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Joe B. Hall finds unlikely friend in Louisville’s Denny Crum

In the radio studio, they form the Bluegrass State’s version of the Odd Couple. Joe B. Hall and Denny Crum have been talking sports on the radio in for nearly a decade, the rare occasion when Wildcats and Cardinals can co-exist.

Hall, the former Kentucky coach who succeeded the legendary and won an NCAA Title in 1978, was inducted into the National College Basketball Hall of Fame on Sunday night in Kansas City. Crum, the legendary coach, was in attendance to support his good friend and fishing buddy.

Hall admits that the relationship would seem unlikely — if it weren’t for their other favorite pastimes.

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On This Day in UK Basketball History

On March 21, 1930, a Freeport, Ill., high school coach named Adolph Rupp is named head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.

 

On March 21, 1958, in the Wildcats’ first game in Freedom Hall and in front of 18,586 spectators, Vernon Hatton’s layup with 17 seconds left pushed the Wildcats past Temple, 61-60, and into the NCAA Championship game.

 

On March 21, 1976, UK wins its second NIT Championship by defeating North Carolina-Charlotte, 71-67 in New York.

 

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