Luther "Ticky" Burden, an All-America basketball guard at Utah, has died. He was 62.
Family friend Lut Williams said Burden died in his sleep Thursday at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
Burden is the sixth-leading scorer in Utah history with 1,790 points. As a pro, Burden played one season with the Virginia Squires in the ABA and two seasons with the New York Knicks in the NBA.