Red Kilroy played baseball and basketball at Warren High School.  In his senior  hoops season of 1927 he was the leading scorer in victories over Colt Memorial and  Burrillville.  The team finished the season as Bristol County Champions.

In 1929 he was the high point-getter for the Bristol County Champions Townies five, who swept National Industrial Rubber of Bristol in the county playoffs.

After a brief unhappy stint at Brown University he attended Rhode Island State College, later the University of Rhode Island, and in his initial season Red was a starter for the school’s undefeated freshman five.

He joined the school’s varsity in 1931 and over the next three seasons starred for one of the best college basketball teams in the United States.  This Frank Keaney-coached five posted a three-year record of forty wins and eleven losses, with Red serving as the team’s captain/co-captain in both his junior and senior  seasons.

Various press accounts paid lavish tribute to Red: “Sensational shooting”; “starred on offense”;  “stars”; “other outstanding scorers”; “difficult shots by Kilroy and others made State come out in  front”; and “shots by Kilroy featured the scoring.”

(He also played football for State in his sophomore year, but basketball was obviously his sport.)

Later in life Red was a member of the Newport Country Club and member and President of Wanumetonomy Country Club.

 Pictures from Hall of Fame archives