Bob Burrow

Bob Burrow
Personal information
Born(1934-06-29)June 29, 1934
Malvern, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 2019(2019-01-03) (aged 84)
Franklin, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolWells (Wells, Texas)
College
NBA draft1956: 2nd round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Rochester Royals
Playing career1956–1958
PositionPower forward / center
Number6, 50
Career history
1956–1957Rochester Royals
1957–1958Minneapolis Lakers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points459 (5.7 ppg)
Rebounds357 (4.4 rpg)
Assists47 (0.6 apg)
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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.[1] He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA draft.

A jersey honoring Burrow hangs in Rupp Arena.

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]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1956–57 Rochester 67 15.3 .374 .616 4.4 .6 6.0
1957–58 Minneapolis 14 12.2 .314 .333 4.6 .4 3.9
Career 81 14.8 .365 .578 4.4 .6 5.7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Basketball's twin-tournament finale presents two big - 03.19.56 - SI Vault". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  2. ^ Sheroan, Ben (January 4, 2019). "UK All-American Bob Burrow dies at 84". thenewsenterprise.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Bob Burrow NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.


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