All posts tagged "Adolph Rupp"
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 14 years agoFor Kentucky legend Frank Ramsey, tornadoes hit close to home
As one of the stars of Adolph Rupp's 1951 NCAA championship team and the original "Sixth Man" for Red Auerbach's dynastic...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoLike Rome, Kentucky basketball is a storied, flawed empire
Rick Pitino, upon taking the Kentucky job three coaches ago, called it the “Roman Empire of college basketball.” Which was correct,...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoWhen Adolph Rupp won 1,234 games
The day Adolph Rupp won his 1,234th college basketball game, it rained all day. Inside Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium, the drops thumped...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoAdolph Rupp about to be passed by Coach Krzyzewski in all-time wins
Hate to report this but we all knew it would come to fruition sooner or later. Mike Krzyzewski is one of...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years ago1967: Adolph Rupp not ready to retire
Many basketball coaches around the country would gladly settle for a .500 season. But not Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, the recognized Baron...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoOn this day in Kentucky basketball history
From “The Season Never Ends 2010 Calendar“: Adolph Rupp, the man in the brown suit, was born on this day. On...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoFormer Cat Adrian Smith enters Hall of Fame having lived the dream
For former Kentucky Wildcats guard Adrian Smith, membership on the 1960 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team has been a gift that...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoKentucky great Wallace ‘Wah Wah’ Jones still going strong at 84
Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones still draws a crowd, even at age 84. Entertaining a large group of well-wishers recently, during a...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoOn this day in Kentucky basketball history…
From The Season Never Ends Calendar 2010: “Albert B. Happy Chandler was born this day in Corydon, KY. Governor. Senator. Commissioner...
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Kentucky Basketball
/ 15 years agoAdolph Rupp got to pick and choose, same as John Calipari
If John Calipari wanted to cut expenses and give the savings for scholarships for poor kids, he could trim his UK...