Robert Brantley "Bob" Burrow (born June 29, 1934 in Malvern, Arkansas) is a retired American basketball player. The son of a lumberjack, Burrow was considered the nation's No. 1 junior college player in 1954 at Lon Morris, where he scored 2,191 points. Reportedly, Adolph Rupp gave Burrow a scholarship without seeing him play in person. [1] He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky and was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Burrow played for the Royals (1956–57) and Minneapolis Lakers (1957–58) in the NBA for a total of 81 games.
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American basketball player |
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July 29, 1934 |
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Malvern, Arkansas |
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