Bob Cunningham (basketball) explained

Bob Cunningham
Birth Date:1936 4, mf=y
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:190
High School:All Hallows
(Bronx, New York)
College:North Carolina (1955–1958)
Draft Year:1958
Career Number:32
Career Position:Guard / forward
Highlights:

Robert Cunningham (April 22, 1936 – June 20, 2006) was an American college basketball player.[1] He was one of the five starters on the 1957 national champion North Carolina Tar Heels who was brought by coach Frank McGuire from New York.[2] [3] Cunningham was considered the team's best defensive player.[4]

Cunningham died at age 70 in a Savannah, Georgia, hospital after battling both cancer and a heart attack.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bob Cunningham College Stats. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. Web site: A group of New Yorkers led North Carolina to ‘57 NCAA title over Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas. New York Daily News.
  3. Web site: This Date in Sports History - March 22. Staff Writer. Times Herald-Record.
  4. Web site: Former UNC guard Bob Cunningham dies at 70. June 15, 2006. ESPN.com.
  5. News: Guard on '57 UNC title team dies . Perlmutt . David . C2. The Charlotte Observer. June 13, 2016 . January 1, 2023. Newspapers.com.