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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 29, 1934 Malvern, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 3, 2019 (aged 84) Franklin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Wells ( Wells, Texas) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1956: 2nd round, 8th overall pick |
| Selected by the Rochester Royals | |
| Playing career | 1956–1958 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 6, 50 |
| Career history | |
| 1956–1957 | Rochester Royals |
| 1957–1958 | Minneapolis Lakers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 459 (5.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 357 (4.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 47 (0.6 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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.
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
| 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
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sheroan, Ben (January 4, 2019). "UK All-American Bob Burrow dies at 84". thenewsenterprise.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ "Bob Burrow NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
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- 1934 births
- 2019 deaths
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Arkansas
- Centers (basketball)
- Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
- Lon Morris Bearcats basketball players
- Minneapolis Lakers players
- People from Malvern, Arkansas
- Power forwards
- Rochester Royals draft picks
- Rochester Royals players
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs