Interview with William B. "Bill" Keightley, July 19, 2006
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: William B. Keightley Oral History Project
Interview Summary
This interview begins with Keightley's recollection of the Kent State Massacre and the ROTC building fire in 1970 at the University of Kentucky which led to Governor Nunn's decision to call in the National Guard, and how those events affected the basketball team. He then discusses the athletic department and compares the athletic directors who have served during his tenure at UK. He also discusses the success of the basketball program as opposed to a historically less successful football program.Interview Accession
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Bill Keightley William B. Keightley Kent State Massacre Athletic departments Athletic directors Bernie Shively C. M. Newton Cliff Hagan Harry Lancaster Mitch Barnhart College sports--Corrupt practices Rupp, Adolph (1901-1977) Campus violence College buildings. College students--Political activity. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Student protestersInterview LC Subject
Athletic directors Barnhart, Mitch Newton, Charles Martin (C.M.) Keightley, William Bond, 1926-2008 Keightley, William Bond, 1926-2008--Interviews Kentucky Wildcats (Basketball team) Basketball players--Kentucky Basketball College athletes University of Kentucky--Basketball University of Kentucky--Basketball--History College environment College facilities. College sports--Kentucky College sports. College athletes--Recruiting College choice College sports--Coaching College sports--Corrupt practices College sports--Scouting Football players. Football. University of Kentucky--Football Football coaches--Kentucky Football--CoachingInterview Rights
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Keightley, William B. Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 19 Jul. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Keightley, W.B. (2006, July 19). Interview by J. Suchanek. University of Kentucky Athletics: William B. Keightley Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Keightley, William B., interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. July 19, 2006, University of Kentucky Athletics: William B. Keightley Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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