Interview with Wallace Clayton "Wah Wah" Jones, September 30, 2009
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Wallace Clayton "Wah Wah" Jones, a former basketball and football player at the University of Kentucky, begins the interview by discussing his friendship with radio broadcaster Claude Jones. The broadcasting style of Jones is also examined. Next, Jones talks of his recruitment to the university, as well as memories of the basketball program. The coaching styles of Bear Bryant and Adolph Rupp (while at the University of Kentucky) are then considered. Lastly, the interviewee emphasizes the importance of the University of Kentucky sports archives.Interview Accession
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Jones, Wallace Clayton Interview by Arthur Rouse. 30 Sep. 2009. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Jones, W.C. (2009, September 30). Interview by A. Rouse. University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Jones, Wallace Clayton, interview by Arthur Rouse. September 30, 2009, University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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