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+ | Sale attended Kavanaugh High School in Anderson County, Kentucky prior to matriculating at UK.<ref name=BLUE/> As a {{height|ft=6|in=4}} /center, he was a rather tall player for his era. Sale used his height to his advantage and was noted as both a good scorer and rebounder.<ref name=BLUE/> In his three seasons with the Wildcats team, Sale played in 50 career games and scored 657 points.<ref name=BLUE/> He was twice named a consensus All-American, and as a senior in 1932–33 Sale was selected as the [[Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year|Helms Athletic Foundation (HAF) National Player of the Year]].<ref name=BLUE/> That year, Kentucky won the Southeastern Conference regular season and SEC Tournament titles, finished with a 21–3 overall record, and were named the [[Helms Athletic Foundation#NCAA basketball national champions|HAF National Champions]].<ref name=BLUE/> |
After college, Sale became a high school history teacher and basketball coach before joining the [[United States Navy]] and fighting in [[World War II]] for a year. He returned to being a teacher and coach, and then from 1964 to 1967 he ran his own Sale Sporting Goods Store.<ref name=BLUE/> He entered politics in 1971 as a Democrat and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 55th District.<ref name=BLUE/><ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintgeorge-salliotte.html Political Graveyard.com]</ref> Sale was re-elected four times before ending his political career.<ref name=BLUE/> |
After college, Sale became a high school history teacher and basketball coach before joining the [[United States Navy]] and fighting in [[World War II]] for a year. He returned to being a teacher and coach, and then from 1964 to 1967 he ran his own Sale Sporting Goods Store.<ref name=BLUE/> He entered politics in 1971 as a Democrat and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 55th District.<ref name=BLUE/><ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintgeorge-salliotte.html Political Graveyard.com]</ref> Sale was re-elected four times before ending his political career.<ref name=BLUE/> |
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 7 February 2021
Forest Sale | |
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Born | June 25, 1911 |
Died |
December 4, 1985 Lexington, Kentucky | (aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Forest E. "Aggie" Sale (June 25, 1911 – December 4, 1985) was a standout American college basketball player at the University of Kentucky from 1930–31 to 1932–33. He played for coach Adolph Rupp and was one of Rupp's first NCAA All-Americans.[1]
Sale attended Kavanaugh High School in Anderson County, Kentucky prior to matriculating at UK.[1] As a 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) /center, he was a rather tall player for his era. Sale used his height to his advantage and was noted as both a good scorer and rebounder.[1] In his three seasons with the Wildcats team, Sale played in 50 career games and scored 657 points.[1] He was twice named a consensus All-American, and as a senior in 1932–33 Sale was selected as the Helms Athletic Foundation (HAF) National Player of the Year.[1] That year, Kentucky won the Southeastern Conference regular season and SEC Tournament titles, finished with a 21–3 overall record, and were named the HAF National Champions.[1]
After college, Sale became a high school history teacher and basketball coach before joining the United States Navy and fighting in World War II for a year. He returned to being a teacher and coach, and then from 1964 to 1967 he ran his own Sale Sporting Goods Store.[1] He entered politics in 1971 as a Democrat and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 55th District.[1][2] Sale was re-elected four times before ending his political career.[1]
Forest Sale died of a heart attack on December 4, 1985, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "UK Career Statistics and Bio for Forest Sale". BigBlueHistory.net. May 15, 2010. http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Sale_Forest.html. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ↑ Political Graveyard.com
The original article can be found at Forest Sale and the edit history here.