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Had he not chosen the coaching profession, Cliff Ellis could've easily spent his life as a professional musician. In the mid-1960s, his group The Villagers was a sensation and even recorded at the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Ellis remembers joining Roy Orbison on stage at a sold-out concert in Dothan, Ala. "If you can perform in front of people with Roy Orbison behind you, you're going to be OK going up against Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski," he said. Ellis announced his retirement in December, ending a 49-year coaching career. His final 17 seasons were at Coastal Carolina, where he led the Chanticleers to 297 victories and 10 postseason appearances. His 831 career NCAA victories put him at ninth in Division I basketball history behind Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Bob Huggins, Jim Calhoun, Roy Williams, Bob Knight, Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp. Ellis says the changing landscape of college athletics, namely NIL and the transfer portal, led him to walk away. He's currently writing a book about his life, and he looks back fondly on his time at Clemson from 1984 to 1994. Ellis led Clemson to its only ACC title in school history in 1989-90 when the Tigers claimed the regular-season title with back-to-back home triumphs over North Carolina and Duke. Four years later, he abruptly resigned and later took the head job at Auburn. He said he was angry over the Clemson administration's handling of the Wayne Buckingham situation in the face of NCAA scrutiny of the player's eligibility as a freshman. Ellis remembers exactly where he was on Jan. 18, 1990 when he heard Danny Ford was out as Clemson's coach. "I was playing golf with our pilot, Earle Ambrose," he said. "We were on the 15th hole at Boscobel. It was a tough, tough time. "But I told Danny at the time to tell Clemson thanks a million. Because they paid him a million dollars. And then he went to Arkansas and got another thanks-a-million. I never got those thanks-a-millions."
Locked On Zags - Daily Podcast On Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball
Mark Few picked up career win number 700 for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in their 25 point win over the Pepperdine Waves on Thursday. The Zags were tied at halftime, but Graham Ike had 13 points in the second half while GU's defense held Pepperdine's big three to just three total points in the blowout victory.Few becomes the only active head coach with 700 wins at just one school with his friend Tom Izzo at Michigan State right behind him. Few is the fastest coach to 700 wins since Adolph Rupp did it at Kentucky in the 1950's, and we discuss Few's incredible loyalty, dedication, willingness to adapt, and recruiting wizardry to get this unknown program where they are today.After giving coach Lisa Fortier her flowers for win number 250 against LMU, we then close out the show getting ready for Gonzaga's game on Saturday against San Diego and what we want to see from this team, including more growth from Dusty Stromer, confidence in the outside shooting, another great game from new starter Ben Gregg, and more!Discord Server: https://discord.gg/CcSNerjWPmLink to national college basketball national podcast: https://linktr.ee/LockedOncbbhttps://linktr.ee/LockedOnZagsLocked on Zags - Part of the Locked on Podcast Network.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Athletic BrewingGo to AthleticBrewing.com and enter code LOCKEDON to get 15% off your first online order or find a store near you! Athletic Brewing. Milford, CT and San Diego, CA. Near Beer.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase.LinkedInLinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONCOLLEGE. Terms and conditions apply.eBay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Right now, NEW customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get TWO HUNDRED in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
Locked On Zags - Daily Podcast On Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball
Mark Few picked up career win number 700 for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in their 25 point win over the Pepperdine Waves on Thursday. The Zags were tied at halftime, but Graham Ike had 13 points in the second half while GU's defense held Pepperdine's big three to just three total points in the blowout victory. Few becomes the only active head coach with 700 wins at just one school with his friend Tom Izzo at Michigan State right behind him. Few is the fastest coach to 700 wins since Adolph Rupp did it at Kentucky in the 1950's, and we discuss Few's incredible loyalty, dedication, willingness to adapt, and recruiting wizardry to get this unknown program where they are today. After giving coach Lisa Fortier her flowers for win number 250 against LMU, we then close out the show getting ready for Gonzaga's game on Saturday against San Diego and what we want to see from this team, including more growth from Dusty Stromer, confidence in the outside shooting, another great game from new starter Ben Gregg, and more! Discord Server: https://discord.gg/CcSNerjWPm Link to national college basketball national podcast: https://linktr.ee/LockedOncbb https://linktr.ee/LockedOnZags Locked on Zags - Part of the Locked on Podcast Network. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Athletic Brewing Go to AthleticBrewing.com and enter code LOCKEDON to get 15% off your first online order or find a store near you! Athletic Brewing. Milford, CT and San Diego, CA. Near Beer. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase. LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONCOLLEGE. Terms and conditions apply. eBay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Right now, NEW customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get TWO HUNDRED in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…
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Thursday's 9am hour of Mac & Cube rolled on with Wimp Sanderson, former men's basketball coach at Alabama, says how truly great Pistol Pete was, how he tried to stop Shaq, and the greatest Adolph Rupp story you HAVE to hear; then, listeners chime in with the greatest hunters, best Louisiana athletes, and driving times; later, Stanford Steve, from College Gameday & SportsCenter w/SVP, gives winners and looks at Week 11; and finally, another day full of Bad Box Scores of the Day! "McElroy & Cubelic In The Morning" airs 7am-10am weekdays on WJOX-94.5!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Guest: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern Head CoachThe 2022-23 was a storybook from start to finish for the Sharks and Crutchfield, as Nova Southeastern became the sixth team in NCAA Division II history to finish as undefeated national champions. Crutchfield's Sharks were dominant throughout the season, leading the nation in points-per-game (102.5) and scoring margin (+25.7). Crutchfield was honored as the Sunshine State Conference, Clarance Gaines, and NABC Coach of the Year.Crutchfield's combined record at Nova Southeastern and West Liberty is an amazing 495-82 (.858), which remains the highest career winning percentage in college basketball history among all NCAA coaches, including the likes of Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (3rd all-time), UCLA's John Wooden (7th) and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (21st) who had spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach.Crutchfield is known for his pressing, uptempo style of play. During his tenure, he has led the Sharks to a record of 100-21, two NCAA Elite Eight appearances, two NCAA Regional Championships, a Sunshine State Conference regular season title, and an SSC Conference Tournament Championship.Prior to his arrival at NSU, Crutchfield spent 13 seasons as the head coach at West Liberty University in Wheeling, West Virginia. During his time at West Liberty, Crutchfield led the Hilltoppers to a 359-61 record, which is the highest career-winning percentage in college basketball history among all NCAA coaches who have spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach. He also led the Hilltoppers to five NCAA Tournament appearances, including a national championship game appearance in 2015.Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:00 - Coaching While Playing6:00 - Specific Outcomes9:00 - Playing in Transition13:00 - Absolutes on Defense14:00 - System on Trapping17:30 - Opportunistic on Offense20:30 - Offensive Philosophy24:00 - Perfect Drills on Defense25:34 - 26:46 - Hoopsalytics New ADS28:00 - One Hand Passes30:00 - Constraints for Deep Players32:00 - Advantage Situations34:00 - Football Style36:00 - Shot Selection38:00 - Offensive Skill Work41:00 - Off-Season Conditioning43:00 - New Guys45:00 - Reflection on the Game48:00 - ConclusionJim Crutchfield's Bio:Bio: https://nsusharks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jim-crutchfield/3118Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachCrutchfie1Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com
Football wasn't much at Kentucky until Bear Bryant came along. That, it would soon become clear, was exactly how Adolph Rupp liked it. Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of Dead Letters, a Split Zone Duo series about bad things happening to great college football programs. Writing: Alex KirshnerProduction: Anthony VitoInterviewee: Derrick White, University of Kentucky This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe
The Katherine Massey Book Club @ The C.O.W.S. hosts the 9th study session on the late Bill Russell's 1979 publication, Second Wind: The Memoirs of an Opinionated Man. Russell passed away on July 31st of this year at the age of 88. The NBA titan is the first black head coach in US professional sports history. This includes being the only person in basketball history to win an NBA championship as a player/coach. Gus is a bit stunned that we've almost finished this book, and Mr. Russell apparently left out the time when White Terrorists broke into his residence and defecated in his bed. #BringingUpOldIsh Last week, Russell gave details about his refusal to sign autographs. He said this refusal angered Whites more than anything he said about White Supremacy/Racism. This also surprised Gus, because Russell wrote this statement well after his support of draft-dodging Muhammad Ali in 1967. But after reflection, Gus recalled the FBI mentioned Russell's autograph impertinence when justifying their COINTELPRO surveillance of him. The sassy Russell used the same logic to reject his Hall of Fame induction. He talked about the Racist Suspects who formed this basketball institution and how they made rules to sanctify their White hoops friends. He also called out Hall of Fame Racists by name, such as: William Mokray, Adolph Rupp and Abe Saperstein. Mokray worked for the Celtics, repeatedly lied to Russell and bamboozled him into performing niggling tasks. Rupp was a devout White Supremacist who bragged about maintaining an all White squad at the University of Kentucky. Saperstein owned the Harlem Globetrotters, helped prohibit black players from joining the NBA, and peddled pornography to lure black males into traveling minstrel show. #FirstTimeLastTime #BlackSelfRespect #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943#
The conclusion of a three part special edition of the Jerry Springer Podcast.Jene interviews two former Kentucky inmates he met while volunteer teaching at a Kentucky correctional facility. Tom Payne is a 7"2 former NBA basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks. He was the first African-American recruited by the University of Kentucky and hall of fame coach Adolph Rupp. Incarcerated for 33 years he talks about trying to help others avoid the pitfalls and violence he committed against others. Darryll Davis is a former drug dealer who committed murder after a drug deal gone wrong. He spent 22 years in prison and has a similar mission of preventing at-risk youth becoming violent offenders and helping inmates better themselves, feeling redemption, and coming to terms with the effects of their actions. The two talk about their time in prison, their backstories and the work they are doing now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Are There Drugs In Prison. Part two. What was prison life like? Jene interviews two former Kentucky inmates he met while volunteer teaching at a Kentucky correctional facility. Tom Payne is a 7"2 former NBA basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks. He was the first African-Amercian recruited by the University of Kentucky and hall of fame coach Adolph Rupp. Incarcerated for 33 years he talks about trying to help others avoid the pitfalls and violence he committed against others. Darryll Davis is a former drug dealer who committed murder after a drug deal gone wrong. He spent 22 years in prison and has a similar mission of preventing at-risk youth becoming violent offenders and helping inmates better themselves, feeling redemption, and coming to terms with the effects of their actions. The two talk about their time in prison, their backstories and the work they are doing now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Jene interviews two former Kentucky inmates he met while volunteer teaching at a Kentucky correctional facility. Tom Payne is a 7"2 former NBA basketball player with the Atlanta Hawks. He was the first African-Amercian recruited by the University of Kentucky and hall of fame coach Adolph Rupp. Incarcerated for 33 years he talks about trying to help others avoid the pitfalls and violence he committed against others. Darryll Davis is a former drug dealer who committed murder after a drug deal gone wrong. He spent 22 years in prison and has a similar mission of preventing at-risk youth becoming violent offenders and helping inmates better themselves, feeling redemption, and coming to terms with the effects of their actions. The two talk about their time in prison, their backstories and the work they are doing now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
To celebrate our 100th year broadcasting, Terry is talking with some of the voices of WHAS past including Peggy Boeck Garrison.Peggy talked about being the first to greet Terry when he walked in the WHAS doors, growing-up in a newspaper household with both of her parents meeting/working at the Courier Journal, her father's relationships with the likes of Muhammad Ali and Adolph Rupp, and some of the crazy contests WHAS did back in the day...
Few sportswriters can match the lyrical and insightful work of Dave Kindred. His aim has always been to take readers with him, and make them feel what he felt. Dave does this for listeners in this episode as he recalls first meeting Muhammad Ali in 1966, covering 17 of his fights, and agreeing to a strange request from The Greatest in one of their 300-plus interviews. There was the time Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp called Kindred a SOB, and that magical moment at the '73 Belmont Stakes when Secretariat ran like a beautiful machine in motion. He compares and contrasts Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, and reveals who he'd take if they were matched in their prime. And we hear how Dave found a community in the past decade by chronicling a girls high school basketball team in Illinois. Kindred forged a close relationship with Ali while working as a staff writer and columnist for the heavyweight champion's hometown newspaper, the Louisville Courier-Journal, from 1965 to '77. He went on to serve as sports columnist for The Washington Post (1977-84), the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1984-89 and 1995-97), The National Sports Daily (1989-91), and the Sporting News (1991-2007). Dave has been a contributing writer for Golf Digest since 1997, and he's a regular contributor online for the National Sports Journalism Center. He also wrote a news column for several years while at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and he was the Washington D.C. correspondent for the Courier-Journal. Dave's started as a sportswriter in 1959 at The Daily Pantagraph in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, while he was a student earning a B.A. in English at Illinois Wesleyan ‘63. He worked there for six years before moving to Kentucky. He went on to write more than 7,000 columns and 12 books, including the memoir, “Leave Out the Tragic Parts: A Grandfather's Search for a Boy Lost to Addiction,” that was published in 2021. By his count, Dave has covered 75 major golf championships dating back to the 1966 PGA Championship. He also covered 44 Super Bowls, 43 Kentucky Derby races; 44 World Series, eight Olympic Games (Winter and Summer) and eight Wimbledon Championships, and three NBA Finals, He was in Munich, Germany for the '72 Olympic massacre and in Lake Placid, N.Y. for the 1980 Miracle on Ice. And he likes to say that he's lost golf balls in 22 countries on four continents. Kindred's six-decade career – including how he has written in retirement about the Morton High School girls basketball team in recent years – was featured in a segment of 60 Minutes that aired March 28, 2021 on CBS. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-kindred-local-sportswriter-60-minutes-2021-03-28/ His books include: · “Morning Miracle: Inside the Washington Post: A Great Newspaper Fights for Its Life” · “Sound and Fury: A Dual Biography of Muhammad Ali and Howard Cosell” · “Around the World in 18 Holes with Tom Callahan” · “Basketball: The Dream Game in Kentucky” · “Theismann” · “The Kentucky Derby: A Great American Tradition” · “Glove Stories” · “Heroes, Fools & Other Dreamers” You can follow him on Twitter: @DaveKindred Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 412, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Parts Of The Whole 1: End zones,50-yard line,goalposts. a football field. 2: Cap,gills,stem. a mushroom. 3: Handrails,belt and flywheel,display console. a treadmill. 4: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. 5: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. Round 2. Category: Experiments 1: NASA's passive seismic experiment detected thousands of lunar seismic events, called these. moonquakes. 2: Galen's neighbors heard the squeals of stuck pigs when he proved that veins carry this, not air. blood. 3: In 1952 Hershey and Chase used a Waring model of this machine to study bacteria-eating viruses. blender. 4: Josef Stefan heated up physics by showing that radiation from a glowing wire was proportional to this. temperature. 5: 1887's Michelson-Morley experiment demolished the idea of this medium that supposedly conducted light. aether. Round 3. Category: College Sports Films 1: "Rudy" featured Jason Miller as this university's coach Ara Parseghian. Notre Dame. 2: Bear Bryant puts this speedy title character of a 1994 movie on the Crimson Tide. Forrest Gump. 3: Shot at University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Back to School" features Rodney Dangerfield competing in this aquatic sport. high-diving. 4: The premiere for this 2006 film featured a green carpet, to honor the Thundering Herd. We Are Marshall. 5: In "Glory Road", Jon Voight played this school's legendary coach Adolph Rupp. University of Kentucky. Round 4. Category: Rock Music 1: In 1994 Pearl Jam complained to the U.S. Justice Dept. that this company held a monopoly on concert sales. Ticketmaster. 2: In her first top 10 hit, this singer-guitarist gave them "Something to Talk About". Bonnie Raitt. 3: 5 years after the release of his first album, he had his first top 10 hit with "Just The Way You Are". Billy Joel. 4: "Are we not men? We are" this New Wave group that gave us "Whip It". Devo. 5: He recorded his 1982 hit album, "Nebraska", as a series of demos on a 4-track machine at home. Bruce Springsteen. Round 5. Category: 1970s Tv 1: The "M.E." in "Quincy, M.E." stood for this. medical examiner. 2: In 1973 Richard Thomas, M. Learned and Ellen Corby won Emmys for their performances in this CBS drama. The Waltons. 3: Esther Rolle played Florida Evans in "Maude" and then in this spin-off series. Good Times. 4: In the last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" he was the only character at WJM who wasn't fired. Ted Baxter. 5: "Barney Miller"s 12th precinct police station was located in this part of New York City. Greenwich Village. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 412, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Parts Of The Whole 1: End zones,50-yard line,goalposts. a football field. 2: Cap,gills,stem. a mushroom. 3: Handrails,belt and flywheel,display console. a treadmill. 4: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. 5: F holes,scroll,12-inch endpin. a cello. Round 2. Category: Experiments 1: NASA's passive seismic experiment detected thousands of lunar seismic events, called these. moonquakes. 2: Galen's neighbors heard the squeals of stuck pigs when he proved that veins carry this, not air. blood. 3: In 1952 Hershey and Chase used a Waring model of this machine to study bacteria-eating viruses. blender. 4: Josef Stefan heated up physics by showing that radiation from a glowing wire was proportional to this. temperature. 5: 1887's Michelson-Morley experiment demolished the idea of this medium that supposedly conducted light. aether. Round 3. Category: College Sports Films 1: "Rudy" featured Jason Miller as this university's coach Ara Parseghian. Notre Dame. 2: Bear Bryant puts this speedy title character of a 1994 movie on the Crimson Tide. Forrest Gump. 3: Shot at University of Wisconsin-Madison, "Back to School" features Rodney Dangerfield competing in this aquatic sport. high-diving. 4: The premiere for this 2006 film featured a green carpet, to honor the Thundering Herd. We Are Marshall. 5: In "Glory Road", Jon Voight played this school's legendary coach Adolph Rupp. University of Kentucky. Round 4. Category: Rock Music 1: In 1994 Pearl Jam complained to the U.S. Justice Dept. that this company held a monopoly on concert sales. Ticketmaster. 2: In her first top 10 hit, this singer-guitarist gave them "Something to Talk About". Bonnie Raitt. 3: 5 years after the release of his first album, he had his first top 10 hit with "Just The Way You Are". Billy Joel. 4: "Are we not men? We are" this New Wave group that gave us "Whip It". Devo. 5: He recorded his 1982 hit album, "Nebraska", as a series of demos on a 4-track machine at home. Bruce Springsteen. Round 5. Category: 1970s Tv 1: The "M.E." in "Quincy, M.E." stood for this. medical examiner. 2: In 1973 Richard Thomas, M. Learned and Ellen Corby won Emmys for their performances in this CBS drama. The Waltons. 3: Esther Rolle played Florida Evans in "Maude" and then in this spin-off series. Good Times. 4: In the last episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" he was the only character at WJM who wasn't fired. Ted Baxter. 5: "Barney Miller"s 12th precinct police station was located in this part of New York City. Greenwich Village. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Adolph Rupp's Final Game by Gary Fogle
As one of the first voices of the University of Kentucky men's basketball program, Claude Sullivan (1924–1967) became a nationally known sportscasting pioneer. His career followed Kentucky's rise to prominence as he announced the first four NCAA championship titles under Coach Adolph Rupp and covered scrimmages during the canceled 1952–1953 season following the NCAA sanctions scandal. Sullivan also revolutionized the coverage of the UK football program with the introduction of a coach's show with Bear Bryant―a national first that gained significant attention and later became a staple at other institutions. Sullivan's reputation in Kentucky eventually propelled him to Cincinnati, where he became the voice of the Reds, and even to the 1960 Summer Olympic Games in Rome. His success was tragically cut short when he passed away from throat cancer at forty-two. In Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting, Claude's son Alan, along with Joe Cox, offers an engaging and heartfelt look at the sportscaster's life and the context in which he built his career. Featuring dozens of interviews and correspondence with sports legends, including Wallace "Wah Wah" Jones, Babe Parilli, Cliff Hagan, Ralph Hacker, Jim Host, Billy Reed, Adolph Rupp, and Cawood Ledford, this engaging biography showcases the life and work of a beloved broadcast talent and documents the rise of sports radio during the twentieth century. About the Author Alan Sullivan is the son of Claude Sullivan and began working in the family broadcasting business, Sullivan Enterprises, at age eleven, assisting with the production of Kentucky basketball and football games. He managed the restoration of the Claude Sullivan Collection at the UK Archives and is a UK Fellow and former member of the UK Library National Advisory Board. Joe Cox is an attorney and is the author or coauthor of ten books, including 100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/steve-richards/support
Dan Issel is one of the hardest working players in basketball history. He played in more than 1,200 games in his professional career and, in fact, only missed 24 games for the Kentucky Colonels and Denver Nuggets.Nicknamed “The Horse,” Issel was the model of durability and consistency. His success was based largely on an old-fashioned, blue-collar work ethic. Dan had a rugged offensive game that featured strong, decisive moves in the paint and a reliable jump shot from 15 feet. A star at the University of Kentucky under Hall of Fame coach Adolph Rupp, Issel set 23 school records, including most points and rebounds, and he led the Wildcats to three Southeastern Conference titles.In his senior year at Kentucky, Issel averaged 33.9 points per game and upped that average to 36 points in the postseason to help Kentucky reach the Elite Eight.Issel enjoyed a 15-year ABA/NBA career with the Kentucky Colonels and the Denver Nuggets and concluded his Denver career as the franchise leader in reboundsElected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993, Dan is currently the President of NBA2LOU, an organization leading the City of Louisville's bid for an NBA expansion franchise.Be sure to catch this interesting episode of A Mick A Mook and A Mic on December 22nd, and meet one of basketball's iconic players.
Kenny "Sky" Walker talks about who he patterned his dunks after. The mid range dagger to beat Charles Barkley and Auburn. The UK player that reminds him most of himself.
We talked about the tragic passing of Terrence Clarke. Discussed the departures and potential new arrivals to the Kentucky coaching staff.
We finish our story on Adolph Rupp as we discuss allegations of racism. This issue came to a head in 1966 at the NCAA championship game when Rupp’s all-white Kentucky squad faced Texas Western University's all-black starting lineup. To hear the beginning of Rupp's story, go check out Part 1 from last week! CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Swing Time" by Music By Pedro "Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK sportshistorynetwork.com sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/ FACEBOOK m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/ BUSINESS CONTACT bballhistory101@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Today we bring you the story of Coach Adolph Rupp from the University of Kentucky. He is a controversial figure in basketball. He proved himself as a coach by winning four National Championships, but he was also dogged by accusations of racism. We will share both aspects of his story through both parts of this episode. Stay tuned for part 2 next week. CREDITS Rick Loayza: Head researcher, writer, and voice Jacob Loayza: Editor, producer, and publisher MUSIC "Swing Time" by Music By Pedro "Horizons" by Roa SPORTS HISTORY NETWORK sportshistorynetwork.com sportshistorynetwork.com/podcasts/basketball-history-101/ FACEBOOK m.facebook.com/Basketball-History-101-103801581493027/ BUSINESS CONTACT bballhistory101@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Hall of Fame Coach Glenn Daniel, 95, passed away Saturday, April 3. He started his coaching career at Pine Hill High School in 1947. He served in World War II with his final station in England. It was there that he and a member of the University of Kentucky basketball team met. The 6-foot-4 Daniel and his friend played a lot of basketball when they could and when the war ended, Daniel found himself one of 45 freshmen trying out for a spot on Adolph Rupp's team. Rupp kept five freshman and Daniel, then 22, was one of them. Daniel...Article Link
Join us as we watch the 2006 classic, Glory Road. Except it's not a classic. The real game is a classic. But this is not. In this episode we discuss just how important this game was to the basketball world. But we also talk about what dunking in 1966 looked like, 1980 NBA Old-Timers games, 80s Madonna vs. 80s Cyndi Lauper (It's Cyndi Lauper), and of course Jon Voight's ridiculous nose and ear lobes. They might be the real villain of the movie. Which makes Jon Voight two-for-two in the villain department on Slow Pitch.Watch Glory Road on Disney+ or rent it from your local library.Next episode: The Air Up ThereSupport the show
Goose stops by to talk about his favorite player, the Cats struggles and his most memorable game.
Alan Culter talks about putting together his book "Cut To The Chase" and some of the stories that you can read in it about Adolph Rupp, Rick Pitino, Mark Stoops, and more...
Alan Culter talks about putting together his book "Cut To The Chase" and some of the stories that you can read in it about Adolph Rupp, Rick Pitino, Mark Stoops, and more...
Introduction Hey everyone, welcome to the second episode of Major – Stories of NCAA Scandals. In this show we will be covering the most gripping, gruesome, and groundbreaking scandals in the history of the NCAA. My name is Chris Brown and I’ll be your host, guiding you through every twist and turn these stories have to offer. For the last nine years, I’ve worked in NCAA Rules and Regulations, including four years on the NCAA staff. If you are anything like me, you love a good sports scandal. I started Major, as a way of exploring both well-known and unknown NCAA scandals. But enough about me, let’s start the show.Today we’ll be covering a rarely used NCAA penalty, a penalty so scary, it earned the name “Death Penalty.”A Shaky Death Penalty It’s January 1951, Junius Kellog is a star on the Manhattan College basketball team. At six foot eight, Kellog is hard to miss by anyone. One winter day, he catches the attention of former Manhattan College basketball player Hank Poppe. Poppe approaches Kellog with a proposition. If Kellog fixes the game against DePaul, he will receive $1,000 dollars. For Kellog, this is no insignificant amount of money. Remember, this is 1951, $1,000 dollars then is closer to 10,000 dollars today. Kellog comes from a poor family in Virginia and even with his scholarship is working at a local custard shop to make ends meet. Now he has the chance to significantly improve his financial outlook and all he has to do is engage in a little point shaving. Now before we continue, it’s important that we discuss point shaving. Let’s take a moment for a quick sports gambling lesson. Quick Gambling Lesson So let’s keep things very simple. When it comes to gambling, sports like basketball are bet on based on the margin of victory or loss also known as a point spread. For example, let’s take two schools, School A and School B. School A is favored to win at minus ten points. While school B is the underdog at plus ten points. If you were to bet on School A, then in order to win money, School A must win by more than ten points. If you were to bet of School B, then in order to win money, School B would have to lose by less than 10 points. Traditionally, point shaving occurs when School A purposefully works to ensure they win but win by less than 10 points. This allow match fixers to bet on the underdog and be guaranteed that they will win. Point shaving is difficult to track in that the team still wins the game and it is difficult to determine if the match is fixed or if a player or players are having a bad game. Thus it is the perfect set up for match fixers. Now Back to the Story A man of high integrity, Kellog immediately notified his Coach Ken Norton. Norton in turn, notified Manhattan College’s President Brother Boneventure Thomas who would immediately contact the police. For those of you who listened to last week’s episode, this is how the flow of information is supposed to work. The police and Manhattan District Attorney Frank Hogan instructed Kellog to pretend that he was going along with the scheme. During a second meeting between Kellog and Poppe. Kellog was instructed that make sure that Manhattan won by less than ten points. According to Rosen’, Scandals of '51, Hank Poppe would tell Kellog: It's easy! You can miss a rebound once in a while. After you get a rebound don't look to pass it down court. Hang on to it and give the defense a chance to set up. Then you can try shooting your hook shot a little hard. And don't try to block the other guy's shot. Throw the ball away when you get the chance. Just remember that Manhattan doesn't actually have to lose the game. All you have to do is control the margin of victory. It's easy Junie. Everybody's doing it everywhere all over the country. The pros too. But whatever you do, Junie, don't stink up the joint. Make it look like you're trying. Kellog did just that, with the team winning 62-59. With enough evidence, Poppe was arrested and immediately turned in coconspirator Jack Byrnes. The duo would implicate thirty-three players over the course of 80 games involving at least seven schools. Now we will have an entire two-part episode dedicated to the point shaving scandal and its impact on college basketball but for today, we were going to head down to Lexington, Kentucky. Home of the University of Kentucky Wildcats. In 1951, there was no bigger team in college basketball than the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The team was coached by Adolph Rupp, at the time, arguably the most influential coach in all of basketball. The team was coming off of National Championship wins in 1948, 1949 and 1951. Not to mention that the Kentucky starting five were all members of the gold medal winning 1948 US Olympic basketball team. The Kentucky teams were juggernauts and Coach Rupp knew it. When news of a point shaving scandal began rocking college basketball programs across the country, Rupp was quoted as saying: “They couldn’t touch my boys with a 10-foot pole.” These are words Rupp would soon come to regret. On October 20, 1951, former University of Kentucky players Dale Barnstable, Ralph Beard, Alex Groza and Bill Spivey were all arrested for receiving bribes in exchange for point shaving during their 1949 National Invitation Tournament game against Loyola University Chicago. At the time of arrest, Barnstable, Beard and Groz, were no longer students at the university. Spivey on the other hand, was still a star player for the Wildcats. While initially, all players would deny any involvement in point shaving, mounting evidence and convictions across the nation, would make denial harder. Barnstable, Beard and Groza would all confess to receiving $500 in return for point shaving during the game against Loyola University Chicago. Spivey would maintain his innocence long after his former teammates admissions. If point shaving wasn’t bad enough, in the midst of investigating the point shaving case, it was uncovered that it was common for players to receive cash gifts following wins in big games. Thus, this legal issue, quickly became an NCAA issue. FlashbackNow, it is important to remember why the NCAA was founded. Mounting health and safety concerns related to college football had necessitated presidential intervention. Theodore Roosevelt on two separate occasions convened meetings with collegiate leaders. The meeting ended with an ultimatum, regulate college football or it will no longer be played in the United States. Officials heeded the Presidents warning and in 1906, the NCAA was founded. The organization quickly grew in responsibility by conducting championships, but the NCAA had no rules enforcement mechanism. In fact, most schools at the time were doubtful about the organizations ability to self-govern. This self-governing ability had been tested just a one year prior to the point shaving scandal. In 1948, NCAA schools voted to implement the “Sanity Code.” The Sanity Code limited athletes to receiving scholarships and job opportunities based only on a demonstrated financial need. However, when a survey was sent out in 1949 to gauge whether or not schools were adhering to this code, seven schools self-reported that they were indeed violating the agreed upon code. A school found in violation of NCAA rules could be punished in only one-way, complete loss of membership, a punishment, that member schools had been hesitant to ever use. Ultimately in 1950 the Sanity Code was repealed and the schools in question weren’t even punished. Therefore, when the it emerged that the University of Kentucky had won games with ineligible players, few believed the NCAA would or even could take action against the school. However, the NCAA’s newly hired 29-year-old executive director had other ideas. Walter Byers, a man who would forever shape the landscape of college athletics, viewed the University of Kentucky case as a test of the NCAA’s legitimacy. To address the issue, Byers would establish a subcommittee to investigate infractions and secretly partner with the Southeastern Conference to ensure the right outcome. Repercussions - The TeamPrior to NCAA penalties, the University of Kentucky would first have to deal with the Southeastern Conference. After an investigation into the point shaving scandal, the SEC voted to bar Kentucky from participating in SEC basketball for one year.Much to the surprise of many, University of Kentucky President Herman Lee Donovan did not fight the penalties. Believing they had received their final penalty; Kentucky began planning a non-conference schedule for the year. In fact, the school had made a national schedule featuring sixteen different schools.This immediately changed when in November of 1952, Walter Byers informed the University that they would be on probation and barred from playing against any other NCAA institution. To reinforce this penalty, Byers sent a letter to every member of the NCAA reminding them of a constitutional provision that required NCAA members to only play against teams that followed NCAA rules.Kentucky would once again not fight the penalty. Later, Byers would concede that had Kentucky challenged the penalty, they most likely would have prevailed given a lack of true enforcement authority at the time. In his book Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Byers would state: Had they (UK) fought us on the technical, legal grounds so many university-hired lawyers used in later years, Kentucky probably would have carried the day at the convention in January 1953. Instead, their decision to accept the penalty erased the haunting failure of the Sanity Code. It gave a new and needed legitimacy to the NCAA's fledgling effort to police big-time college sports." Additionally, the suspension of athletics participation as a penalty would later be codified in NCAA legislation as the repeat violator provision. In the 1980s, media would label this punishment, the death penalty. Repercussions – The PlayersNow the players received pretty substantial penalties. Barnstable, Beard and Groza would receive suspended sentences.In addition to suspended sentences, Judge Streit placed the trio on an indefinite probation and barred them from all sports for three years…..I didn’t even know a judge could do that. Now formerly on pace to be NBA stars, Barnstable, Beard and Groza were banned from ever playing in the NBA by Commissioner Maurice Podoloff. Arguably, Bill Spivey would pay the steepest penalty. Spivey maintained his innocence throughout the entirety of the process. The University of Kentucky would preemptively disassociate from Spivey. The former All-American had been deserted by his school. To make matters worse, while there was not enough evidence to convict Spivey on bribery charges, discrepancies in testimonies resulted in perjury charges. Although Spivey was not convicted, the damage was done. NBA Commissioner Podoloff banned Spivey from ever playing in the NBA. Spivey would later sue the NBA and receive a $10,000 settlement but would spend the majority of his career, travelling around the country playing for smaller league teams until retiring in 1968. Repercussions - The CoachNow throughout the entirety of the investigation, Coach Rupp maintained he had no knowledge of point shaving within his program. Oddly enough t, the Loyola game which was the focal point of the investigation, was one that Coach Rupp could not forget. Following his team’s 67-56 loss to Loyola, Coach Rupp was distraught. While drink whiskey, he would tell athletics director Bernie Shively: I don't know...Lordy. But I think there's something wrong with this team. Historians agree that while Rupp was not involved directly in point shaving, his relationship with local bookies and casual discussions with players regarding gambling was problematic. On one occasion, the team was scolded for not scoring enough points in a game. Rupp would comment that the team cost his friend money. The impact of the culture of Kentucky was reinforced during the sentencing of Rupp’s former players. While Rupp was not charged, Judge Streit, would use player sentencing as an opportunity to express his thoughts on college athletics, particularly at the University of Kentucky. In his opinion, Judge Steit wrote: "I found that intercollegiate basketball and football at Kentucky have become highly systematized, professionalized and commercialized enterprises. I found covert subsidization of players, ruthless exploitation of athletes, cribbing at examinations, 'illegal' recruiting, a reckless disregard of their physical welfare, matriculation of unqualified students and demoralization of the athletes by the coach.”Now, as you can imagine, University of Kentucky President Donovan was quite upset following the embarrassment brought to the university on the part of its basketball program. However, President Donovan’s support for Coach Rupp, never wavered. In a letter to Rupp, Donovan wrote: My Dear Coach Rupp, I want you to know that I shall not desert you in your hour of need. This is a good time for you to find out who are your real friends and who are your fair weather friends. In Kentucky, the "Baron of the Blue Grass" was more powerful than Judge Streit. In fact, President Donovan was so disturbed by the comments made by Judge Streit, that he sought to gain potentially compromising information about the Judge. After reaching out to other University Presidents seeking this information, President Donovan was advised to back down and to move forward. Advice that he ultimately took. While officials at the university and the SEC acknowledge that a resignation on the part of Coach Rupp would have lessened the penalty, Coach Rupp’s ability as a coach out shadowed any desire by the university to move on to a new coach. Additionally, Coach Rupp would hold a grudge with Walter Byers saying: "I'll not retire until the man who said Kentucky can't play in the NCAA hands me the national championship trophy." A promise that he would later fulfill, when the Wildcats won the 1958 NCAA Championships. This scandal would have a ripple effect for one other member of the SEC, the University of Alabama….Now at the time of the scandal, the University of Kentucky’s football program was led by a young Paul “Bear” Bryant. As the scandal unfolded, Bryant expected and many say was that Rupp to resign or be fired, making an opportunity for football to become the marquee sport at the University. Bear Bryant would be quoted in Sports Illustrated as saying: "If Rupp had retired as basketball coach when they said he was going to I'd probably still be at Kentucky. The trouble was we were too much alike, and he wanted basketball No. 1 and I wanted football No. 1. In an environment like that one or the other has to go." Bryant resigned and took his talents to College Station before finding his way to Tuscaloosa Alabama as head coach of the University of Alabama. As the head coach of the Rolling Tide, Bryant would win six national championships and make houndstooth fashionable. As a sports fan, you can’t help but wonder, what would have happened had Bryant stayed in Lexington…Closing ThoughtsIt has been almost 69 years since this scandal occurred. It would be great to say that since this scandal, college athletics has become less commercialized. But that just isn’t the case. Both college basketball and football are far more commercialized and professionalized than in the 1950s. To make matters worse, on September 27, 2017, the FBI and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced the arrest of 10 individuals on suspicion of fraud, bribery and money laundering in a college basketball recruiting scheme. But, you know what they say: those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. ConclusionWe here at Major – Stories of NCAA Scandals hope you enjoyed our second episode covering the world of NCAA scandals. If you want to keep it going, give us a follow on our social media at brown_athletics on twitter or @major podcast on Instagram. Thank you everyone for tuning in, again I’m your host Chris Brown wishing you a good day and life free of scandal! Sources http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/1952-53.html http://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/Bryant_Bear.html Figone, A., & Figone, A. (1989). Gambling and College Basketball: The Scandal of 1951. Journal of Sport History,16(1), 44-61. Retrieved August 22, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/43609381 Nelli, H. (1986). Adolph Rupp, the Kentucky Wildcats, and the Basketball Scandal of 1951. The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society,84(1), 51-75. Retrieved August 22, 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23381140 https://web3.ncaa.org/lsdbi/search/miCaseView/report?id=101754
Hour 2: Dick and Billy speak with Kent Spencer of WHAS TV to talk about CFB and more SEC schedule talk. Also, the guys discuss a recent article about Adolph Rupp and the BBI Rewind wraps up the week.
Hour 2: Dick, Aaron and Billy speak with Darren Headrick about the future of baseball and college sports. Also, the guys discuss Adolph Rupp's life and if UK should change their basketball stadium name.
In Episode 103 we discuss the wide-ranging, forward-thinking, infectious take on Bathtub Gin from the University of Kentucky on November 7, 1996. One week removed from their performance of the Talking Heads Remain In Light, Phish was already applying the lessons of the album to one of their longest-serving jam vehicles. The hints of 1997’s reinvention are hard to avoid now as nearly every BIG jam over the next four weeks would further push the band towards their Linear Musical Communication rebirth.One quick note, we recorded this episode before the larger push to change the name of the Kentucky Wildcats’ arena from Rupp Arena. It’s clear in research that Adolph Rupp was a racist and that his name no longer deserves to grace the basketball arena. We support the faculty at the University of Kentucky pushing to change the name. Songs featured in this episode are:Neil Young: “Transformer Man”Stevie Wonder: “Golden Lady”My Bloody Valentine: “(When You Wake) You’re Still In A Dream”Hum: “In The Den”— — — In addition, we discuss two new 2020 records we highly recommend: Daniel Carter, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Gerald Clever: “Welcome Adventure! Vol 1” and Nadine Shah: “Kitchen Sink”— — — We encourage all BTP listeners to check out Late Era on Osiris Media.— — — We are proud to be sponsored by Harry’s! Harry’s is a return to the essential: quality, durable blades at a fair price — just $2 per blade! They’ve cut out the middleman, manufacturing blades in their German blade factory that’s been honing precision blades for a century. Which means you get incredibly high-quality blades at factory direct prices Harry’s is super convenient: Blade refills are delivered directly to your door on your schedule — with or without a subscription! 100% quality guarantee — If you don’t love your shave, let them know and they’ll give you a full refund. 1% of proceeds are set aside for non-profit organizations devoted to helping provide access to better health care for men and veterans.Listeners of Beyond The Pond show can redeem their Harry’s trial set at HARRYS.COM/BTP. You’ll get a: Weighted ergonomic handle for a firm grip, 5-blade razor with a lubricating strip and trimmer blade, Rich lathering shave gel with aloe to keep your skin hydrated, And a travel blade cover to keep your razor dry and easy to grab on the go. Go to HARRYS.COM/BTP to start shaving better today!— — — If you’re like me, things like Music, Running, and Cooking all bring me happiness and meaning. However there are times where even the things you rely on for happiness are not enough to help you achieve your goals. The good news is, BetterHelp Online Counseling Is there for you.BetterHelp Online Counseling is a way for you to connect with a professional counselor in a safe, private, and conveniently online environment. Schedule your own secure video or phone session, plus chat & text with your therapist. Everything you share is confidential & Licensed professional counselors are available with specializations... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/beyondthepond. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A University of Kentucky African-American faculty group has asked that Adolph Rupp's name be removed from Rupp Arena. Lexington Herald-Leader sports columnist John Clay talked with former Courier-Journal sports columnist Dave Kindred about his time covering Rupp and Kentucky basketball. For more UK coverage visit www.kentucky.com.
Today Jay opens the show talking about how much he enjoys what some networks are doing to make the viewing experience as normal as possible. He moves from there to talk about live sports being back, the possible of the University of Kentucky taking Adolph Rupp's name off the title of the Arena, and the new expansion team in the NHL. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jaystephenspodcast/message
Faculty within the University of Kentucky's African-American and Africana program have submitted a letter to school president Dr. Eli Capiluto asking that Rupp Arena be renamed, stating that "the Adolph Rupp name has come to stand for racism." We discuss the issue. Plus, Kyle and Dan have an announcement regarding the podcast.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rad Power BikesRight now as a limited time offer, get a free accessory with the purchase of a bike. That's right. And FREE shipping to the lower 48 states. To get this special offer, text the word LOCKED to 64-000.FreshlyJoin almost ONE AND A HALF MILLION Satisfied Customers and skip the shopping, prepping, cooking, and clean up. Freshly is offering our listeners FORTY DOLLARS OFF FOR THEIR FIRST TWO ORDERS at freshly.com/lockedon.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.ManscapedGo to Manscaped.com and use code Locked On to get 20% Off and Free Shipping. Manscaped is #1 in men's below the belt grooming and offers precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Faculty within the University of Kentucky's African-American and Africana program have submitted a letter to school president Dr. Eli Capiluto asking that Rupp Arena be renamed, stating that "the Adolph Rupp name has come to stand for racism." We discuss the issue. Plus, Kyle and Dan have an announcement regarding the podcast. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rad Power Bikes Right now as a limited time offer, get a free accessory with the purchase of a bike. That’s right. And FREE shipping to the lower 48 states. To get this special offer, text the word LOCKED to 64-000. Freshly Join almost ONE AND A HALF MILLION Satisfied Customers and skip the shopping, prepping, cooking, and clean up. Freshly is offering our listeners FORTY DOLLARS OFF FOR THEIR FIRST TWO ORDERS at freshly.com/lockedon. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Manscaped Go to Manscaped.com and use code Locked On to get 20% Off and Free Shipping. Manscaped is #1 in men’s below the belt grooming and offers precision-engineered tools for your family jewels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Over the last few days, there has been a group of UK faculty pushing to remove Adolph Rupps's name from Rupp Arena. Dick Gabriel called us from Lexington to discuss his Adolph Rupp documentary, Adolph Rupp: Myth, Legend, and Fact, and some of the misconceptions that surround Rupp and his tenure at UK...
Over the last few days, there has been a group of UK faculty pushing to remove Adolph Rupps's name from Rupp Arena. Dick Gabriel called us from Lexington to discuss his Adolph Rupp documentary, Adolph Rupp: Myth, Legend, and Fact, and some of the misconceptions that surround Rupp and his tenure at UK...
Hayley and the Knobs on Hayley singing and playing guitar on The Gram, celebs with various criminal/public image issues, and Adolph Rupp's name possible coming down from Rupp Arena...
Hayley and the Knobs on Hayley singing and playing guitar on The Gram, celebs with various criminal/public image issues, and Adolph Rupp's name possible coming down from Rupp Arena...
Hour 2: Dick and Billy play an interview from Jim Tucker about his interactions with Adolph Rupp and the guys talk more about Eddie Sutton.
Dick Bennett was one of the great coaches in Wisconsin basketball history. Coach Bennett mastered the “re-building of programs,” achieving success at every stop from small high schools to major Division 1 programs – including leading the Wisconsin Badgers to the NCAA Final Four. Coach Bennett has served as a mentor to countless players and coaches, and he impacted countless lives along the way. In part one of our conversation on the SGG podcast, we discussed: 1. Reconnecting with his high school basketball coach, Jerry Grunska, who had a significant influence on Coach Bennett wanting to become a coach. 2. Why high school was his favorite level at which to coach. “All there was to the job was a love of the game and a love for the kids.” 3. Making early mistakes and learning on the job during his first years as a high school coach: “I don't think I made it quite simple enough.” 4. Taking a coaching class from Marquette's Al McGuire, attending clinics around the Midwest – and sitting, listening to Adolph Rupp, John Wooden, and Henry Iba. 5. Seeing the game the same way as Bob Knight – who almost became the Wisconsin Coach. 6. The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. 7. Advocating for Terry Porter in tryouts for various national teams. 8. Having dinner with Coach Knight in Bloomington the night before playing the Hoosiers, and maintaining a long-term friendship with him. 9. Coach Knight's proposed “son swap” that never happened. 10. Al McGuire's advice about scheduling opponents.
Rejecting the Screen goes ISO with former NBA player and head coach Butch Beard, the starting point guard for the 1975 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors. Butch tells stories of his college recruiting battle between Louisville and Kentucky, how he found out he got drafted into the NBA and the military and what it took to play alongside one of the greatest players of all-time in Rick Barry. Plus, Butch details his time coaching the New Jersey Nets as he tried to figure out Derrick Coleman, and later as an assistant with the Mavericks navigating the long Jason Kidd-Jimmy Jackson-Toni Braxton love triangle. -- Adolph Rupp's home visit recruiting Butch to Kentucky & keeping African-American players "safe" Going to Louisville, being a Kentucky fan and watching the historic 1966 title game between Kentucky and Texas Western What made Wes Unseld so great - Butch and Wes were HS and NBA opponents, and college roommates How he found out that the Hawks drafted him 10th overall in 1969 When the Louisville ABA owners lied about Butch's intentions of going to the NBA and the money that was put on the table Rookie hazing with the Atlanta Hawks Being shocked when he got drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War & entering basic training What it was like playing in the 1972 NBA All-Star Game The experience of playing against Wilt Chamberlain Memories of winning the 1975 NBA title with Rick Barry and the Golden State Warriors Days as the NJ Nets head coach, trying to motivate Derrick Coleman, fining Shawn Bradley and Yinka Dare Navigating the love triangle between Toni Braxton, Jason Kidd and Jimmy Jackson during his time as a Mavericks assistant coach What made Jason Kidd so special on the court How Butch's candor led to the downfall of his coaching career Trying to convince the Mavericks to draft Kobe Bryant in 1996 -- Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and is released on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesday episodes feature Adam and Noah talking hoops and life for 30 minutes in their unique way and Thursday brings "Going ISO" where the guys conduct a longform interview. Previous guests include Richard Jefferson, Earl Watson, Anthony Morrow, Peter Vecsey, Kevin Willis, Howard Beck, Kenny Anderson, Doug Gottlieb, Robert Sacre, John Hollinger, Sam Mitchell, PJ Carlesimo, Ryen Russillo and others. Please subscribe to Rejecting the Screen, rate, review and share with your friends! Follow Noah on Twitter @NoahCoslov, Adam @NaismithLives and the show on Instagram @Rejecting_the_Screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joined today by NBA hall of famer and Kentucky legend, Dan "The Horse" Issel. Dan and I chat about the prospect of bringing an NBA franchise to the commonwealth of Kentucky. Dan answers the pestering questions about things such as what traffic conditions will be, will it take away from college sports and how many jobs this will bring to the most passionate fan base in the world. “The Horse” and I talk about his historic career, how Joe B Hall and Adolph Rupp recruited him to come the Kentucky, his time as a Wildcat and why he chose the ABA over the NBA. From playing in Denver to being inducted into The NBA Hall of Fame as the 11th highest scorer in the NBA. We share a bunch of laughs, talk memorabilia and who he would draft 1st to start a franchise! Follow Dan on twitter and check out how you can help bring an NBA Franchise to Kentucky https://twitter.com/DanIssel44 https://nba2lou.com/
For 33 years, Rick Byrd roamed the sidelines of Belmont University, where he led Bruins prorgam before retiring on April 1, 2019, finishing his career with the 12th most wins in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim, Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Jim Calhoun, Roy Williams, Bob Huggins, Jim Phelan, Rollie Massimino, and Eddie Sutton are the only coaches that rank above Coach Byrd. Yet, despite all of the victories, the legacy left by Coach Byrd is more about the manner he went about running his program, his coaching style, and his impact on on the countless people over his career. In addition to going to the NCAA Tournament 8 of his last 14 season, Belmont posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher 18 consecutive years. A remarkable role model on and off the court.A fascinating listen with one of the legendary coaches of our generation and someone our next generation of coaches should aspire to be like in how he coached and, even more so, how he taught others to live. From offensive philosophy, roster construction, Vince Gill to his sweater vests, a jam packed hour for people to learn from.
From surviving the Great Depression and Dust Bowl eras to driving a Model A Ford, hearing and watching news footage of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and serving in the Korean War, Ted Owens’ life is full of stories in and out of sports.In 1956, Ted Owens got his start in coaching basketball at Cameron Junior College in Lawton, Oklahoma, where he also helped lead the baseball program to a national title in 1958.After that, he went on to match wits with basketball coaching legends Henry Iba, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Bob Knight and John Wooden and traveled to Japan, China, Spain, Italy, Belgium, France, Switzerland, the Philippines, Korea, England and Israel to teach the game he loves.Ted Owens guided the University of Kansas basketball team to six Big Eight conference championships and seven times to the NCAA Tournament. He was also a five-time Big Eight Coach of the Year and 1978 National Coach of the Year. Under Owens, the Jayhawks reached the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet Sixteen five times and the Elite Eight three times. His 1971 team was the first undefeated team in Big Eight history (14-0), winning both conference and tournament titles, and finished with an overall record of 27-3. Owens finished his career at Kansas with nine Big Eight Tournament titles.“I had some time to dream while I was hoeing cotton back on that farm in southwest Oklahoma,” said Owens of his small-town beginning in Hollis, OK. “But my dreams were never so great as to imagine what I have been privileged to do during my lifetime.”
Michael Bennett & Billy Rutledge introduce the new show name, talk UK football injuries, & what Myron Metcalf is calling Adolph Rupp.
Brent and Jason are joined by history professor Duane Bolin, who built upon the earlier research he received from his own college professor to write a new book about Adolph Rupp, the famed coach of University of Kentucky basketball. They also listen to another random Long Lunch and discuss Fake History Sponsors such as 1919's Karo Syrup and a 1974 ad for the Dick Smiley Porsche dealership. You can l eave comments on Instagram, iTunes, NPR.org or right here. OKT is produced by sound engineer Todd Birdsong at WKCTC's Paducah School of Art and Design.
Jim Crutchfield, Pressing Uptempo Style of Play Guest: Jim Crutchfield, Nova Southeastern Head Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Nova Southeastern head coach Jim Crutchfield joins the podcast to talk about his pressing uptempo philosophy. Crutchfield is one of the most successful coaches in NCAA basketball history. NCAA coaching legend Jim Crutchfield became the head coach at NCAA D2 Nova Southeastern on March 21, 2017, following a historical stint at West Liberty in West Virginia, and quickly introduced a pressing, uptempo style of play that his known for. His recipe for success that had worked during the previous 13 years at West Liberty translated a 6-20 program into a National contender. Prior to his arrival in Fort Lauderdale, Crutchfield built arguably the most high-profile Division II program in the nation during 13 seasons with West Liberty. Having coached the Hilltoppers since 2004-17, he amassed a career record of 359-61 (.855), which was the highest career winning percentage in college basketball history among ALL NCAA coaches who had spent at least 10 seasons as an NCAA head coach. That places Crutchfield in an elite class of coaching legends that includes Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (3rd all-time), UCLA's John Wooden (7th) and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (21st). Breakdown 1:00 - Left for a challenge 2:00 - Scrimmage Philosophy 4:40 - The Process 6:30 - Things Addressed During Scrimmage 8:40 - Isolation Work 10:30 - Defensive Pressure within the Scrimmage 12:00 - Getting Quickly into the Pressure 15:00 - How his Players Compete in Scrimmage 18:00 - Never Read a Basketball Book in his Life 19:00 - Shaping his Philosophy 21:00 - Teaching Players Decision Making 23:00 - Watching Video with his Players 24:20 - Scoring in Transition 26:00 - 10 Second Shot Clock 27:00 - Attacking to crete Confidence 29:00 - Spacing Template 30:00 - Emphasizing Everything 31:00 - Enjoying the System 32:20 - Talking about Advantage/Disadvantage 33:30 - Defining Shot Selection 35:00 - Players Care about Winning and Losing 36:00 - Phase of Play: Up Tempo Practice 39:00 - Ways to Create Gaps to Drive 41:00 - Playing Through the Elbows a Lot 45:00 - He Believed in a Game of Basketball that Don't Anymore 46:00 - Better Coach because of his Philosophy Jim Crutchfield’s Bio Bio: https://nsusharks.com/coaches.aspx?rc=774 Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion
Host Bill Goodman is joined by Dr. Duane Bolin, Professor Emeritus of History at Murray State University and Kentucky Humanities Board Member. Professor Bolin's timely new release, "Adolph Rupp and the Rise of Kentucky Basketball" is a full biography examining the life and legacy of the basketball phenomenon.
James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette[1][2] (born February 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Fredette was the 2011 National Player of the Year in college basketball after ranking as the leading scorer in all of NCAA Division I during his senior season for the BYU Cougars. He was selected with the tenth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He spent the majority of the 2015–16 season in the NBA Development League, during which he won the All-Star Game MVP. In 2016, he joined the CBA's Shanghai Sharks, and during the 2016–17 CBA season, he led the league in scoring, at 37.6 points per game, counting all phases of the season, and won the CBA International MVP award.2010-11 Nations leading scorer (28.9 points per game)2011 National Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden, AP, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Adolph Rupp, Sporting News, Basketball Times, CBSSports.com, SI.com)2011 Lowes Senior CLASS Award2011 ESPY for Collegiate Male Athlete of the Year2011 first-team All-American (John R. Wooden Award, AP, Sporting News, State Farm Coaches for NABC Division I, USBWA, Basketball Times, CBSSports.com, SI.com, Yahoo! Sports, FoxSports.com, Lute Olson)2011 MWC Player of the Year2011 All-MWC First Team2011 MWC Tournament MVP2011 NABC All-District 17 First Team2011 USBWA All-District VIII First Team2011 USBWA District VIII Player of the Year2011 Dick Vitale National Player of the Week (Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Jan. 17)2011 ESPN.com Weekly Watch National Player of the Week (Jan. 10, Jan. 17)2011 MWC Player of the Week (Nov. 29, Dec. 13, Jan. 3, Jan. 10, Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, Feb. 28)2011 South Padre Island Invitational MVP2011 Bob Cousy Award Finalist (Final 5)2010 USBWA National Player of the Week (Dec. 13)2010 Basketball Times All-America Second Team2010 NABC State Farm Coaches' Division I All-America Third Team2010 Lute Olson All-America2010 AP All-America Honorable Mention2010 Sporting News All-America Third Team2010 NABC All-District 172010 USBWA All-District VIII2010 USBWA All-District VIII Player of the Year2010 CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-America First Team2010 MWC All-Tournament2010 All-MWC First Team2009-10 MWC Player of the Week (Nov. 16, Dec. 28, Jan. 4, Feb. 1, Feb. 22)USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Jan. 4)2009-10 Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidate2009-10 Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalist2009-10 Wooden Award Candidate2009 HoopTV Las Vegas Classic MVP2009 Fiesta Bowl Classic MVP2009 CollegeHoops.net High-Major All-America Honorable Mention2009 USBWA All-District VIII2009 MWC First Team2009 MWC All-Tournament2008-09 MWC Player of the Week (two times)
Class of 1978 Enshrinee Cliff Hagan speaks with host Kyle Belanger about his relationship with Adolph Rupp, his career in the NBA after his time in the military, and his support of the integration of the NBA. Make sure to view Cliff Hagan’s Hall of Fame profile at http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/cliff-hagan/ .
Listen to Class of 1993 Enshrinee Dan Issel discuss his career in the NBA and ABA. Topics include what it was like to play for Hall of Fame coach Adolph Rupp, what led him to choose playing in the ABA over the NBA, and his durability throughout his playing career. Make sure to watch Dan Issel’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BMnWrnVizA and view his Hall of Fame profile at http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/dan-issel/ .
In this episode of the Basketball Hall of Fame Legends Podcast host Kyle Belanger speaks with one of the ABA’s most dominant players and Class of 2015 Hall of Fame Enshrinee, Louie Dampier. Topics include being recruited by Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp, being on the losing side of Texas Western’s historic 1966 NCAA Championship over University of Kentucky, and choosing between playing in the ABA and the NBA. Make sure to watch Louie Dampier’s Hall of Fame Induction Speech at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmAjVhOjD0c and view his Hall of Fame profile at http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/louie-dampier/
Episode 32 of Conversations With Oscar Combs, presented by Rafferty's. Oscar and Tom Wallace discuss Kentucky basketball during the Adolph Rupp era.
It's Wildcat Wednesday with Greg Horn and Action Jackson Reams, so the guys welcome in UK's all-time leading scorer and rebounder Dan Issel onto the show. Dan shares all about his career under the legend Adolph Rupp, his time in the ABA with the Kentucky Colonels and thoughts on this year's Kentucky team. Other topics for the day include the ACC tournament, UK Football's Pro Day, UK Baseball in action, some NBA notes and more on SportsTalk!
Bill and Jamal record their 100th podcast and talk about a milestone of much greater proportion. Andrew Maraniss, author of the New York Times Best Seller, Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South, joins the crew along with Perry Wallace, the subject of the book. The four discuss the book, which documents how Wallace integrated the Southeastern Conference in basketball, becoming the first African American basketball player to play in the conference at Vanderbilt in 1967. We hear from Wallace what it was like to live through such a monumental experience and Maraniss discusses why he decided to write the book and what he learned from the endeavor. Wallace talks of why he likened the big time college athletic scene to a plantation (24:55) and tells the story about his encounter with Adolph Rupp that ultimately contributed to the NCAA outlawing the dunk (1:09:34). Finally, Maraniss discusses this week's release of Strong Inside: Young Readers Edition and Jamal announces a promotional giveaway of the book (1:07:10). Listen to all this and more on the latest episode of Bill Rhoden On Sports. We hope that you enjoy our podcast. Please subscribe on iTunes, follow on Soundcloud and like and comment on both, as we would love to get and incorporate your feedback. We encourage you to contact us via email at: brospod@gmail.com and follow us on social media. Twitter: @BROSpod, @WCRhoden, @Blacketologist Facebook page: Bill Rhoden On Sports (@BROSpod) Instagram: @brospod YouTube: BROS Pod
It's Fast Break Friday on The V Show! It's also Hall of Fame Week which means not only is Bobby V accompanied by Mike Pratt , but also Dan Issel! The three talk about Pratt and Issel's days at Kentucky under Adolph Rupp and Issel's career in both the ABA and NBA. Some great stories and even a bonus story from a listener make this a hilarious hour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
When the final buzzer sounded on the 1966 NCAA Championship between Texas Western and Kentucky little did anyone in attendance at Cole Field House in College Park, Md know the impact of the Miners’ 72-65 victory. Don Haskins’ team – and its five African-American starters – beat Adolph Rupp’s top-ranked Wildcats – and their five white starters – in a game that did more than simply alter the course of college athletics. Three members of that Texas Western starting lineup helped commemorate the 50th anniversary of this historic event: guard Willie Worsley, center David Lattin, and forward Willie Cager. Photo courtesy of The El Paso Times Audio courtesy of YouTube and UTEP Athletics
Former Los Angeles Clippers and Chicago Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro sits down with Adrian Wojnarowski in studio on the Vertical Podcast. Del Negro and Woj cover fertile territory, including Del Negro's contentious relationship with Bulls management that included a physical confrontation in the coach's office with Chicago executive John Paxson, coaching Derrick Rose and Chris Paul into the playoffs and the complexities of dealing with former Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Del Negro discusses his childhood growing up in the bar owned by his father, a legendary New England player whose career was cut short after leaving the legendary Adolph Rupp and the University of Kentucky.
Billy Chumbler as a basketball player the Greatest Lowes Blue Devil of all-time. He set the Louisville Invitation Tournament (LIT) scoring record. He was recruited by Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky but chose to play college basketball at Mississippi State University and was the team captain at Murray State University. As a coach, […]
Billy Chumbler as a basketball player the Greatest Lowes Blue Devil of all-time. He set the Louisville Invitation Tournament (LIT) scoring record. He was recruited by Adolph Rupp of the University of Kentucky but chose to play college basketball at Mississippi State University and was the team captain at Murray State University. As a coach, […]
This week, we're on location at the Maker's Mark Distillery in Loretto, Kentucky for the annual Maker's Mark Handcraft Festival and the running of the Maker's 46 Mile at Lexington's Keeneland Race Course. Friday also brought an estimated 1,000 whisky and Kentucky basketball fans to Keeneland for the annual signing of the Maker's Mark Keeneland charity bottle. This year's bottle honors legendary University of Kentucky basketball coach Adolph Rupp, and several of his former players spent hours signing bottles for the fans who turned out at Keeneland. We'll have a complete wrap-up of the weekend's events on this week's WhiskyCast. In the news, Tennessee's controversial whiskey law will stand for at least another year after a repeal attempt was scrapped, Scottish doctors want to see the drinking age raised from 18 to 21, and we'll get the latest on new whiskies from BenRiach, Amrut, High West, and Heaven Hill.
When former UCLA basketball player Don Barksdale died of cancer of the esophagus in March 1993,his passing was noted in a two-sentence obituary in The Times, a woefully inadequate summation of an extraordinary life. Barksdale, a 6-foot-6 center from Berkeley and a Bay Area legend not only as an athlete but also as a TV host, disc jockey, nightclub owner and philanthropist, was an African American trailblazer — “kind of like the Jackie Robinson of basketball,” says his friend and unabashed cheerleader, documentary filmmaker Doug Harris. Harris, a former Golden State Warriors draft pick who wrote, directed and produced a tribute to Barksdale’s life that will air next month on FSN Bay Area, believes his late mentor was worthy of much more than a footnote. Harris,46, is leading an effort to get Barksdale posthumously inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. “This is a person that people need to know about,” says Harris, whose exhaustive efforts already have helped land Barksdale in halls of fame honoring California community college athletes, African American athletes, Bay Area athletes and Pacific 10 Conference athletes. “I would like young people to know about Don Barksdale, know about his legacy, the way they know about Jackie Robinson.” As chronicled in Harris’ documentary “Bounce: The Don Barksdale Story,” which the filmmaker hopes also will air in Southern California, Barksdale was college basketball’s first African American consensus All-American — as a senior in 1947. He was the first black basketball player on the U.S. Olympic team, winning a gold medal in London in 1948. He broke the color line in the AAU’s national industrial league, which welcomed him when the NBA would not. And although others of his race beat him to the NBA by a year, Barksdale was the first African American to play in the NBA All-Star game, suiting up for the East in 1953. All this after Barksdale was left off the basketball team at Berkeley High — he was cut three years running — for reasons that had nothing to do with his ability. As Barksdale recounted years later, his friend Em Chapman already was on the team and coach Jack Eadie told Barksdale, “One black is enough.” Undeterred, Barksdale honed his skills at a Berkeley park, starred at Marin Junior College and followed his idols, Robinson and Kenny Washington, to Westwood, where in 1943 he helped UCLA end a 42-game losing streak against USC. After returning from World War II, where he served in the Army, Barksdale continued to star at UCLA while also kick-starting his business career by opening a record store on Western Avenue. Though his Olympic coach was Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, a man not known for his racial tolerance, he was the third-leading scorer on the U.S. team in the 1948 Games. In 1949, the personable Barksdale was hired to be the Bay Area’s first black television host, moderating a program called “Sepia Revue” that featured the leading black entertainers of the day, among them Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and Louis Armstrong. In 1950, he was one of the first four black players taken in the NBA draft. But he was doing so well financially — by then, he had also opened a beer distributorship — that he didn’t sign with the Baltimore Bullets until 1951, when he doubled as a 28-year-old rookie forward and host of the Bullets’ postgame radio show. He played two seasons with the Bullets and two with the Boston Celtics, averaging 11 points and eight rebounds, before ankle injuries forced him to retire in 1955. Before leaving, though, he recommended Bill Russell to Red Auerbach. “It’s a travesty more people don’t know about him,” Harris says. After his playing days ended, Barksdale continued his successful business career, opening nightclubs in Oakland. He founded Save High School Sports, a fundraising effort in Oakland that was a savior to prep athletes during a budget crunch in the 1980s. And as a scout for the Warriors, he recom- mended they draft a 6-foot-8 Berkeley High graduate from Central Washington named Doug Harris. An eighth-round pick in 1983, Harris never played in the NBA, but he remained indebted to Barksdale and got to know him better through their work with Athletes United for Peace, a Bay Area nonprofit. Harris’ film on Barksdale was an outgrowth of the thesis he put together to complete work toward a master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies that he earned from Cal State Monterey Bay in 1998. His lobbying for Barksdale since has been nothing short of a labor of love. On Feb. 16, he’ll find out if Barksdale is among the finalists being considered this year for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Whatever the result, Barksdale’s sister, Pamelia Barksdale-Gore, says she is “astounded” by Harris’ efforts on behalf of her brother. “Don would be very pleased and proud of all this,” she says. No big deal, Harris says. “It’s the right thing to do,” says the filmmaker, who since 1993 has served as executive director of Athletes United for Peace, which sponsors sports and media-arts programs for disadvantaged youth. “If we’re not proactive in telling some of these untold stories, they’ll never be told. Everybody will be gone.”
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