Forest E. "Aggie" Sale was a standout American college basketball player at the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

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 from 1930–31 to 1932–33. He played for coach Adolph Rupp

Adolph Rupp

Adolph Frederick Rupp was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. Rupp is fourth in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching...

 and was one of Rupp's first NCAA All-Americans

NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

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Sale attended Kavanaugh High School in Anderson County, Kentucky

Anderson County, Kentucky

Anderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1827. In 2010 the population was 21,421. Its county seat is Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. The county is named for Richard Clough Anderson, Jr., a Kentucky Legislator, U.S...

 prior to matriculating at UK. As a forward/center

Center (basketball)

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, he was a rather tall player for his era. Sale used his height to his advantage and was noted as both a good scorer and rebounder

Rebound (basketball)

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. In his three seasons with the Wildcats team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

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, Sale played in 50 career games and scored 657 points. He was twice named a consensus All-American, and as a senior

Senior (education)

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 in 1932–33 Sale was selected as the Helms Athletic Foundation (HAF) National Player of the Year. That year, Kentucky won the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

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 regular season and SEC Tournament titles, finished with a 21–3 overall record, and were named the HAF National Champions.

After college, Sale became a high school history teacher and basketball coach before joining the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 and fighting in World War II

World War II

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 for a year. He returned to being a teacher and coach, and then from 1964 to 1967 he ran his own Sale Sporting Goods Store. He entered politics in 1971 as a Democrat and was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives

Kentucky House of Representatives

The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve...

 from the 55th District. Sale was re-elected four times before ending his political career.

Forest Sale died of a heart attack on December 4, 1985, at St. Joseph Hospital

Saint Joseph Hospital (Lexington, Kentucky)

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 in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

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