Interview with Humzey Yessin, December 10, 2015
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project
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Humzey Yessin talks about his relationship with the University of Kentucky basketball team when he was the team manager as a student for four years. He talks about Coach Adolph Rupp and his coaching style. He talks about the point shaving scandal that some of the players were involved in.Interview Accession
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University of Kentucky--Basketball Basketball coaches--Kentucky Basketball players--KentuckyInterview Rights
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Yessin, Humzey Interview by Kyle Macy. 10 Dec. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Yessin, H. (2015, December 10). Interview by K. Macy. University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Yessin, Humzey, interview by Kyle Macy. December 10, 2015, 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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