Coach Hall

My Life On and Off the Court

Joe B Hall, Rick Bozich (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2022
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-8375-6 (ISBN)

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A remarkable memoir exploring the life of Joe B. Hall both on and off the court.

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.

Joe B. Hall was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985. He had previously coached at Central Missouri State University and Regis University before coming to UK in 1965 to serve as an assistant coach under Adolph Rupp. In the 1978 NCAA Tournament, he coached the Wildcats to their fifth NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. He was named National Coach of the Year in 1978 and Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year on four different occasions. His record at UK was 297--100, and 373--156 over his career. Marianne Walker is a retired professor of English and philosophy at Henderson Community College and the author of Margaret Mitchell and John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone With the Wind.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	16.02.2022
Co-Autor	Marianne Walker
Zusatzinfo	62 b&w photos
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
ISBN-10	0-8131-8375-8 / 0813183758
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-8375-6 / 9780813183756
Zustand	Neuware