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Until I was nine or ten, everyone called me Joe or Joe Hall. Then one day, my grandmother, for reasons known only to her, pulled me aside, telling me my name was "too short and too plain." She said, "Let's add your middle initial to make it more interesting. From now on, you say your name is Joe B., not just Joe. It's Joe B. Hall."
Joe B. Hall is one of only three men to both play on an NCAA championship team (1949, Kentucky) and coach an NCAA championship team (1978, Kentucky), and the only one to do so for the same school. In this riveting memoir, Hall presents intimate details about his remarkable life on and off the court. He reveals never-before-heard stories about memorable players, coaches, and friends and expresses the joys and fulfillments of his rewarding life and career. During his thirteen years as head coach at the University of Kentucky, from 1972 to 1985, Joe B. Hall led the team to 297 victories. The most memorable of these is the 1978 NCAA Men's Division Basketball Championship. This legendary coach followed in the colossal footsteps of Adolph Rupp to chart his own path to success and become one of college basketball's all-time greats and winningest coaches.
Contents
Foreward
Why Joe B. Hall?
Hard Times
The Epiphany
Back to Kentucky
Fishing
Teenage Years
Football
My Early Influences and Role Models
About Working
Wildcats' World, 1944-1947
A UK Freshman
First Practice, 1947
The Fabulous Five
Sewanee
My World Tour
Katharine
Shepherdsville
Regis College
Great Opportunity
Adjusting to Coach Rupp's Routines
More Adjusting to Coach Rupp's Routines
Recruiting
Beginning of the End, 1967
The Heir Apparent, 1969-1970
The Agony, 1971-1972
UK Head Coach, 1972
Australian Tour, 1974
The Avengers! 1975
John Wooden's Ploy
Running the Wall
About Boys Being Boys
Wildcat Lodge
NCAA Championship, 1978
The Georgetown Game, 1984
Life After Coaching
Farewell
My Thank-You Note
