Interview with Joe Federspiel, December 14, 2022
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Football Oral History Project
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Joe Federspiel was a three time All SEC linebacker at Uk from 1969-1971 In 1971 he was named All American. He recounts his time at UK during the the Vietnam war and the civil rights movement He talks about teammates Houston Hogg and Wilbur Hackett who broke the SEC color barrier in football. He also talks about his ten year NFL career.Interview Accession
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Federspiel, Joe Interview by Dennis Emery. 14 Dec. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Federspiel, J. (2022, December 14). Interview by D. Emery. University of Kentucky Athletics: Football Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Federspiel, Joe, interview by Dennis Emery. December 14, 2022, University of Kentucky Athletics: Football Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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