On Monday morning, WKU Men’s Basketball legend John Oldham passed away in Bowling Green at the age of 97.
“We are very saddened to learn of the passing of John Oldham,” WKU Director of Athletics Todd Stewart said in a press release. “Coach Oldham is one of the all-time iconic figures in Western Kentucky University Athletics history who impacted the Hilltoppers as a player, head coach, athletics director and developer of the Red Towel athletics logo.”
Oldham, a native of Hartford, Kentucky, came to WKU in 1942 to play basketball for Coach E.A. Diddle after earning All-State honors at Hartford High School.