Kentucky All-American Dead at 89

Paul McBrayer, an All-American player at Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky’s winningest coach, died Friday in Richmond, Ky., after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 89.

McBrayer coached from 1946 to 1962, compiling a record of 219-144.

McBrayer, an All-American guard at Kentucky in 1930, was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987. The Eastern arena inside Alumni Coliseum was named for him and dedicated 10 years ago.

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