Billy Joe Adcock

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Billy Joe Adcock
Personal information
Born Evansville, Indiana
Career information
High school West (Nashville, Tennessee)
College Vanderbilt (1947–1950)
Position Forward
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (1948, 1950)
  • AP Honorable mention All-American (1948, 1950)
  • Vandy Athletics Hall of Fame
  • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

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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]

Early years

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

References

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