Kennedy and his wife, Mary, raised over forty foster children over the years.[1]
Kennedy died at age 71 on 8 December 2020, according to his daughter Eugenia. The cause of death was not immediately known.[3]
Referencesedit
^ abTCU Lettermen's Hall of Fame Banquet Set For Friday 2008-01-30 at the Wayback Machine. TCU Athletics. 4 September 2003. Retrieved on 20 September 2009.
^Goo Kennedy statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2009.
^Davison, Drew (December 8, 2020). "Eugene 'Goo' Kennedy, former TCU basketball great and pro player, dies at age 71". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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kennedy, eugene, kennedy, august, 1949, december, 2020, american, professional, basketball, player, personal, informationborn, 1949, august, 1949charlotte, north, carolina, dieddecember, 2020, 2020, aged, texasnationalityamericancareer, informationhigh, school. Eugene Goo Kennedy August 23 1949 December 8 2020 was an American professional basketball player Goo KennedyPersonal informationBorn 1949 08 23 August 23 1949Charlotte North Carolina U S DiedDecember 8 2020 2020 12 08 aged 71 TexasNationalityAmericanCareer informationHigh schoolWest Charlotte Charlotte North Carolina CollegeFort Worth CC 1968 1970 TCU 1970 1971 NBA draft1971 9th round 139th overall pickSelected by the Portland Trail BlazersPlaying career1971 1978PositionPower forward centerNumber50 55 44 30Career history1971 1974Dallas Chaparrals San Antonio Spurs1974 1975Spirits of St Louis1975Utah Stars1976 1977Houston RocketsCareer highlights and awardsSWC Player of the Year 1971 First team All SWC 1971 Career ABA and NBA statisticsPoints2 739 8 2 ppg Rebounds1 866 5 6 rpg Assists299 0 9 apg Stats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference comA 6 7 forward center Kennedy played one season 1970 71 of college basketball at Texas Christian University and was named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year after leading the TCU Horned Frogs to the conference championship He averaged 16 6 rebounds per game that season with a high of 28 versus the University of Arkansas 1 After college Kennedy played four seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas Chaparrals San Antonio Spurs Spirits of St Louis and Utah Stars He then played one season in the National Basketball Association with the Houston Rockets He averaged 8 2 points and 5 6 rebounds per game during his professional career 2 Kennedy and his wife Mary raised over forty foster children over the years 1 Kennedy died at age 71 on 8 December 2020 according to his daughter Eugenia The cause of death was not immediately known 3 References edit a b TCU Lettermen s Hall of Fame Banquet Set For Friday Archived 2008 01 30 at the Wayback Machine TCU Athletics 4 September 2003 Retrieved on 20 September 2009 Goo Kennedy statistics basketball reference com Retrieved on September 20 2009 Davison Drew December 8 2020 Eugene Goo Kennedy former TCU basketball great and pro player dies at age 71 Fort Worth Star Telegram Retrieved December 8 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goo Kennedy amp oldid 1194977755, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
