But Adolph Rupp’s record off the court was less than stellar and often steeped in controversy. The coach who built Kentucky’s powerhouse basketball program won four NCAA titles before 1960.

When Black athletes are no longer willing to play for Kentucky as long as its gym is named after Adolph Rupp, the name will change. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...

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 player.

Herald-Leader columnist John Clay thinks Adolph Rupp’s name should remain on Rupp Arena. He cites a personal act of grace by Rupp toward a Black player in the late 1940s. The University of ...

Adolph Rupp's legendary career was not without its challenges "There weren’t any racial slurs. ... Adolph Rupp’s career was not without controversy. GAMBLING SCANDAL. In 1951, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Adolph Rupp was a racist who resisted integrating the University of Kentucky basketball program. Adolph Rupp integrated the UK program after years of trying and has been ...

As always, the recycled arguments began with the utter denial that Rupp was a racist at all. “He had a black player on one of his Illinois high school teams in the 1920s,” they cried.

Listen to Adolph Rupp's explanation of why he did not sign more Black players in the video above. You can listen to all the Rupp interviews collected by the Louie B. Nunn center here . “I don't ...

A decade before Adolph Rupp III played for Vanderbilt, he was an 8-year-old boy in the unfinished Kentucky arena that bears his grandfather’s name.

Maker's Mark bottles featuring Coach Adolph Rupp were signed by University of Kentucky basketball legends on April 10. Herald-Leader "He was kinda crusty," I answered to my friend who asked what ...