Billy Joe Adcock
American basketball player
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| Intro | American basketball player | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Athlete Basketball player | |||
| Work field | Sports | |||
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| Birth | 26 March 1928, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA | |||
| Death | 29 July 2022 (aged 94 years) | |||
| Star sign | Aries | |||
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Biography
Billy Joe Adcock was a basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. A prominent forward, he was the first player to be awarded a basketball scholarship by the school. He was also the school's first All-American basketball selection, by the Sporting News in 1950. Adcock retired as Vanderbilt's all-time leading scorer. He attended West High School in Nashville, where he was a three-year letterman in football and baseball as well as basketball.
Early years
Adcock was born in Evansville, Indiana, but his family soon moved to Jackson, Tennessee.