A great guy who played some fantastic basketball for the Tigers in the 60’s? All SEC 2 or 3 years. All American as a senior. Came to LSU from Kentucky in the Adolph Rupp dynasty days because he idolized Bob Pettit. Thought about him tonight as I was watching Jake Fraley (former Tiger star) playing for the Reds against the Cubs. Reds catcher is a Luke Maile, and when they did a close up …. Had to be. Looked him up - Dick Maile’s grandson. Somebody needs to tell Jake he’s got some more Tiger blood in that Cincy lineup!
And Dick’s impressive athletic lineage didn’t begin and doesn’t end with Luke.
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And Dick’s impressive athletic lineage didn’t begin and doesn’t end with Luke.
NKY's premiere sports family? Let's start with Dick Maile, CovCath and LSU standout. . . - NKyTribune
By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter Let’s see. There’s the Larkin family. Barry, the Hall of Fame former shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds – he does color on their TV home game schedule these days. Then, there is Byron Larkin – the all-time leading scorer in basketball at Xavier University with...
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