Milt Ticco

Milt Ticco
Personal information
Born (1922-09-22)September 22, 1922
Jenkins, Kentucky
Died January 26, 2002(2002-01-26) (aged 79)
Greenville, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Jenkins (Jenkins, Kentucky)
College Kentucky (1940–1943)
Position Forward / Guard
Career history
1946–1947 Youngstown Bears
1947–1948 Flint Dow A.C.'s
1948 Indianapolis Kautskys
1948 Sheboygan Red Skins
Career highlights and awards
  • NBL All-Rookie Second Team (1947)
  • Third-team All-American – Pic Magazine (1943)

Milton M. "Milt" Ticco (September 22, 1922 – January 26, 2002) was an American basketball and minor league baseball player. An All-American basketball player at the University of Kentucky, he played two seasons in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).

Ticco played for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky from 1940 to 1943. Following a stint in the military during World War II, he played both professional basketball and baseball. In the NBL (a precursor to today's National Basketball Association), Ticco played the 1946–47 NBL season with the Youngstown Bears and was named to the All-rookie second team.[1] In his NBL second season, Ticco split time with the Flint Dow A.C.'s and Indianapolis Kautskys, finishing the season with the Sheboygan Red Skins.[2] For his career, Ticco averaged 6 points per game in 60 contests.[3]

Ticco played minor league baseball from 1946 to 1952 with the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers organizations.

References

  1. "Cervi and Davies on NBL's First Team; Rizzo Picked for All-Frosh Team". Syracuse Post Standard. 26 March 1947. p. 14. Retrieved February 22, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Redskins Make Trade". Monroe (WI) Evening Times. 12 February 1948. p. 7. Retrieved February 22, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Milton Ticco basketball-reference.com profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 22, 2015.


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