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| Born | January 15, 1921 Yorktown, Indiana | |||||||||||||
| Died | March 17, 1998 (aged 77) Satsuma, Florida | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| High school | Yorktown (Yorktown, Indiana) | |||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky (1946–1949) | |||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1949 / Round: 5 | |||||||||||||
| Selected by the Washington Capitols | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1949–1952 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 1949–1952 | Indianapolis Olympians | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Points | 557 | |||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 181 | |||||||||||||
| Assists | 294 | |||||||||||||
Stats  at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was a basketball player from the United States, who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom[1][2] and two national championships at the University of Kentucky.
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A jersey honoring Barker hangs in Rupp Arena.
While at the University of Kentucky, Barker was an All-SEC (Second Team) and All-SEC Tournament guard during the 1947–48 and 1948-49 seasons.
A veteran of the US Army Air Forces, Barker was a B-17 Flying Fortress gunner and spent 16 months as a prisoner-of-war.[3]
See also
Fabulous Five (Kentucky Wildcats)
References
- ^ "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Cliff Barker". Retrieved September 10, 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cliff Barker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
- ^ http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Players/Barker_Cliff.html