Ken Pryor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetKen Pryor
American basketball player
Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1924
Place of Birth: Healdton, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Death: 30-Aug-2010
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Ken Pryor
- Ken Pryor (December 12, 1924 – August 31, 2010) was an American basketball player.
- He is known both for his college career at the University of Oklahoma and his play in the Amateur Athletic Union during an era when it was seen as a viable alternative to professional basketball. Pryor was a three-sport star at Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- We went to the University of Oklahoma to play for future Hall of Fame coach Bruce Drake.
- While there, he was a first team All-Big Six Conference pick in the 1943–44 season.After taking time off to serve in the United States Navy during World War II, Pryor returned to the Sooners.
- In his final season of 1946–47, Pryor was a member of the Oklahoma's 1947 Final Four team.
- Pryor hit one of the biggest shots in Sooner basketball history as his jump shot with ten seconds remaining lifted the team over Texas and into the national championship game.
- Oklahoma lost to Holy Cross in the contest.Following his college career, Pryor went to play for the AAU power Phillips 66ers.
- He earned AAU All-American honors in 1951 and 1952.
- He later worked for the oil company and ran his own insurance agency.
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