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Paul “Bear” Bryant and Adolph Rupp, 1946
Posted on July 6, 2014 | in Uncategorized | by Lexington Herald-Leader
University of Kentucky football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, left, and men’s basketball coach Adolph Rupp. Members of the Kentucky General Assembly and UK coaches were honored on March 7, 1946, at a dinner at the Lafayette Hotel given by Lexington attorney and former state Sen. Rodman W. Keenon. Keenon urged the state legislature to assist the new athletics program at UK.
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