Jack Tingle

Jack Tingle
Personal information
Born (1924-12-30)December 30, 1924
Bedford, Kentucky
Died September 22, 1958(1958-09-22) (aged 33)
Louisville, Kentucky
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Trimble (Bedford, Kentucky)
College Kentucky (1943–1947)
NBA draft 1947 / Round: -- / Pick: --
Selected by the Washington Capitols
Playing career 1947–1949
Position Small forward / Power forward
Number 19
Career history
1947–1948 Washington Capitols
1948–1949 Minneapolis Lakers
Career BAA statistics
Points 91 (2.3 ppg)
Assists 8 (0.2 apg)
Games played 39
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Robert Jackson Tingle was the first player from Trimble County, Kentucky to go to the University of Kentucky on a scholarship for basketball. He was one of only seven UK players to make the all SEC team four years in a row. After graduation he played two seasons in the NBA for the Washington Capitols and Minneapolis Lakers, winning an NBA championship with the Lakers in 1949. After his NBA stint he coached basketball at Hiseville High School and was an engraver for the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper.


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