Interview with William B. "Bill" Keightley, October 23, 2007
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: William B. Keightley Oral History Project
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In the last interview of the series, Keightley continues his discussion of players in the early to mid-2000s, including Kelenna Azubuike, Antwain Barbour, and Preston LeMaster. He discusses his role as confidant and advisor to players, and the increasing push by Athletics Director, Mitch Barnhart, to keep in contact with former athletes. Keightley ends the interview reflecting on his long tenure at UK, his treatment here, and the sometimes inconvenient notoriety he experiences in public.Interview Accession
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Keightley, William B. Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 23 Oct. 2007. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Keightley, W.B. (2007, October 23). Interview by J. Suchanek. University of Kentucky Athletics: William B. Keightley Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Keightley, William B., interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. October 23, 2007, University of Kentucky Athletics: William B. Keightley Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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