Interview with Adolph Rupp, June 8, 1971
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Adolph Rupp Oral History Project
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Adolph Rupp begins the interview by discussing his relationships with various football coaches at the University of Kentucky, including Harry Gamage, Chet Wynn, Ab Kirwan, Paul Bryant, Blanton Collier, Charlie Bradshaw, and John Ray. Rupp discusses how these coaches came to be hired by the University of Kentucky Athletics Board, and mentions how he was offered the job of athletic director and football coach. He goes on to discuss the impact of World War II on the pool of players available at the University of Kentucky. Rupp finishes the interview by describing the players, win-lose records, and tournament results of various teams by season at the University of KentuckyInterview Accession
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Basketball--Coaches--Biography Basketball--History Bradshaw, Charlie, 1924-1999 Bryant, Paul W. Collier, Blanton, 1906-1983 Gamage, Harry, 1900-1994 Kirwan, Albert Dennis Ray, John, 1926-2007 Rupp, Adolph, 1901-1977 Rupp, Adolph, 1901-1977--Interviews Universities and colleges--Kentucky--Lexington University of Kentucky--Basketball University of Kentucky--Basketball--History University of Kentucky--Sports--History Wynne, Chet, 1898-1967Interview Rights
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Rupp, Adolph Interview by Russell Rice. 08 Jun. 1971. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Rupp, A. (1971, June 08). Interview by R. Rice. University of Kentucky Athletics: Adolph Rupp Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Rupp, Adolph, interview by Russell Rice. June 08, 1971, University of Kentucky Athletics: Adolph Rupp Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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