Interview with Joe B. Hall, January 1, 2015
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Joe B. Hall tells the story of his career and life as a basketball coach. Hall starts from the very beginning, detailing his first experiences with sports to playing for UK and eventually becoming assistant coach and finally becoming head coach. Along the way, Hall talks about his peers and teammates and explains his methods and practices for coaching. Hall discusses the revolutionary exercise regimen he implemented at UK and his tactics to make the team play harder. Hall also takes time to tell funny stories from his years coaching, starting all the way back as a high school coach (a position he says he was not prepared to fill), as well as slapstick mistakes he made in the locker room over the years. Hall finishes by talking about his retirement, his legacy, and his plans for the future.Interview Accession
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Hall, Joe B. Interview by Kyle Macy. 01 Jan. 2015. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Hall, J.B. (2015, January 01). 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.
Hall, Joe B., interview by Kyle Macy. January 01, 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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