Kenneth Lee Griffith (July 31, 1918 – June 5, 2005) was an American professional basketball player.[1][2] He played for the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League and averaged 1.5 points per game.[1][3]

Ken Griffith
Personal information
Born(1918-07-31)July 31, 1918
Virginia
DiedJune 5, 2005(2005-06-05) (aged 86)
Rockmart, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolWellsburg (Wellsburg, West Virginia)
CollegeAlderson Broaddus (1937–1941)
PositionGuard
Career history
1941–1942,
1943–1944,
1946–1947
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-WVIAC (1939, 1941)

Griffith did not play competitive basketball until attending Alderson Broaddus University.[2] In his career he scored 1,941 points and passed Stanford player Hank Luisetti's for a then all-time college basketball career scoring record.[2] Griffith also served in World War II and later worked at Goodyear for close to 40 years.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kenneth Griffith NBL stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ken Griffith". Peach Basket Society. December 7, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kenneth Griffith Statistics". Just Sports Stats. Retrieved July 10, 2019.