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07-08-2010, 08:29 PM
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Mel Turpin found dead at 49
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07-08-2010, 10:07 PM
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Re: Mel Turpin found dead at 49
I'm wondering how many more Cavalier fans will suffer a similar fate...
Seriously he must have had problems. I was at a rival SEC school while he was at KY and he was a monster |
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07-08-2010, 11:09 PM
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07-08-2010, 11:17 PM
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07-09-2010, 01:38 AM
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Re: Mel Turpin found dead at 49
Damn, killed himself. That's awful. I have to assume the emotional issues that led to this are the same ones that caused him to eat his way out of professional basketball. Very sad.
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07-09-2010, 05:49 AM
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Re: Mel Turpin found dead at 49
RIP Melvin. You will be missed in big blue country.
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07-09-2010, 08:27 AM
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He was and is one of the most underappreciated players to ever play at UK. He truly a fine player. He was one of the first big guys,along with Bowie,who could step outside and hit the jump shot. I will always have good memories of him and hope his family knows how much the UK fans enjoyed his play in his four years at UK. R.I.P Melvin Turpin 
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07-09-2010, 10:03 AM
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 Being serious, this is such sad news, not because Mel was a ballplayer once, but because he was a person. May he rest in peace.
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