John Lloyd Crigler (May 31, 1936 – December 1, 2012) was an American basketball player best known as a starting
forward
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for the "Fiddlin' Five," the
University of Kentucky
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's
1958 NCAA championship team.
Crigler, a 6'3" forward from
Hebron, Kentucky, played three years for the Wildcats from 1955 to 1958. As a junior in
1956–57, Crigler was fourth on the team in scoring at 10.1
points per game
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as the team went 23–5 and were
Southeastern Conference
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champions. As a senior in
1957–58, Crigler increased his scoring to 13.6 per game and helped lead the Wildcats to the
1958 NCAA championship.
Crigler had 14 points and 14 rebounds in the final against
Seattle University
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, led by
Elgin Baylor.
Following the close of his Kentucky career, Crigler became a high school teacher, coach and administrator at
Scott County High School in
Georgetown, Kentucky for more than 40 years.
Crigler died on December 1, 2012.
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1936 births
2012 deaths
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Kentucky
Forwards (basketball)
High school basketball coaches in Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players
People from Hebron, Kentucky
Sportspeople from the Cincinnati metropolitan area