Bobby Rascoe Explained

Bobby Rascoe
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:205
Birth Date:22 July 1940
Birth Place:Trigg County, Kentucky, U.S.
Death Place:Bowling Green, Kentucky, U.S.
High School:Daviess County
(Owensboro, Kentucky)
College:Western Kentucky (1959–1962)
Draft Year:1962
Draft Round:3
Draft Pick:20
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Start:1962
Career End:1969
Career Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Career Number:34, 25, 45
Years1:1962–1967
Team1:Phillips 66ers
Years2:19671969
Team2:Kentucky Colonels
Highlights:
  • AAU All-American (1966)
  • AAU champion (1963)
  • 2× First-team All-OVC (1961, 1962)
  • Second-team All-OVC (1960)
  • No. 45 jersey retired by Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Robert Byron Rascoe (July 22, 1940 – August 24, 2024) was an American basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) with the Kentucky Colonels.[1]

On December 29, 2012, Western Kentucky University honored Rascoe's accomplishments by retiring his jersey in the rafters of EA Diddle Arena.[2] [3]

Rascoe died in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on August 24, 2024, at the age of 84.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bobby Rascoe Player Profile . basketball-reference.com . June 5, 2012.
  2. News: Hilltoppers Close 2012 with Saturday Night Contest Against North Texas . Michael . Schroeder . December 29, 2012A . WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations . . May 22, 2022 . dead . https://archive.today/20130209021158/http://www.wbko.com/sports/headlines/Hilltoppers-Close-2012-with-Saturday-Night-Contest-Against-North-Texas--185130191.html . February 9, 2013.
  3. News: Former Hilltopper star Rascoe’s jersey retired . Chad . Bishop . Zach . Greenwell . December 30, 2012 . . August 26, 2024.
  4. News: Hilltopper Basketball legend Bobby Rascoe passes away at 84 . 26 August 2024 . WBKO News . 25 August 2024.