Ray Groover Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1185

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of baseball artifacts, scouting reports, photographs, newspaper articles, a t-shirt, a license plate, and a large banner.

Dates

Creation: 1890 - 1970
Creation: Majority of material found within 1959 - 1970

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

A native of Quitman, Georgia, Ray Groover attended the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, later Auburn University, from 1956 to 1961. During his time at Auburn, he played both golf and basketball. He is particularly known for his impressive basketball statistics and for scoring the 1960 game-winning shot against the University of Alabama, giving the Tigers their first SEC Championship in basketball. Auburn University honored Groover in 2009 with the Walter Gilbert Award. Groover is a veteran of the Vietnam War, a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia, and an accomplished physician. He currently lives in Birmingham, Alabama where he still practices medicine part-time.

Full Extent

1.73 Cubic Feet (1 RC box, 1/2 doc box, 1 doc tube, 1 shoe box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Accession 15-017 processed by Jaimie Kicklighter, 2015. Finding aid entered into Archivesspace by Shelby Strozier, 2024. Finding aid edited by Abbott Kleiner 7/2026. Finding aid edited by Joanna Ashley, 9/2026.