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Former BC Star Rick Kuhn Dies Amid Scandal Legacy

1/18/2025

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Rick Kuhn, a former Boston College basketball player, passed away at 69 from pancreatic cancer on December 22. Standing tall at 6-foot-5, Kuhn was embroiled in a notorious point-shaving scandal during the 1978 season, where he conspired with mobster Henry Hill to alter game outcomes, shaking the foundations of sports integrity.

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Rick Kuhn, a former Boston College basketball player, passed away at 69 from pancreatic cancer on December 22. Standing tall at 6-foot-5, Kuhn was embroiled in a notorious point-shaving scandal during the 1978 season, where he conspired with mobster Henry Hill to alter game outcomes, shaking the foundations of sports integrity.