Melvin Turpin: 1960-2010
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Known as the “Big Dipper,” the former Kentucky All-America was found dead at his home in Lexington, Ky. Turpin reportedly committed suicide. He was only 49. Turpin and Sam Bowie formed the “Twin Towers” at Kentucky in the early ’80s. He was the 6th player taken in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets.
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