Varsity Club Hall of Fame Induction Class of 1974, Francis X. Walsh
Knick Knacks PUBLISHED BY THE KNICKERBOCKER PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM • MADISON S9UARE GARDEN Volume 3, Number 1 September, 1949 Kentucky's Fabulous Four Meet Knicks: Groza, Beard, Jones, Barker Face !(nicks in Garden Opener, Nov.IO Alex Groza WaUace Jones What many court critics consider the best college basketball tean of all time, the University of Kentucky, now the professional Indian Pro Leagues a polis Olympians, will help the New York Knickerbockers open thei1 1949-50 home season, in Madison Square Garden, Thursday, Novem In Merger her 10. Kentucky's Fabulous Four-Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Wah Wat In addition to such favorites as Jones and Cliff Barker- the scourge of rival collegiate squads for the the Minneapolis Lakers, Chicago past three years signed as a unit with lndianapoli1 Stags, Washington Capitols, Phil and their efforts against the nation's top profes adelphia Warriors and Rochester sional outfits in the ational Basketball Assn. wil Royals, New York court fans this be followed with keen interest. ;eason will see the pick of the Alex Groza, the 6-7 Wildcat center, was the ~ational League clubs. country's leading college scorer last season ir Ten clubs from the Basketball major competition. He made 698 points, an aver <\ssn. of America, in which the age of 20.5 in 34 games, and was an <.~nanimom NPw Yo-rk Knickerbockers held All-America ::.election. Ralph Beard was runner-UJ membership three years, have to Groza among the Kentuckians with 370 points joined with seven National Lea followed by Jones with 309 and Barker, 248. gue franchises to form the Na In 26 regular season games last winter KentuckJ tional Basketball Assn.
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