Cliff Barker
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| Born | January 15, 1921 Yorktown, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Died | March 17, 1998 (aged 77) Satsuma, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Yorktown (Yorktown, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky (1946–1949) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1949: 5th round, 52nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Washington Capitols | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1949–1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1949–1952 | Indianapolis Olympians | ||||||||||||||
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| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 557 | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 181 | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 294 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Clifford "Cliff" Eugene Barker (January 15, 1921 – March 17, 1998) was an American basketball player who won the gold medal with the USA national basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and two national championships at the University of Kentucky.
While at the University of Kentucky, Barker was an All-SEC (Second Team) and All-SEC Tournament guard during the 1947–48 and 1948–49 seasons.
A member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, Barker was a B-17 Flying Fortress waist gunner and spent 16 months as a prisoner-of-war. "Fancy Nancy III," the B-17 he was assigned to was shot down in the vicinity of Konigslutter. "Fancy Nancy III" was assigned to the 612 Bombardment Squadron, a unit of the 401st Bombardment Group.