Interview with Thomas Lynn Williamson, July 11, 2018

Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Cheerleading Squad Oral History Project

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Thomas Lynn Williamson, cheerleading advisor for the University of Kentucky cheerleading team, discusses the long and stable career he has had at the university and the different positions that he has held in his career. He talks about becoming the cheerleading advisor, changes he made in the cheerleading program, and the national championships that he has assisted the team in winning. He also discusses Dale Baldwin's accident and the steps towards safety that the Universal Cheerleading Association took afterwards. Additionally, Thompson talks about his childhood growing up in Fulton, Kentucky and how he came to go to college at the University of Kentucky, serve in Vietnam, and live in Germany.

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2018oh340_af937

Interviewee Name

Thomas Lynn Williamson

Interviewer Name

Reneé Collins

Interview Date

2018-07-11

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Williamson, Thomas Lynn Interview by Reneé Collins. 11 Jul. 2018. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Williamson, T.L. (2018, July 11). Interview by R. Collins. University of Kentucky Athletics: Cheerleading Squad Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Williamson, Thomas Lynn, interview by Reneé Collins. July 11, 2018, University of Kentucky Athletics: Cheerleading Squad Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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