Ken Griffith

Kenneth Lee Griffith (July 31, 1918 – June 5, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.5 points per game.[1][3]

Ken Griffith
Personal information
Born(1918-07-31)July 31, 1918
Virginia
DiedJune 5, 2005(2005-06-05) (aged 86)
Rockmart, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolWellsburg (Wellsburg, West Virginia)
CollegeAlderson Broaddus (1937–1941)
PositionGuard
Career history
1941–1942,
1943–1944,
1946–1947
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-WVIAC (1939, 1941)

Griffith did not play competitive basketball until attending Alderson Broaddus University.[2] In his career he scored 1,941 points and passed legendary Stanford player Hank Luisetti's for a then all-time college basketball career scoring record.[2] Griffith also served in World War II and later worked at Goodyear for close to 40 years.[2]

References

  1. "Kenneth Griffith NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. "Ken Griffith". Peach Basket Society. December 7, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. "Kenneth Griffith Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 10, 2019.


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