Interview with Carson B. "Mike" Harreld, March 19, 2019
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Carson B. "Mike" Harreld discusses his childhood and his history with University of Kentucky basketball. He talks about the significance of basketball to the state of Kentucky. Harreld talks about how he feels about his experience as a basketball manager for the University of Kentucky men's basketball team. Throughout the interview he talks in great detail about various UK basketball players and coaches, including Cotton Nash, Harry Lancaster, Adolph Rupp, and more. He discusses in great detail the University of Kentucky men's basketball team for 1965-1966 ("Rupp's Runts") and specific games they played against teams like Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and more. He talks about Coach Adolph Rupp's character, superstitions, practices, and other traditions.Interview Accession
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Coach Rupp Adolph Rupp Coach Adolph Rupp National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Coach Harry Lancaster Basketball managers Rupp's Runts University of Dayton University of Alabama University of Tennessee University of Georgia Auburn University University of Florida Cotton Nash Southeastern Conference (SEC)Interview Rights
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Harreld, Carson B. Interview by Kyle Macy. 19 Mar. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Harreld, C.B. (2019, March 19). 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.
Harreld, Carson B., interview by Kyle Macy. March 19, 2019, 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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