Goo Kennedy

Goo Kennedy
Personal information
Born	August 23, 1949 (age 74); Charlotte, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	West Charlotte; (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College	Fort Worth CC (1968–1970); TCU (1970–1971);
NBA draft	1971: 9th round, 139th overall pick
	Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career	1971–1978
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	50, 55, 44, 30
Career history
1971–1974	Dallas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs
1974–1975	Spirits of St. Louis
1975	Utah Stars
1976–1977	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
	SWC Co-Player of the Year (1971);
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	2,739 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds	1,866 (5.6 rpg)
Assists	299 (0.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Eugene "Goo" Kennedy (born August 23, 1949) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'7" forward/center, Kennedy played one season (1970–71) of college basketball at Texas Christian University, and was named the Southwest Conference Player of the Year after leading the TCU Horned Frogs to the conference championship. He averaged 16.6 rebounds per game that season, with a high of 28 versus the University of Arkansas.^[1]

After college, Kennedy played four seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Dallas Chaparrals, San Antonio Spurs, Spirits of St. Louis, and Utah Stars. He then played one season in the National Basketball Association with the Houston Rockets. He averaged 8.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during his professional career.^[2]

Kennedy and his wife, Mary, have raised more than forty foster children over the years.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b TCU Lettermen's Hall of Fame Banquet Set For Friday Archived 2008-01-30 at the Wayback Machine. TCU Athletics. September 4, 2003. Retrieved on September 20, 2009.
^ Goo Kennedy statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on September 20, 2009.