of death was not immediately known.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b TCU Lettermen's Hall of Fame Banquet Set For Friday Archived 2008-01-30 at the Wayback Machine. TCU Athletics. 4 September 2003. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
  2. ^ Goo Kennedy statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2009.
  3. ^ Davison, Drew (December 8, 2020). "Eugene 'Goo' Kennedy, former TCU basketball great and pro player, dies at age 71". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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