Dale Barnstable (March 4, 1925 – January 26, 2019) was an American

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player from

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who was banned for life from the

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(NBA) in 1951 for

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during his college career at the

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Early life

Barnstable was born in Antioch, Illinois. Barnstable attended the

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, where he anchored his athletic career.

College career

After high school, he was recruited by the

where he played for

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coach

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at the

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from 1946 to 1950. While there, Barnstable was a key player on Rupp's first two championship teams in

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and

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. Barnstable was a starter on the 1949 team, earning third team All-

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honors that season. For his Wildcat career, Barnstable scored 635 points (4.9 per game).

Professional career

Boston Celtics (1950–1951)

Towards the end of his college career, Barnstable was drafted in the seventh round of the

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by the

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CCNY point shaving scandal

In 1951 Barnstable became a key figure in a point shaving scandal – In the wake of an increasing number of point shaving schemes coming to light throughout the year, on October 20 Barnstable was arrested along with teammates

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and

Alex Groza Alex John Groza (October 7, 1926 – January 21, 1995) was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for li ...

for allegedly taking $500 to shave points in a

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game in 1949. Although his sentence was suspended, as a result of the affair he lost his first post-graduation job as a high school coach at

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, and was banned for life from the

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by NBA president

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Personal life

After losing his high school coaching job, Barnstable worked at American Air Filter in Louisville as a salesman until retirement. In the meantime, he became a talented golfer, winning the Kentucky Senior Open twice and playing in

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(the first Kentucky amateur to do so). As a result, Kentucky state golfers in their 60's are eligible for the Dale Barnstable Award awarded to the best amateur golfer in the state. Barnstable was the father of identical twin actresses, Priscilla "Cyb" and Patricia Barnstable, known for their roles in the television series ''

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''. Barnstable died on January 26, 2019, aged 93.

References

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