Interview with Vernon Hatton, September 30, 2009
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Vernon Hatton discusses pranks he played on Coach Rupp that Claude Sullivan enjoyed hearing about. He discusses learning fast-talking skills by listening to Sullivan, and then later becoming an auctioneer. Hatton discusses the tradition of Kentucky basketball and his famous last-second shot, a childhood dream come true. Hatton talks about his friendship with Guy Rodgers, the player who was guarding him during his last-second shot. Hatton and Rouse discuss a scary experience that happened to them at Camp Cedarwood.Interview Accession
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Douglas A. Boyd
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Rupp, Adolph, 1901-1977. University of Kentucky Auctioneers Basketball Sports--History. ArchivesInterview Rights
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Hatton, Vernon Interview by Arthur Rouse. 30 Sep. 2009. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Hatton, V. (2009, September 30). Interview by A. Rouse. University of Kentucky Athletics: Men's Basketball Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Hatton, Vernon, interview by Arthur Rouse. September 30, 2009, 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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