Larry Conley, a member of the Rupp's Runts team turns 64 today. Conley is originally from Ashland Kentucky and was a pivotal part of the 1966 National Runner-Up team along with Pat Riley, Louie Dampier, Thad Jaracz, and Tommy Kron. He was a senior captain on that 27-2 team and was named All-SEC by the coaches that year. For his career, Conley averaged 12.6 points a game and 5.6 rebounds per contest. Coming out of high school, he was a Parade All-American and also a pretty good baseball player.
After leaving Kentucky, Conley tried out with the ABA's Kentucky Colonels but a professional career wasn't to be for him.
Today, he is known for his commentating more than his basketball career. Larry works as an analyst for RAYCOM SPORTS® SEC broadcasts. He and Dick Vitale are the only two college basketball commentators to have worked for the network since its inception in 1979.
Conley has been a color analyst for several years on FSN South college basketball telecasts. This season will be the 3rd year that Larry is co-host for the Sunday night national cable basketball show on the Fox Sports Net, SUNDAY NIGHT HOOPS. He is also a color analyst for FSN South's SEC baseball telecasts.
Conley also worked for NBC Sports (1978-82) and CBS Sports (1983-87). He served as a men's basketball analyst for NBC during the 1996 Olympics.
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He's also a great person. Great guy to talk anything with. Hopefully, I'll have another chance to do so.
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