John Lloyd Crigler, a starting forward for the University of Kentucky’s Fiddlin’ Five 1958 basketball championship…
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1958 National Champ Cats still having fun
Adolph Rupp was rough, especially on his 1958 team. Rupp said he had a collection of…
Happy Birthday to Johnny Cox!
Johnny Cox was born November 1, 1936 in Hazard, Kentucky. He was an All-American and one…
1958: The Fiddlin’ Five make sweet music
This is a story about a brash young man who had the misfortune to run into…
Like Rome, Kentucky basketball is a storied, flawed empire
Rick Pitino, upon taking the Kentucky job three coaches ago, called it the “Roman Empire of…
A video tribute to the Adolph Rupp Era
This is a video tribute to Adolph Rupp Era at Kentucky featuring the coach Adolph Rupp…
Nicknames like the Fiddlin’ Five and “Dinner Bell” Mel Turpin are part of the top 25 things missed in college basketball
Sports illustrated brings us the “25 Things We Miss in College Basketball as part of it’s…