UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
General Information
LOCATIONLexington, Ky., a community of 150,000 in the heart of Kentucky's famed Blue Grass region. Renowned as the world capital of the thoroughbred horse industry and known also as the world's largest loose-leaf tobacco market.
FOUNDED1865 EST. ENROLLMENT18,000 (On campus14,000)
PRESIDENTDr. John W. Oswald
EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENTDr. A. D. Albright
VICE-PRESIDENT, BUSINESS AFFAIRSDr. Robert Kerley
VICE-PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONSDr. Glenwood Creech
VICE-PRESIDENT, MEDICAL CENTERDr. William Willard
VICE-PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRSRobert Johnson
FACULTY CHAIRMAN OF ATHLETICSDr. William Matthews (UK's faculty representative to Southeastern Conference)
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONSGilbert Kingsbury
CONFERENCESoutheastern (member since founding in 1933)
NICKNAME OF TEAMSWildcats COLORSBlue and White
MASCOT"Tucky" (stuffed wildcat)
BANDVarsity (Director Fred Dart) FIGHT SONG"On, On U. of K."
STADIUMMcLean Stadium on Stoll Field (capacity 37,500) GYMNASIUMMemorial Coliseum (capacity 11,500)
Athletics Staff
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSBernie Shively (Illinois '27) HEAD BASKETBALL COACHAdolph Rupp (Kansas '23) ASSISTANT COACHESHarry Lancaster and Joe Hall
HEAD COACHES OTHER SPORTSFootball: Charlie Brawshaw, Baseball: Abe Shannon, Track and Cross Country: Bob Johnson, Tennis: Dick Vimont, Golf: Hum-zey Yessin, Swimming and Water Polo: Wynn Paul, Rifle: Maj. Bruce A. Martin.
TICKET SALES MANAGERHarvey Hodges ACCOUNTANTJulien Harrison
SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT ADMISSIONSAl Morgan
BASKETBALL TRAINERRichard (Spike) Kerns
BASKETBALL EQUIPMENT MANAGERGeorge Hukle
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORKen Kuhn (Michigan State '42)
ASSISTANT INFORMATION DIRECTORBill Baxter
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