Kentucky's Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A ... - NPR
网页2020年8月31日 · Rupp Arena is named after the University of Kentucky's famed basketball coach Adoph Rupp. There are calls to remove his name because during his famed 42-year career, he only had one Black...
Kentucky must reckon with the full meaning of Adolph Rupp
网页2020年8月7日 · A group of University of Kentucky faculty has recommended that Adolph Rupp’s name be removed from the arena, reigniting a long-standing battle over what side Rupp was on in our never-ending conflict over race.
Adolph Rupp - Wikipedia
网页In addition, the University of Kentucky retired a jersey in his honor in the rafters of Rupp Arena, a 23,500-seat arena named after him, dedicated in 1976. [11] Rupp was forced into retirement in March 1972, at the age of 70. At the time, this was the mandatory retirement age for all University of Kentucky employees.
Rupp Arena - Wikipedia
网页It is named after University of Kentucky coaching legend Adolph Rupp, and opened in 1976, a little more than a year before Rupp's death in late 1977. Since the 1985 Final Four, Rupp Arena has hosted a number of NCAA Tournament regional games, most recently in 2013 when it hosted second and third round NCAA Tournament games.
Kentucky basketball: Why Adolph Rupp III played for Vanderbilt
网页2019年1月11日 · A decade before Adolph Rupp III was in his first game as a Vanderbilt basketball player, he was an 8-year-old boy standing in Rupp Arena, the unfinished Kentucky facility that bears his ...
Rupp Arena - UK Athletics
网页Rupp Arena has become one of the most recognizable gymnasiums in the world while serving as home to college basketball’s most storied program. Adolph Rupp was synonymous with winning. As coach of Kentucky, he was a pioneer in the Wildcats’ fast-break offense while becoming the winningest coach the game had ever seen.
Remembering Adolph Rupp on 40th anniversary of his death
网页2017年12月10日 · Former Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp signs autographs for young fans during a game at newly opened Rupp Arena in 1976. (Photo: The Cats' Pause) People of a certain age know their precise...
University of Kentucky Coaching Record for Adolph Rupp
网页The Rupp Arena on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington will be the site of a tribute tonight for Adolph F. Rupp, the renowned basketball coach of the Wildcats for 42 years, who died Saturday night at the age of 76.
Sugar Bowl: Adolph Rupp kept Kentucky basketball in segregated …
网页2020年12月10日 · Of the four originally scheduled participants, only Kentucky and coach Adolph Rupp elected to stay in the tournament, despite a push from Kentucky Governor A.B. “Happy” Chandler to pull out of...
Kentucky basketball: Adolph Rupp defends record on race - Courier-Journal
网页2020年7月30日 · In the wake of calls to change the name of Rupp Arena, listen to Adolph Rupp's own explanation for why he didn't sign more Black players at Kentucky.