Researching Tommy Kearns
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 934 people with the Kearns surname? In that year Kearns was ranked number 2652 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Tommy means "Form of THOMAS. a twin" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Tommy Kearns on Ancestry
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| Did you know that there are currently 3458 people with the Kearns surname in the UK? Kearns is now ranked number 1632 for popularity in the UK. |
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Tommy Kearns
Thomas Francis Kearns Jr. (born October 6, 1936) is a retired American basketball player.
Born in New York City, he played collegiately for the University of North Carolina, where he played an integral role on the 1957 National Championship team. In an effort to rattle the 7-foot 1-inch Wilt Chamberlain of the University of Kansas in the national championship game, North Carolina coach Frank McGuire sent Kearns out at the start of the game to jump center. Kearns lost the tip-off but scored 11 points during the game.
He was named first-team All-ACC in 1957 and 1958 and second-team All-America in 1957. Because of his national accolades, Kearns' number 40 was honored by the University of North Carolina and currently hangs in the rafters of the Dean Smith Center.
He was selected by the Syracuse Nationals in the fourth round (29th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA Draft.
He played for the Nationals in the NBA for one game. He scored two points during his professional basketball career.
In 2000, he played coach Garrick in Finding Forrester, a film directed by Gus Van Sant with Sean Connery and Rob Brown.
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