Robert Cunningham (April 22, 1936 – June 20, 2006) was an American

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player. He was one of the five starters on the 1957 national champion

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who was brought by coach Frank McGuire from New York. Cunningham was considered the team's best defensive player. Cunningham died at age 70 in a

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, hospital after battling both cancer and a heart attack.

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