Clarence "Bevo" Francis (September 4, 1932 – June 3, 2015) was an American basketball player. Born on his family's farm in Hammondsville, Ohio, he became one of the most prolific scorers in college basketball history during his career at Rio Grande College (now known as the University of Rio Grande), topping over 100 points on two occasions.

Jan 15, 2020 · Bevo Francis was one of college basketball's all-time greatest scorers. Take a look back at the career of the man whose name dons the small college basketball player of the year...

Mar 11, 2024 · A little more than a decade ago a skinny 6-foot 9-inch farm boy named Clarence Franklin (Bevo) Francis sank baskets at a faster rate than anyone else ever had, and immediately won national fame...

Jun 5, 2015 · Francis, who died on Wednesday at 82, was a 6-foot-9 star center for the University of Rio Grande in Ohio, with a deadeye jump shot at a time when most players relied...

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Never having played in the NBA, Francis disappeared from the basketball scene almost as quickly as he emerged as a shooting star. But the legend of Bevo Francis is alive and well.

Oct 27, 1992 · Even before that February evening, the gangly, 6'9" Francis, a sophomore at Rio Grande (pronounced, then and always, RYE-oh grand), had established himself as the most celebrated college...

Jan 15, 2025 · The National Awards Committee and Small College Basketball announced the Top 100 Watch List of the Bevo Francis Award, consisting of some of the top players from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division...

Jun 5, 2015 · Clarence “Bevo” Francis, who scored 113 points for a small Ohio college in a 1954 game and was one of college basketball’s great scorers, has died. He was 82. Francis died Wednesday at his...

Feb 18, 1985 · It was 32 years ago this week that the game of basketball became convinced God had arrived in the form of Clarence (Bevo) Francis, a 6-foot 9-inch freshman with a rib cage you could see from the...