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    Alex John Groza (October 7, 1926 – January 21, 1995) was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY...
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    1946, then approached three Kentucky basketball players Ralph Beard, Alex Groza, and Dale Barnstable with his associates in late 1948 about potentially...
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  • first conference title under Alex Groza when the team won the 1963 KIAC regular season and tournament titles. In addition Groza was named the KIAC coach of...
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  • selections to the Eastern team. Frank Brian, Ralph Beard, Bob Davies, Alex Groza, George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen and Fred Schaus were unanimous selections...
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  • Kentucky would have garnered its third MVP award in the last four years. Alex Groza won the honor in 1948 and 1949 while Bill Spivey and Shelby Linville would...
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  • Rhodes being fired. Rhodes was briefly replaced by Alex Groza, who won both games he coached. Groza was quickly replaced as coach by Frank Ramsey, the...
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    Association (NBA). The Olympians were led by University of Kentucky alumni Alex Groza and Ralph Beard, both of whom were key contributors on the gold medal...
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  • – Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (d. 2002) 1926 – Alex Groza, American basketball player (d. 1995) 1927 – Al Martino, American singer...
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    "Rickey Green Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2008. "Alex Groza Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2008. "Tom Gugliotta Stats"...
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    school teacher in Louisville at the time of his arrest), Ralph Beard and Alex Groza (both playing for the Indianapolis Olympians in the NBA) were arrested...
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  • season (in 1964 and 1969) shared with DeAndre Jordan, Alonzo Mourning, and Alex Groza. 2nd-most free throws missed in a game (22, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, December...
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    lifetime suspensions to Indianapolis Olympians players Ralph Beard and Alex Groza, not for what they did in the NBA but for point shaving in college at...
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  • they chose not to do so. On October 20, 1951, former Kentucky players Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, and Dale Barnstable were arrested for taking bribes from...
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  • Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball in the late 1940s – "Fabulous Five" (Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Wallace Jones, Cliff Barker and Ken Rollins). University...
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    credited as the best US roster until the formation of the 1992 Dream Team. Alex Groza and Ralph Beard, both briefly NBA stars, made the 1948 squad as Kentucky...
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  • Groza is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aleksander Groza (1807–1875), Polish poet and writer Alex Groza (1926–1995), American...
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  • 46–36 victory in the final game over Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The following...
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    race and no other retired player in NBA history other than Pettit and Alex Groza (who played only two seasons) has averaged more than 20 points per game...
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  • Ralph Beard, and Alex Groza were arrested after admitting they had shaved points while playing in college. Barnstable, Beard, and Groza would each receive...
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    Barker Don Barksdale Ralph Beard Lew Beck Vince Boryla Gordon Carpenter Alex Groza Wallace Jones Bob Kurland Ray Lumpp R. C. Pitts Jesse Renick Jackie Robinson...
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  • 58–42 victory in the final game over Baylor, coached by Bill Henderson. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The following...
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  • from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011. Sachare, Alex (1994). The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia. New York: Villard Books...
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  • Packers Jim Pollard* (2) Minneapolis Lakers Fred Schaus Fort Wayne Pistons Alex Groza Indianapolis Olympians Dolph Schayes* Syracuse Nationals Bob Davies* (2)...
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    Louis Roy Groza (January 25, 1924 – November 29, 2000), nicknamed "the Toe", was an American professional football offensive tackle and placekicker while...
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    Moceanu Nadia Comăneci Corina Morariu Scarlett Bordeaux Sam Cosmi Lou Groza Alex Groza Sabrina Ionescu Gheorghe Mureșan Charley Stanceu Chip Caray Skip Caray...
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  • (1975)       Head coach K. C. Jones (1972–73) Wilt Chamberlain (1973–74) Alex Groza & Beryl Shipley (1974–75) Bill Musselman (1975) Ownership Leonard Bloom...
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  • Britain (0–7) 21.   Switzerland (2–6) 22.  Iraq (0–7) 23.  Ireland (0–6) Alex Groza led Team USA with an average of 11.1 points per game. Bud Browning was...
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  • Among these players were Indianapolis Olympians players Ralph Beard and Alex Groza for their actions at University of Kentucky, and 1951's number one draft...
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    shaving scandal of 1951. On October 20, 1951, former Kentucky players Alex Groza, Bill Spivey, Ralph Beard, and Dale Barnstable were arrested for taking...
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    season, Chamberlain got another new coach, former NBA player and ex-soldier Alex Hannum, and was joined by rookie center Nate Thurmond, who later entered...
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