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100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Title:
100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.
Author:
Clark, Ryan.
ISBN:
9781623680299
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (273 pages)
Series:
100 Things...Fans Should Know
Contents:
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Mike Pratt -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Adolph Rupp -- 2 Joe B. Hall -- 3 Cawood Ledford -- 4 Bill Keightley -- 5 John Calipari -- 6 Tubby Smith -- 7 Rick Pitino -- 8 Dan Issel -- 9 C.M. Newton -- 10 Bob Wiggins -- 11 Big Blue Madness -- 12 Attend a Senior Night Game -- 13 Kentucky and Louisville-the Dream Game -- 14 The Greatest Game Ever -- 15 Anthony Davis -- 16 Memorial Coliseum -- 17 Tom Leach and Mike Pratt -- 18 Kenny Walker -- 19 Visit the Joe Craft Center -- 21 Ashley Judd -- 20 Learn "My Old Kentucky Home" -- 22 The Cats' Pause and Oscar Combs -- 23 Bernie Shively -- 24 Jamal Mashburn -- 25 Learn "On, On, U of K" -- 26 The Untouchables -- 27 The Won and Dones of 2012 -- 28 The Unforgettables -- 29 Sam Bowie -- 30 The Fabulous Five -- 31 Cheerleaders -- 32 Read-and Possibly Loathe-the Lexingt on Herald-Leader -- 33 Wildcat Lodge -- 34 Nike and the Changing Uniforms -- 35 The Blue-White Scrimmage -- 36 Pat Riley -- 37 Rupp's Runts -- 38 UK vs. Duke, Part II 1998 -- 39 John Wall -- 40 Paul "Bear" Bryant -- 41 The Season Without Joy -- 42 Rex Chapman -- 43 Bob Knight -- 44 Ralph Beard -- 45 The Comeback Cats -- 46 Tony Delk -- 47 The 1948 Olympic Gold Medal Winners -- 48 C-J and Larry Boeck -- 49 The Fiddlin' Five -- 50 Pitino's Bombinos -- 51 Wah Wah Jones -- Bill Spivey -- 53 The Mardi Gras Miracle -- 54 Emery Air and Its Unusual Package -- 55 The Undefeated Season -- 56 Mitch Barnhart -- 57 The Attendance Record -- 58 Travel with the Team-to Maui, Alaska, or New York -- 59 UK vs. Tennessee -- 60 First UK All-American: Basil Hayden -- 61 Freedom Hall -- 62 Matt Jones and Kentucky Sports Radio -- 63 Vernon Hatton is Mr. Clutch -- 64 Terry Mobley and the Shot vs. Duke -- 65 Kyle Macy -- 66 The Draft Cats -- 67 Jack "Goose" Givens.

68 Coach Cal's No. 1 Recruiting Classes -- 69 Visit Madisonville, Home of Frank Ramsey and Travis Ford -- 70 Watch a Game from the eRUPPtion Zone -- 71 The Walk-Ons -- 72 Take in a Barnstorming Tour -- 73 UK and UNC Rivalry -- 75 Cotton Nash -- 74 Surf on Over to Jon Scott's UK Website -- 76 Richie Farmer -- 77 Visit Ted Arlinghaus and Rupp Arena North -- 78 Louie Dampier -- 79 Tayshaun Prince -- 80 Party at Woodlawn and Euclid -- 81 Eddie Sutton -- 82 Derek Anderson and Ron Mercer-Thunder and Lightning -- 83 Kevin Grevey -- 84 Chuck Hayes -- 85 Go to YouTube and Check Out UKCAT8FAN's Videos -- 86 Jeff Sheppard -- 87 1997: Almost a Three-Peat -- 88 Jodie Meeks -- 89 Wayne Turner: The Ultimate Winner -- 90 Pitino's 1989-90 UK Coaching Staff -- 91 The Comeback Against Kansas -- 92 Meet UK Elvis: Rick Cothern -- 93 UK and Arkansas Rivalry -- 94 Brandon Knight -- 95 Patrick Patterson -- 96 John Wooden's Last Game -- 97 Get Your Maker's Mark Bottle Signed -- 98 Josh Harrellson and His Jorts -- 99 Listen to the Joe B. and Denny Show -- 100 Billy Gillispie -- Sources.
Abstract:
The University of Kentucky men's basketball program is the winningest in the history of the sport, and this book explores those wins along with the personalities, events, and facts that any and every Wildcats fan should know. Wildcats stars from more than a century of success are highlighted, including Louie Dampier, Pat Riley, Sam Bowie, Jamal Mashburn, Antoine Walker, Walter McCarty, Travis Ford, and Brandon Knight. The team's colorful coaches are also profiled, including championship winners Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Rick Pitino, and Tubby Smith. It takes years of franchise history and highlights the absolute best and most compelling moments, identifying the personalities, events, and facts that have all come together to make Kentucky the powerhouse that it is. Wildcats fans will read about all of this and more, including some of the long-standing traditions that surround this storied club and the necessary mainstays to participate in, making this something that any Wildcats fan will enjoy.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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