Interview with William B. "Bill" Keightley, July 25, 2006
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: William B. Keightley Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Keightley discusses the 1978 national championship team and the effect of being the top-ranked team that season on the work ethic of the coaches and players who referred to that year as “The Season of No Celebration.” He recalls winning the semifinal game and returning to Lexington, describes fan reaction to the National Championship win, and similar scenes in 1996 and 1998. Keightley also discusses the high expectations of success from basketball fans and the UK administration.Interview Accession
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Bill Keightley William B. Keightley University of Kentucky--Basketball (1977-1978) University of Kentucky--Basketball (1995-1996) University of Kentucky--Basketball (1997-1998) NCAA Basketball Tournament (1978) NCAA Basketball Tournament (1996) NCAA Basketball Tournament (1998) Jay Shidler Tim Stephens Joe B. Hall Fans CelebrationsInterview LC Subject
Basketball players--Kentucky Basketball College athletes Keightley, William Bond, 1926-2008 Keightley, William Bond, 1926-2008--Interviews Kentucky Wildcats (Basketball team) College environment College sports--Kentucky National Collegiate Athletic Association. Basketball Tournament Pitino, Rick Smith, Tubby University of Kentucky--Basketball University of Kentucky--Basketball--History Basketball coaches--Kentucky Basketball--Coaching College sports--Coaching College sports College students--Attitudes College students--Conduct of lifeInterview Rights
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Keightley, William B. Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 25 Jul. 2006. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Keightley, W.B. (2006, July 25). 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 25, 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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