Kirby Minter
Basketball Player
1929 – 2009
Who was Kirby Minter?
James Kirby Minter was an American basketball player. Born in Marietta, Oklahoma, Minter graduated from Durant High School in 1947, and was inducted to the Durant Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. In the city of Durant, Oklahoma, January 4 has been named "Kirby Minter Day".
Minter was a 6'6" forward who played collegiately at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
As a member of a Peoria Caterpillars AAU team which was composed of the Caterpillar company's employees, he represented the United States men's national basketball team in the 1954 FIBA World Championship and was named Most Valuable Player of the competition. Kirby Minter scored 100 points during the tournament.
Minter died on August 11, 2009 in Oklahoma City.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1929
Marietta - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Durant High School
- Died
- 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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