Milt Ticco Explained

Milt Ticco
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:190
Birth Date:22 September 1922
Birth Place:Jenkins, Kentucky
Nationality:American
Death Place:Greenville, South Carolina
High School:Jenkins (Jenkins, Kentucky)
College:Kentucky (1940–1943)
Career Position:Forward / guard
Years1:1946–1947
Team1:Youngstown Bears
Years2:1947–1948
Team2:Flint Dow A.C.'s
Years3:1948
Team3:Indianapolis Kautskys
Years4:1948
Team4:Sheboygan Red Skins
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Milton M. Ticco (September 22, 1922 – January 26, 2002) was an American basketball and minor league baseball player. An All-American basketball player at the University of Kentucky, he played two seasons in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).

Ticco played for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky from 1940 to 1943. Following a stint in the military during World War II, he played both professional basketball and baseball. In the NBL (a precursor to today's National Basketball Association), Ticco played the 1946–47 NBL season with the Youngstown Bears and was named to the All-rookie second team.[1] In his NBL second season, Ticco split time with the Flint Dow A.C.'s and Indianapolis Kautskys, finishing the season with the Sheboygan Red Skins.[2] For his career, Ticco averaged 6 points per game in 60 contests.[3]

Ticco played minor league baseball from 1946 to 1952 with the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers organizations.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Cervi and Davies on NBL's First Team; Rizzo Picked for All-Frosh Team. Syracuse Post Standard. March 26, 1947. 14. Newspapers.com. February 22, 2015.
  2. News: Redskins Make Trade. Monroe (WI) Evening Times. February 12, 1948. 7. Newspapers.com. February 22, 2015.
  3. Web site: Milton Ticco basketball-reference.com profile . basketball-reference.com . February 22, 2015.