Interview with Stephen P. Imhoff, January 31, 2020
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Tennis Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Stephen P. Imhoff talks about starting to play tennis as a child, his family's tennis history, attending tennis clinics in Louisville, Kentucky parks, and his tennis career throughout high school. He talks about playing for the University of Kentucky's tennis team throughout his four years there. He talks about historic SEC titles he and the team won, recalls memorable tennis tournaments, describes the development of UK's tennis facilities, and describes UK's notable tennis athletes. He talks about Vietnam War protests on campus. He talks about his career in law and on the school board.Interview Accession
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Family legacies Wittenberg University Recruitment processes Richard Vimont Southeastern Conference (SEC) SEC tournaments SEC regulations Tommy Wade Tennis facilities College dormitories Tennis matches Vietnam War protests Legal aids Legal aid lawyers Job experience Career choices Private law practices School pride Academic performance College facilitiesInterview LC Subject
University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--Sports--History Tennis Tennis players Tennis teams Tennis--Tournaments College athletes College choice College sports--Kentucky Tennis coaches Southeastern Conference Sports facilities. Tennis courts College environment Wounds and injuries. Tennis--Coaching University of Tennessee, Knoxville. College of Law University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Legal Clinic Law schools. Lawyers. Education, Higher--Kentucky--Lexington Louisville (Ky.)Interview Rights
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Imhoff, Stephen P. Interview by Dennis Emery. 31 Jan. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Imhoff, S.P. (2020, January 31). Interview by D. Emery. University of Kentucky Athletics: Tennis Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Imhoff, Stephen P., interview by Dennis Emery. January 31, 2020, University of Kentucky Athletics: Tennis Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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