Who is the oldest living UK player (and all who are 90+)? Jon Scott can you field this one?

[Estil]

I was working on my UK stat spreadsheets (I use Jon Scott's and make my own Excel tables/spreadsheets of them; for my own personal use only of course) and I was just curious as to if we know for sure who the oldest living UK player is? It's really interesting that Basil Hayden (the cover boy for Mr. Scott's main stats page) was not only the first UK All-American ever, and the second to last coach before Rupp (sadly his only season was our only losing record until 1989), he's also the only one that we know for sure lived to be 100. I'm also curious as to how many UK players lived to be at least 90.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Not sure but Perry Ellis is the oldest living KU player.

 

[KWilt43atbuzz]

Kennedy Meeks is oldest for North Carolina.

 

[JPScott]

I was working on my UK stat spreadsheets (I use Jon Scott's and make my own Excel tables/spreadsheets of them; for my own personal use only of course) and I was just curious as to if we know for sure who the oldest living UK player is? It's really interesting that Basil Hayden (the cover boy for Mr. Scott's main stats page) was not only the first UK All-American ever, and the second to last coach before Rupp (sadly his only season was our only losing record until 1989), he's also the only one that we know for sure lived to be 100. I'm also curious as to how many UK players lived to be at least 90.

The number of UK players who lived to 90 can partially be answered by the following page:

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/playersyoungtoold.html

As far as currently, it's a delicate question because I don't know the whereabouts or status of all former Wildcats. Some guys have most likely died but I don't know for sure.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

Is Wah Wah still alive? I know he was at Midnight Madness banner raising a few years back.

 

[Wall2Boogie]

This Williams who's ugly as sin for West Virginia, has been there since Beilein administration

 

[TexKat]

Is Wah Wah still alive? I know he was at Midnight Madness banner raising a few years back.

Wah passed away just a while back, couple years maybe.

 

[Stretch98]

Is Wah Wah still alive? I know he was at Midnight Madness banner raising a few years back.

Died in Lexington on July 27, 2014. Only player to make all-SEC in both basketball and football.

 

[Estil]

I guess he was the last for the 1948 Fab Five?

 

[Estil]

The number of UK players who lived to 90 can partially be answered by the following page:

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/playersyoungtoold.html

As far as currently, it's a delicate question because I don't know the whereabouts or status of all former Wildcats. Some guys have most likely died but I don't know for sure.

Oh I know about that list...but that only includes deceased players.

As for knowing the whereabouts of all former Wildcats, I'm again very surprised about those guys from the 1980s who for whatever reason we don't even know their date of birth. True they may have only been in very few games but hey, a Wildcat, even for just one game is a Wildcat always and forever.

 

[UKgreatinmyveins]

Basil Hayden died when he was 103 years young.

 

[Estil]

That is so cool he got to live to see at least part of our 2003 centennial season...I mean he got to see it all, the entire Rupp, Hall, Sutton, Pitino, and just under half of the Smith Administrations! I bet he never ever thought especially back when he was their coach how far UK basketball would go