BOWLING GREEN — Bobby Rascoe July 22, 1940 - August 24, 2024. Robert Byron (Bobby) Rascoe, 84, of Bowling Green, died August 24, 2024. He was born in Trigg County on July 22, 1940 to the late A.
J. and Lucille Gray Rascoe. At age four, Bobby and his family moved from Trigg County to Owensboro, KY.
He graduated from Daviess County High School in 1958. During his high school days, he played multiple sports but the basketball hardwood showcased his grit and tenacious spirit the most. As a 6-foot-4 forward, he led his team to two Sweet 16 appearances and the championship game his senior year.
He played with the KY All-Star team, was named to the Kentucky All-State team, and earned High School All-American honors for his hard-nosed play. On his birthday in 1958, he signed to play college basketball at Western Kentucky University for Coach E.A.
Diddle. He accomplished many honors with the Hilltoppers and was one of the nation's leading scorers with 25.7 points per game his senior year when he was named an All-American.
In 2012, WKU honored Rascoe by retiring his #45 by hanging it in the rafters of Diddle Arena. He was also inducted in the inaugural 1991 class of Western's Athletic Hall of Fame. Rascoe was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1962 NBA Draft.
He chose to play for the Phillips 66ers in Bartlesville, OK. He was an All-American selection for the 66ers before joining the Kentucky Colonels in the ABA in the 1967 inaugural season. Bobby married Nancy Conyer on September .