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Standout Athlete Dies in Car Crash

Clint Keown was a star player at Memorial High School and UE before playing golf professionally

A traffic crash has claimed the life of a well-known Evansville athlete. WNIN’s John Gibson has the story:

Clint Keown died in the single-vehicle crash on Illinois 1 in Crawford County on Sunday.

Another passenger in the vehicle was seriously injured.

Keown was a standout athlete at Memorial High School in the 1990’s, played basketball at UE, and later signed a minor league baseball contract with the Cincinnati Reds.

After leaving baseball, he played golf professionally.

Keown was married and had a son and two stepchildren.

Friends and family members have posted remembrances on social media.