Nationality American Name Cliff Barker College Kentucky (1946–1949) | Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg) Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |
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Born January 15, 1921
Yorktown, Indiana ( 1921-01-15 ) Died March 17, 1998(1998-03-17) (aged 77)
Satsuma, Florida High school Yorktown (Yorktown, Indiana) | ||
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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 and two national championships at the University of Kentucky.
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.
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