Carlisle Towery
Center, Basketball Player
1920 – 2012
Who was Carlisle Towery?
William Carlisle Towery, nicknamed "Blackie" or "Big Boy", was an American basketball player.
A 6'5" forward-center, Towery played for the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers from 1938 to 1941. He was a two-time All-America selection and the first Hilltopper to score 1,000 points. He also led the Hilltoppers to three Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.
After graduating, Towery began his professional career with the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons of the National Basketball League. He played three seasons with the Pistons before entering military service in World War II, where he earned a Bronze Star as an infantryman. He then returned to the Pistons in 1946, and remained with the team as they joined the Basketball Association of America in 1948. Towery spent half a season with the Pistons in the BAA, and later served stints for the Indianapolis Jets and Baltimore Bullets. When he retired from basketball in 1950, he had scored 2,317 combined NBL/NBA points.
In 2003, Western Kentucky University retired his #42 college jersey. He became the sixth Hilltopper to receive such honors. Towery died on November 25, 2012 at the age of 92.
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- Born
- Jun 20, 1920
- Also known as
- Тауэри, Блэки
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Western Kentucky University
- Died
- Nov 25, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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