‘Billy Joe Adcock’
Retired Monsanto leader recalls years as Vanderbilt basketball standout
Mar. 25, 2014—In his four years at Vanderbilt, Bill Adcock (then Billy Joe) accumulated several “firsts” as a Commodore athlete. Not only was Adcock Vanderbilt’s first basketball scholarship recipient, he also became Vanderbilt’s all-time leading scorer and first member of the 1000-point club with 1,190 points (1946-1950). Adcock currently is ranked 30th in all-time scoring in Vanderbilt’s...