Two of Tucson’s top sports figures died last week.
John Briscoe was the captain of Arizona’s 1964 football team, a linebacker/tackle who played both ways and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns. He died last week in Walnut Creek, California. He was 75.
Briscoe, who was recruited to the UA in 1959 out of a small mining town in western Pennsylvania, went on to work for U.S. Steel in the Bay area. After he retired, he became an usher, working for both the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
At Arizona, the two-way starters of ‘64 were called “Briscoe’s Buccaneers”, a reflection on the fiery Briscoe.
Scott King was a key part of Rincon High School’s amazing basketball successes of the 1970s; the 6-foot 6-inch forward, son of Rincon High state championship coach Dick King, died last week in Tucson. He spent most of his career as an elementary school teacher in Tucson. He was 60.
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King and his twin brother, Steve, led 27-1 Rincon to the 1976 state championship game against Chandler. And although Rincon lost 59-53, King had a double-double, with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
