Born in Corydon, raised in Madisonville, multi-sport athlete and national champion at the University of Kentucky, seven-time NBA champion, head coach of the ABA’s Kentucky Colonels, and settled down back home again in Madisonville.
Frank Ramsey was a hometown Kentucky legend through and through.
At the University of Kentucky, Ramsey played basketball for coach Adolph Rupp and baseball during the offseason. Under Rupp, the 6-foot-3 guard totaled 1344 points and 1038 rebounds, helping the Cats take home the national title in 1951. As a graduate player in 1953-54, Ramsey averaged 19.6 points per game as the star player of the AP No.