Wallace Jones
Wallace "Wah Wah" Clayton Jones (born July 14, 1926 in Harlan, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olympians.
He also holds the unique distinction of being an All-American under both legends Adolph Rupp (basketball) and Bear Bryant (football) when both coached at Kentucky. He is the only player to have his number retired in both football and basketball at Kentucky. At the University of Kentucky, Jones was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
In 1953 Jones was elected sheriff of Fayette County, Kentucky.[1] In 1956 Jones was the Republican nominee for Kentucky's 6th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives. Though Dwight Eisenhower, heading the Republican ticket, carried the state, Jones lost the election to Democrat John C. Watts.[2]
References
- ^ Story, Mark, Farmer’s political rise recalls another former Cat’s, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 5, 2010
- ^ Story, Mark, Farmer’s political rise recalls another former Cat’s, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 5, 2010
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Jones, Wah Wah |
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Basketball player |
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July 14, 1926 |
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Harlan, Kentucky |
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