Billy Joe Adcock

Billy Joe Adcock was a basketball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores. A prominent forward,[1] he was the first player to be awarded a basketball scholarship by the school.[2][3] He was also the school's first All-American basketball selection, by the Sporting News in 1950.[4] Adcock retired as Vanderbilt's all-time leading scorer.[5] He attended West High School in Nashville, where he was a three-year letterman in football and baseball as well as basketball.[6]

Not to be confused with Joe Adcock.
Billy Joe Adcock
Personal information
BornEvansville, Indiana
Career information
High schoolWest (Nashville, Tennessee)
CollegeVanderbilt (1947–1950)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1948, 1950)
  • 2× AP Honorable mention All-American (1948, 1950)
  • Vandy Athletics Hall of Fame
  • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

Early years

Adcock was born in Evansville, Indiana, but his family soon moved to Jackson, Tennessee.[2]

References
  1. "Billy Joe Adcock Of Vanderbilt Is Leading Scorers". Times Daily. February 9, 1949.
  2. Bill Traughber. Vanderbilt Basketball: Tales of Commodore Hardwood History.
  3. Huggins, Harold (February 9, 2011). "Extra efforts paid off in Hall of Fame career for former Vanderbilt great". Nashville City Paper. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. "2013-14 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book by Vanderbilt Commodores". ISSUU. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. "Retired Monsanto leader recalls years as Vanderbilt basketball standout". engineering.vanderbilt.edu. Vanderbilt School of Engineering. March 25, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  6. "Adcock, Billy Joe « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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