Kenneth Shugart

Kenneth Laverne Shugart Jr. was a United States Navy rear admiral who served in two wars. Prior to his service, Shugart was an NCAA [Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American] college basketball player at the United States Naval Academy.
Shugart hailed from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and joined the coach Ben Carnevale and the Navy Midshipmen as a swingman after a successful three-sport athletic career at Cheyenne [High School (Cheyenne, Wyoming)|Cheyenne High School].
During the 1946–47 [NCAA men's basketball season|1946–47 season], Shugart served as team captain and set academy scoring marks for a single-game and a season, both since eclipsed. The Midshipmen also qualified for their first NCAA Tournament, losing to eventual champion 1946–47 [Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team|Holy Cross] in the first round. At the close of the season, Shugart was recognized as a second-team All-American by the Helms Athletic Foundation.
Following his graduation from the academy, Shugart became a highly decorated Naval pilot and commander, seeing action in both the Korean War and Vietnam War and earning four Distinguished [Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross] medals, as well as several other military honors. He ultimately settled in Pensacola, Florida in 1979 where he first served as deputy Chief of the Naval Education and Training Command, ascending to the top spot two years later before retiring in 1983.
Shugart died on June 19, 1985, in his home in Pensacola.