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Kentucky legend Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones passes away

News broke this afternoon that Kentucky great Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones passed away. Jones, who had just celebrated his 88th birthday, passed away Sunday morning.

Jeff Sheppard, Wah Wah Jones and Derek Anderson - photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

Jeff Sheppard, Wah Wah Jones and Derek Anderson – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com

From ASeaofBlue.com:  “News broke this afternoon that great Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones passed away. Jones, who had just celebrated his 88th birthday, passed away Sunday morning. What Jones accomplished in his athletic career six decades ago would qualify him for superhero status today. Jones played baseball, football, basketball, and track at the University of Kentucky between 1945-1949. Jones was a member of 's famous “Fabulous Five”, and he was a member of teams that won two national championships. He was also a member of the football teams coached by Paul “Bear”Bryant. In both football and basketball he was an All-American, and is the only athlete to have his jersey retired in two different sports.”

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On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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