The date of death of the following Kentucky players has been tentatively identified. Those with a (P) have a photograph available if useful. Those with a (**) have a biography or obituary, however those without do not. Any assistance in confirming this information or in obtaining or locating biographical information is appreciated. This type of information may possibly be available in appropriate local or national newspapers or from relatives.
For listings which have not been confirmed, a best guess has been made based on the uniqueness of the name, middle initial if known, age of person as it relates to the expected birth year and even place of death. A major source of this information comes from the KYrootsweb website which lists any person who died in the state of Kentucky between 1911 and 2000. Another useful site is the Social Security Death Index which provides DOB and DOD information on virtually anyone who received a social security benefit. The hometown when the player was in college, the place of death and residence of death is given (if known) in order to assist in locating appropriate obituaries or biographies. If you have any relevant information, please contact me at the address below. For more information on the other type of data I am searching for with my site, please check the following page.
Status: Confirmed - Need Obit - The dates have generally been confirmed by an outside source, however an obituary is still desired.
| Player | Last Season Played | Known Date of Death | Hometown (at School) | Known Date of Birth | Estimated Birth Year | Unconfirmed Birth Year | Unconfirmed Date of Death | Unconfirmed Residence | Unconfirmed Place of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Charles Brewer (P) (A) | 1942-43 | 8/6/1944 (**) | New Albany, IN | - | 1920 | NA | NA | KIA - WWII | - | KIA WWII (France). Could check New Albany IN paper but date uncertain. |
| Milton James Cavana (P) (A) | 1930-31 | 9/13/1959 (**) | - | - | 1909 | NA | NA | Campbell | Campbell | Check Lexington Paper. ( ) Died in Bellevue (Huron County) near Cincinnati. Check Cinn. Paper ( ) ( ) Check newspaper in Campbell county. None listed in 1959 for ( ) |
| Kenneth Haynes England (P) (A) | 1941-42 | 4/14/1945 (**) | Campbellsburg, KY | - | 1920 | NA | NA | WWII | - | KIA - WWII (Italy) |
| Henry Lester Farmer (P) (A) | 1912-13 | 5/30/1914 (**) | Harlan, KY | - | 1890 | NA | NA | - | - | Died in Colorado trying to recover from Tuberculosis. Check Harlan paper for more detailed obituary. No Harlan paper carried in WTY Lib during this date ( ) Ask for lookup |
| James William Goforth (P) (A) | 1936-37 | 6/22/1944 (**) | Louisville, KY | - | 1914 | NA | NA | Saipan - WWII | - | KIA - WWII (Saipan) |
| Walter Marion Johnson (P) (A) | 1943-44 | 7/30/1945 (**) | Mount Sterling, KY | - | 1923 | NA | NA | WWII | - | KIA WWII (Pacific) |
| James Libern King (P) (A) | 1941-42 | 2/24/1944 (**) | Sharpe, KY | - | 1919 | NA | NA | WWII | - | KIA WWII (Germany) |
| Bernard Opper (P) (A) | 1938-39 | 2/24/2000 | New York, NY | 9/1/1915 | 1915 | NA | NA | - | Encino, CA | Check NY papers or Encino, Los Angeles County, CA ( ) papers (outside library) |
Status: High - Based on the evidence at hand, it is believed that the estimated date is accurate. This is usually attributed to an uncommon name which matches an expected birth year or a solid matching of expected birth year, name (including middle initial) and location.
| Player | Last Season Played | Known Date of Death | Hometown (at School) | Known Date of Birth | Estimated Birth Year | Unconfirmed Birth Year | Unconfirmed Date of Death | Unconfirmed Residence | Unconfirmed Place of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Ellis Althaus (P) (A) | 1942-43 | - | Louisville, KY | - | 1921 | 4/20/1921 | 2/11/2009 | - | - | Born in Louisville in 1921. Check Santa Ana (CA) |
| Richard Hord Arnett (P) (A) | 1903-04 | - | Woodford County, KY | - | 1883 | 3/25/1883 | 1/9/1955 | San Diego, CA | - | Check outside library (San Diego, San Diego County, CA) with DOD of January 9, 1955. (X - does not show up in index of San Diego Union) |
| Lawrence Marshall Crump (P) (A) | 1930-31 | - | Fort Thomas, KY | - | 1909 | 11/3/1906 | 2/20/1991 | Fayette | Fayette | LHL has short obit on 2/21/1991 p. b8 Located. "Lawrence M. Crump, 84, 247 North Mill Street, retired manager of the Lexington Credit Bureau, husband of Lucy Shropshire Crump." Need to check further if this is same person. |
| Harry Curry Gorham (P) (A) | 1943-44 | - | Lexington, KY | - | 1923 | 2/27/1926 | 5/25/2003 | - | - | Check Lex. Herald Leader ( ) - Doesn't appear in electronic search. |
| Samuel Harper (P) [Samuel] (A) | 1963-64 | 3/7/1999 (**) | Clinton, KY | 11/27/1943 | 1943 | NA | NA | Boyle | Boyle | Check Lexington paper and next day of Danville paper. Danville paper (3/8/1999) does not have a lot of information and doesn't confirm he was a former UK athlete. |
| Paul Liberto Lansaw (P) (A) | 1950-51 | - | Middletown, OH | - | 1929 | 12/7/1928 | 12/4/1999 | - | - | Looked in Middletown OH Journal (X). |
| Robert Edward Lavin (P) [Robert] (A) | 1921-22 | - | Paris, KY | 8/31/1900 | 1900 | - | 11/1/1972 | - | - | WWI registration card gives dob as 8/31/1900. SSDI lists dod as Nov. 1972 in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY. Check New York paper ? ( ) Paris KY paper ( X - not in stacks, try again ( )) |
| Lawrence Irving Longsworth (P) [Lawrence] (A) | 1916-17 | - | - | - | 1894 | 1/8/1895 | 3/1/1969 | - | - | Need first name. Dutch no doubt nickname. Check Lex. Papers in March 1969. Herald ( ) Leader ( ) |
Status: Medium - Based on the evidence at hand, it is believed that there is likely that the date is accurate.
| Player | Last Season Played | Known Date of Death | Hometown (at School) | Known Date of Birth | Estimated Birth Year | Unconfirmed Birth Year | Unconfirmed Date of Death | Unconfirmed Residence | Unconfirmed Place of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Baer (P) (A) | 1906-07 | - | Louisville, KY | - | 1884 | 10/19/1885 | 3/21/1949 | - | - | Check outside library Shoshone, Lincoln County, Idaho for Stanley Theodore Baer, dod 3/21/1949. ( ) Also Idaho City, Ada County, Idaho ( ) Louisville ( ) Newspaperarchive ( ) Asked for lookup (X) |
| Bill Congleton (P) (A) | 1930-31 | - | Lexington, KY | - | 1910 | 9/21/1911 | 3/8/1993 | Fayette | Fayette | Lex H-L p B4 (3/9/1993) has short obit for William E. Contact W.T. Congleton company in Lexington. ( ) Check SSDI index for dob. Check Lex Public search. ( ) Also in kyweb a second person, dod 5/8/1977, yob 1913 (William S). Laudeman claims name is Vernon, check ( ) |
| Bruce L. Davis (P) (A) | 1935-36 | - | Lexington, KY | - | 1913 | - | 8/27/1979 | - | - | Check Lexington Herald ( ) and Leader ( ) |
| Chester Duff (P) (A) | 1944-45 | - | Dorfork, KY | - | 1924 | 11/29/1924 | 5/17/2000 | Hazard, KY | - | from Perry County obits online/ Perry County News S/88-030) ( X ) Does not say whether he played at UK or not. Check with Clifford Duff or Roy Edward Duff of New Albany IN (Nephews) |
| Jake H. Gaiser (P) (A) | 1911-12 | - | Lexington, KY | - | 1889 | 8/17/1890 | 6/1/1978 | New York, NY | - | SS Residence in Westchester NY [Bedford County], issued in NY. Est. DOD is June 1978, no day given. Suggested DOB is 8/17/1890. Check outside library ( ) |
| Elmer Hopkins (P) (A) | 1914-15 | - | Henderson, KY | - | 1894 | 4/17/1893 | 5/26/1980 | Harlan | Harlan | Check Henderson paper (Gleaner S-369) ( ) |
| Charles T. Hughes (P) (A) | 1924-25 | - | Repton, KY | - | 1902 | 4/22/1902 | 8/31/1985 | - | - | Check Charles T. Hughes who died in Madison County (Richmond) August 31, 1985. Check Richmond paper ( ) (Madison County Post not carried in WTY beyond 1983) Berea Citizen S 150 ( ) |
| James L. Hughes (P) (A) | 1931-32 | - | Georgetown, KY | - | 1911 | - | 5/7/1980 | - | - | Check Georgetown News & Times S 264 ( ) |
| Ralph G. Jackowski (P) (A) | 1937-38 | - | Anderson, IL | - | 1917 | 5/9/1915 | 8/1/1996 | Orland Park, IL | Orland park, IL | SSDI index suggests dod. Check Orland Park IL l[Cook County] ibrary ( ) (outside source) ask for lookup |
| Fred Louis McLane (P) (A) | 1929-30 | - | Newport, KY | - | 1907 | 4/11/1908 | 5/19/1988 | - | - | Check Fort Thomas Campbell County Recorder S81-075 ( ) or Kenton County Kentucky Post S 365 ( ) or Cincinnati ( ) ( ) papers. Need to confirm this is the right person. His father may have been mayor of Newport. |
| Walter Wesley Morris (P) (A) | 1918-19 | - | Lexington, KY | - | 1898 | 2/1/1899 | 10/1/1984 | - | - | Died sometime October 1984 in Shawnee OK (outside library, ask for lookup) |
| Wayne Plummer (P) (A) | 1908-09 | - | Newport, KY | - | 1889 | 9/24/1890 | 6/1/1964 | - | - | Middle name is likely Wayne. First initial is W. (probably Willdredd Wayne Plummer, dob Sept. 24, 1890.) SSDI lists June 1964 dod in Dade County. (ask for lookup) |
| Samuel H. Ridgeway (P) [Samuel] (A) | 1920-21 | - | Shepherdsville, KY | - | 1900 | 1902 | 6/30/1986 | - | - | Check Louisville Paper LCJ ( ) and Shepherdsville paper Pioneer News S 232( ) |
| James S. Robertson (P) [James] (A) | 1940-41 | - | Eminence, KY | - | 1920 | - | 6/15/1996 | Wilmore | - | Check Nicholasville paper Jessamine Journal S 195 ( ) Lexington paper ( ) |
Status: Low - These are considered a low probability that the proposed date is accurate. This may be due to multiple possibilities due to a common name, an age which is different than what is estimated, etc.
| Player | Last Season Played | Known Date of Death | Hometown (at School) | Known Date of Birth | Estimated Birth Year | Unconfirmed Birth Year | Unconfirmed Date of Death | Unconfirmed Residence | Unconfirmed Place of Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Watts Blanton (P) (A) | 1922-23 | - | Richmond, KY | - | 1902 | 8/30/1904 | 6/15/1966 | - | - | Check Bourbon County paper Kentuckian Citizen S 198 ( ) May have been politician. If checks out check Richmond paper Madison County Post S376 ( ) |
| Darrell Darby (P) (A) | 1932-33 | - | Ashland, KY | - | 1910 | 1910 | 7/1/1964 | - | - | SS lists a Darrell Darby with issue in Kentucky, death of July 1964 (no date) and DOB 5/4/1910. Check Lex paper. ( ) First name may be Darrow. |
| Warfield Donohue (P) (A) | 1936-37 | - | Louisville, KY | - | 1914 | - | - | - | - | Can try John W. Donohue dod 10/10/1969 in Jefferson County. LCJ ( ) |
| William Goodwin (A) | 1902-03 | - | - | - | 1882 | 1879 | 9/16/1962 | Jefferson | Spencer | Try Louisville newspaper LCJ ( X ) (has obit but doesn't confirm) or Spencer county newspaper. Spencer Magnet S 94-8 ( ) |
| Herbert E Jerome (P) (A) | 1933-34 | - | - | - | 1913 | 11/14/1913 | 9/27/1992 | - | - | One hit suggests Illinois. Low probability. |
| Charles Keller [Charles] (A) | 1918-19 | - | - | - | 1898 | - | - | - | - | Multiple choices on KYweb. Charles E. (DOB 1902), Charles P. (DOB 1896), Charles P. (DOB 1898) |
| Henry Clay Kimbrough (P) (A) | 1911-12 | - | Lexington, KY | - | 1891 | 9/1/1893 | 8/1/1977 | - | - | Either Henry Clay or Nelson Lee Kimbrough. Most likely Henry who graduated in 1914, as he was hoping to play varsity. Best lead is Henry Kimbrough died August 1977 in Douglas County, CO (Castle Rock). Ask for Lookup. |
| Nicholas Henry Lutz (P) [Nicholas] (A) | 1935-36 | - | Chicago, IL | - | 1915 | - | 9/24/1994 | - | - | SSDI index suggests two possibles,one Nicholas Lutz dob 1/24/1914 dod 9/86 in Elizabeth NJ. the other (more likely) Nicholas H. Lutz dob 6/14/1913, dod 9/24/1994 Illinois, died in Austin TX. |
| Ed Pierce (A) | 1902-03 | - | - | - | 1882 | - | 1/11/1921 | Garrard | - | No age given at time of death. Low prob. |
| Charles Spillman (P) (A) | 1922-23 | - | - | - | 1901 | Unknown | 9/11/1961 | Barren | Barren | KYweb hit has Unlisted age. Very low prob. Name may be Charles Merritt Spillman from Lexington KY. |
| Robert H Taylor (P) [Robert] (A) | 1935-36 | - | Covington, KY | - | 1913 | - | 9/21/1977 | - | - | There is a Robert H Taylor who died in Fayette County Sept. 21, 1977. Check Lex. Herald ( ) Leader ( ) Another Robert H Taylor died April 13, 1977 in Daviess County (Owensboro) |
| J. Rice Walker (P) (A) | 1937-38 | - | Lexington, KY | - | 1915 | 1918 | 3/6/1961 | Russell | Fayette | Try Herald (11/5/1956) p. 16 col. 3. ( ) " J. Rice Walker a truck salesman for General Motors Corp. died yesterday at hospital where he was admitted earlier in the day." |
| Charles Worthington (P) (A) | 1931-32 | - | Louisville, KY | - | 1910 | 1914 | 5/18/1997 | Boone | Boone | Not likely given geography and spread. |
| George M. Yates (P) (A) | 1932-33 | - | Elizabethtown, KY | - | 1910 | - | - | - | - | According to SSDI index, There is a George Yates born 1/28/1910, dod April 1982 Bardwell, Carlisle KY. Another George Yates born 9/17/1912, dod Dec. 1976 with last resident Franklin, Simpson KY. |
