The Players
In popular memory there are the stars and the other guys. In fact, both the Texas Western Miners and the Kentucky Wildcats, more than most teams to share the stage in an NCAA Championship game, were the very example of TEAM. Neither would have made it through to their ultimate match-up without total team efforts by those who played in the game and the practice players who prepared them for the challenges that awaited them.
University of Kentucky
In popular memory there are the stars and the other guys. In fact, both the Texas Western Miners and the Kentucky Wildcats, more than most teams to share the stage in an NCAA Championship game, were the very example of TEAM. Neither would have made it through to their ultimate match-up without total team efforts by those who played in the game and the practice players who prepared them for the challenges that awaited them.
University of Kentucky
Front row L to R.
Adolph Rupp, Gene Stewart, Pat Riley, Louie Dampier, Bob Tallent, Steve Clevenger, Jim LeMaster, Harry Lancaster.
Top Row. Tom Porter, Gary Gamble, Tom Kron, Cliff Berger, Larry Lentz, Brand Bounds, Thad Jaracz, Larry Conley, Mike Harrold (Slim).
*Cliff Berger: 6-8 C So. Centralia, IL
Brad Bounds: 6-5 F Jr. Bluffton, IND
Steve Clevenger: 6-0 G So. Anderson, IND
*Larry Conley: 6-3 F Sr. Ashland, KY
*Louie Dampier: 6-0 G Jr. Indianapolis, IND
*Thad Jaracz: 6-5 C So. Lexington, KY
*Tom Kron: 6-5 G Sr. Tell City, Ind
Jim LeMaster: 6-2 G So. Paris, KY.
Larry Lentz: 6-8 C Sr. Lakeview, OH
*Tom Porter: 6-3 F So. Gracey, KY
*Pat Riley: 6-3 F Jr. Schenectady, NY
*Bob Tallent: 6-1 G So. Maytown, KY
Bob Windsor: 6-4 F Jr. Ellicott City, MD
Brad Bounds: 6-5 F Jr. Bluffton, IND
Steve Clevenger: 6-0 G So. Anderson, IND
*Larry Conley: 6-3 F Sr. Ashland, KY
*Louie Dampier: 6-0 G Jr. Indianapolis, IND
*Thad Jaracz: 6-5 C So. Lexington, KY
*Tom Kron: 6-5 G Sr. Tell City, Ind
Jim LeMaster: 6-2 G So. Paris, KY.
Larry Lentz: 6-8 C Sr. Lakeview, OH
*Tom Porter: 6-3 F So. Gracey, KY
*Pat Riley: 6-3 F Jr. Schenectady, NY
*Bob Tallent: 6-1 G So. Maytown, KY
Bob Windsor: 6-4 F Jr. Ellicott City, MD
Texas Western College
Front row L to R. Bobby Joe Hill, Orsten Artis, Togo Railey, Willie Worsley. Second row: David Palacio, Dick Myers, Harry Flournoy, Louis Baudoin. Third row: Nevil Shed, Jerry Armstrong, Willie Cager, David Lattin, Coach Don Haskins. Courtesy of UTEP Athletic Dept.
Jerry Armstrong 6-4 F Sr. Eagleville, MO
*Orsten Artis 6-1 G Sr. Gary, IN
Louis Baudoin 6-7 F Jr. Albuquerque, NM
*Willie Cager 6-5 F So. New York, NY
*Harry Flournoy 6-6 F Sr. Gary, IN
*Bobby Joe Hill 5-10 G Jr. Highland Park, MI
David Palacio 6-2 G So. El Paso, TX
*David Lattin 6-6 C So. Houston, TX
Dick Myers 6-4 F Jr. Peabody, KN
Togo Railey 6-2 G So. El Paso, TX
*Nevil Shed 6-8 F Jr. Bronx, NY
*Willie Worsley 5-6 G So. New York, NY
*Orsten Artis 6-1 G Sr. Gary, IN
Louis Baudoin 6-7 F Jr. Albuquerque, NM
*Willie Cager 6-5 F So. New York, NY
*Harry Flournoy 6-6 F Sr. Gary, IN
*Bobby Joe Hill 5-10 G Jr. Highland Park, MI
David Palacio 6-2 G So. El Paso, TX
*David Lattin 6-6 C So. Houston, TX
Dick Myers 6-4 F Jr. Peabody, KN
Togo Railey 6-2 G So. El Paso, TX
*Nevil Shed 6-8 F Jr. Bronx, NY
*Willie Worsley 5-6 G So. New York, NY
*Played in the Championship Game