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Frank Selvy

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Frank Selvy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, May 9, 2009
1. Frank Selvy Marker
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This All-American Furman graduate averaged 32.5 points a game during his college basketball career. He achieved lasting fame when he scored a NCAA Division One record 100 points in a 149-95 win over Newberry on February 13, 1954.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1888.
 
Location. 34° 51.117′ N, 82° 23.55′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker can be reached from North Academy Street. Marker is located in the southwest corner of the Bi-Lo Center complex. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 650 North Academy Street, Greenville SC 29601, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Little Texas (a few steps from this marker); Greenville Memorial Auditorium (within shouting distance of this marker); Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates (within shouting distance of this marker); "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Howard (within shouting distance of this marker); Church Street (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Here Lieth the Body of Sarah M. Crittenden (about 600 feet away); Christ Church (Episcopal) (about 800 feet away); In 1825 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kilgore-Lewis House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
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1. Frank Selvy. Franklin Delano "Frank" Selvy (born November 9, 1932 in Corbin, Kentucky) is a former basketball player. (Submitted on May 18, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.) 

2. Man of the Century. Furman University Magazine PDF (Submitted on August 29, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

3. Frank Selvy Statistics. Drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall) of the 1954 NBA draft. (Submitted on May 18, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.) 
 
Frank Selvy image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Furman University Athletics
2. Frank Selvy
Frank Selvy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, May 9, 2009
3. Frank Selvy Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,096 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.

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