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.
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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) |
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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 |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 459 (5.7 ppg) |
Rebounds | 357 (4.4 rpg) |
Assists | 47 (0.6 apg) |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.
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]
1956 NBA draft | |
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1956 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans | |
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