Forty-one humorous tales about University of Kentucky's legendary basketball coach, Adolph Rupp. Tales of Uncle Adolph that will keep you laughing include the following: When reporters asked Uncle Adolph for a comment after his Wildcats had been robbed of a victory by home town officiating in New York City, Rupp quoted the Bible and said "he was a stranger and they took him in." When Rupp was asked to justify the fact that his salary was several times larger than that of UK professors, he explained that he had to give his final exams in front of 11,000 people. When potential recruits entered his office, the immodest Baron told them they had just entered "the pearly gates of basketball."
Forty-one humorous tales about University of Kentucky's legendary basketball coach, Adolph Rupp. Tales of Uncle Adolph that will keep you laughing include the following: When reporters asked Uncle Adolph for a comment after his Wildcats had been robbed of a victory by home town officiating in New York City, Rupp quoted the Bible and said "he was a stranger and they took him in." When Rupp was asked to justify the fact that his salary was several times larger than that of UK professors, he explained that he had to give his final exams in front of 11,000 people. When potential recruits entered his office, the immodest Baron told them they had just entered "the pearly gates of basketball."
Laughing With Uncle Adolph: Humorous Tales of a Coaching Legend
Laughing With Uncle Adolph: Humorous Tales of a Coaching Legend
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780974585420 |
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| Publisher: | Old Bay Publishing |
| Publication date: | 11/25/2008 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.20(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.60(d) |