Ken Sailors
Sailors, an NBA player with the Baltimore Bullets, in an advertisement for Bennett's Prune Juice, 1950 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1921 Bushnell, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | January 30, 2016 (aged 95) Laramie, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Laramie (Laramie, Wyoming) |
| College | Wyoming (1940–1943, 1945–1946) |
| Playing career | 1946–1951 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 4, 5, 27, 13 |
| Career history | |
| 1946–1947 | Cleveland Rebels |
| 1947 | Chicago Stags |
| 1947 | Philadelphia Warriors |
| 1947–1949 | Providence Steamrollers |
| 1949–1950 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1950 | Boston Celtics |
| 1950–1951 | Baltimore Bullets |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame | |
Kenneth Lloyd Sailors (January 14, 1921 – January 30, 2016) was an American professional basketball player and played basketball in the 1940s and early 1950s. A 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) guard, he is regarded as being one of the players who developed the jump shot as an alternative to the two-handed, flat-footed set shot. After being named All-American in college basketball for Wyoming in 1942 and 1943, Sailors served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and returned to play for the Cowboys after the war again winning All-American honors in 1946. Sailors played pro basketball for several teams, then moved to Alaska with his wife and became a high school basketball coach in Glennallen, Alaska north of Valdez.