GREG DOUGLAS
DOUGLAS, GREG
Hometown: Keokuk, IA (Keokuk HS)
| CATEGORY | TOTAL | 1968 | 1969 | 1971 | |
| YEAR | So. | Jr. | Sr. | ||
| POSITION | F | F | F | ||
| HEIGHT | 6'8 | 6'8 | 6'8 | ||
| WEIGHT | 220 | 220 | 220 | ||
| JERSEY | |||||
| Games Played/Started | 63/ | 26/4 | 18/ | 19/ | |
| Points | 256 | 117 | 87 | 52 | |
| Per Game | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | |
| Rebounds | 202 | 100 | 57 | 45 | |
| Per Game | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | |
| FG: Attempts | 248 | 101 | 85 | 62 | |
| Made | 100 | 46 | 33 | 21 | |
| Percent | 40.3 | 45.5 | 38.8 | 33.9 | |
| FT: Attempts | 89 | 43 | 33 | 13 | |
| Made | 56 | 25 | 21 | 10 | |
| Percent | 62.9 | 58.1 | 63.6 | 76.9 | |
| Production Points/Game | |||||
| Production Points/Minute |
1969: Scholastically ineligible 2nd semester.
1970: Scholastically ineligible.
Classmates of former Keokuk High School basketball star seek picture to put on headstone
Classmates of one of the best basketball players in Keokuk High School history want to make sure Greg Douglas is recognized posthumously. "He had no assets for a headstone," said Jack Rogers of Keokuk, who graduated with Douglas from Keokuk High School in 1966. "We're seeking any type of picture of Douglas above his chest or shoulders with his ball uniform on that can be lasered on (the head- stone)."
Harrison Monuments of Warsaw, Ill., is
cooperating with the project, according to Rogers.
The 6-8 Douglas died April 23 and was buried in Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk.
Rogers was one the pallbearers at Douglas' funeral. "He was one of the best who
ever played for KHS," Rogers reflected. "As a basketball player, he had soft
hands and had one of the best jump shots around. As a person, he was quiet and
soft spoken."
In fact, one Des Moines paper called Douglas "the gentle giant." Douglas led the
Chiefs to a third-place finish in the state in 1965 and a sub-state finish in
1966. During those two season, Keokuk compiled a 46-3 record while playing in
the Little Six Conference that included Bettendorf, Davenport Assumption,
Burlington, Muscatine and Ottumwa.
Douglas averaged 25 points and 18 rebounds per game as a senior and was named a
high school All-American two years. The Chiefs, meanwhile, won the conference
basketball title in both '65 and '66. The Class of '66 had about 240 students,
or about 75 more than this year's graduating class.
After graduating from high school, Douglas and Rogers enrolled at the University
of Kansas in Lawrence. Douglas played on the Jayhawks' freshman team since
college freshmen weren't allowed on college varsity teams then.
As an upperclassman, Douglas played as a swing forward on the 1971 Kansas team
that got beat in the semifinals of the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament.
Coached by Ted Owens, the team also included Dave Robisch and Jo Jo White, who
went on to play pro basketball with the Boston Celtics.
Rogers recalled that Douglas also played basketball in Europe for awhile before
returning home to Keokuk. Douglas' father, Kenneth, worked for the City of
Keokuk. Anyone with a suitable picture of Douglas is asked to call Rogers at
524-8847.
"We'll return the picture," Rogers said.