Interview with Cotton Nash, February 3, 2016
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project
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Charles "Cotton" Nash attended the University of kentucky from 1960-1964 and played baseball, basketball, and was a member of the track and field team. In this interview he mainly discusses his basketball career, but also touches upon his experience as a multi-sport athlete. He describes his recruitment and decision to attend UK, and describes each of his four years on the basketball team. He talks about what it was like to play for Coach Adolph Rupp, some of his fellow teammates, and their big wins and losses. Nash talks about being on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and discusses his professional career in both baseball and basketball after college.Interview Accession
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College athletes--Recruiting University of Kentucky--Sports--History Basketball coaches College sports--Scouting Baseball players Basketball coaches--Kentucky Basketball--Coaching College athletes College sports--Coaching University of Kentucky--Baseball University of Kentucky--Basketball Rupp, Adolph, 1901-1977 University of Kentucky--Basketball--History Basketball playersInterview Rights
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Nash, Cotton Interview by Kyle Macy. 03 Feb. 2016. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Nash, C. (2016, February 03). Interview by K. Macy. University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Nash, Cotton, interview by Kyle Macy. February 03, 2016, University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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