Interview with Carson B. "Mike" Harreld, April 1, 2019
Project: University of Kentucky Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Carson B. "Mike" Harreld was a manager for the University of Kentucky basketball team during some of Adolph Rupp's years as coach. In this interview, Harreld talks about his childhood interest in basketball, his love for UK basketball, and the most recent season of college basketball (at the time of this interview). Throughout the interview, he discusses Adolph Rupp's coaching style, sometimes comparing it to John Calipari's coaching style. He discusses corruption and cheating in college basketball. He talks about his own experiences as a team manager, as well as his ROTC and military experience.Interview Accession
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Basketball Basketball coaches--Kentucky Basketball managers Basketball players Basketball players--Kentucky Basketball--Coaching College athletes College sports--Kentucky College sports. Kentucky Wildcats (Basketball team) Rupp, Adolph, 1901-1977 University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--Basketball Calipari, John, 1958-Interview Rights
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Harreld, Carson B. Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 01 Apr. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Harreld, C.B. (2019, April 01). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. University of Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Harreld, Carson B., interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. April 01, 2019, University of Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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