Bob Burrow

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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. He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft. 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.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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