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Ex-Kentucky standout Tsioropoulos dies at 84

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  • Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Lou Tsioropoulos, a member of Kentucky's 1951 NCAA national championship team and the unbeaten '53-54 squad who went on to win two NBA titles with the Boston Celtics, has died. He was 84.

Tsioropoulos' nephew, Michael Johnson, said Wednesday night that his uncle died Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky, of natural causes.