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I went to George Kings Sports Camp in 1963 and 1964. I enjoyed those summers very much.
Steve Martin
December 15, 2014 | Key West, FL
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Obituary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - George King, the former NBA player who coached West Virginia and Purdue and had a long run as the Boilermakers' athletic director, has died, university officials said. He was 78.
King died in Naples, Fla., on Thursday, Purdue University announced on its athletic Web site.
King was born in Charleston, attended Stonewall Jackson High and starred at Morris Harvey College. The 6-foot guard played six seasons with the NBA's Syracuse Nationals and Cincinnati Royals.
In Game 7 of the 1955 NBA Finals between Syracuse and Fort Wayne, King made the go-ahead free throw with 12 seconds left, then stole the ball to preserve the title, the first of the shot-clock era.
King was head coach at his alma mater for the 1956-57 season, became an assistant coach at West Virginia University the following year and took the head coaching job when Fred Schaus followed WVU standout Jerry West to the Los Angeles Lakers.
King was credited with integrating WVU's basketball team. He compiled a 102-43 record in five seasons as WVU coach, earning two Southern Conference titles and three NCAA tournament bids.
The two-time state amateur athlete of the year was inducted into athletic halls of fame at Purdue and the University of Charleston, the successor to Morris Harvey College.
Copyright © 2006 The Associated Press
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Bapa,
I miss you more than anything. I have never stopped loving grandpa!
Kasey Hirsty
May 05, 2009 | Fort Wayne, IN
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My dad ushered every Morris Harvey basketball game for many years, including those years that George played. On my dad's 80th birthday in 1985 George King sent him a birthday greeting, which was a very special gesture appreciated by both my dad and me. I was in elementary school in South Charleston during George's Morris Harvey career. He was such a great team player and my first sports hero. I recall that in spite of his high scoring average many times on fast breaks he would be fed the...
Hal McGlathery
January 17, 2009 | Spokane, WA
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You were the greatest George. You could be playing now as you were always in shape. God BLess you and yours. Love, Wally Ox Osterkorn
WALLY OSTERKORN
October 07, 2008 | PHOENIX, AZ
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God Bless you and all your family. I am the nephew of Wally Osterkorn "OX" he told me how good you were and what a good man you were. I hope the family has found peace and know that his experience in life reached many many people. God Bless you all.
Tom Ahlfeld
October 03, 2008 | Chicago, IL
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the lord will always be with you.
alexandria scoggins
June 07, 2007 | Gary, IN
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Remembered By
Richard H. Herrick
April 23, 2007 | Costa Mesa, CA
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I was an 8-year-old in Syracuse and George was my hero. I wrote number three on my shirt and wore a thigh wrap like he often did. The day he won the NBA championship, my dad and I came to the War Memorial late in the game and got to go in the locker room. What a memory. I never forgot George and extend my sympathy to his family.
Dick Clarke
November 24, 2006 | Baldwinsville, NY
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I grew up in Charleston, where my Mom, Barbara Wagner Angelo went to Morris Harvey with George. I went to Purdue, Class of '84, and, although I only met AD King once, it was enough to convince me that he was a great man. He'll be sorely missed. We'll see ya' later.
Mike Angelo
November 18, 2006 | Atlanta, GA
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