Vernon Hatton played basketball for the University of Kentucky from 1954-1958 and was part of the "Fiddlin' Five" team. In this interview, Hatton discusses his high school basketball career at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky. He talks about his recruiting process and his decision to attend UK. He talks about each of his seasons at UK, describing memorable wins and losses. Specific games include: a game against Temple University during which he scored a last-second shot to tie the game, taking it into overtime; the 1956 Sugar Bowl; and the team's victory in the 1958 NCAA Tournament. He describes his "Fiddlin'
Five" teammates, as well as Coach Adolph Rupp's personality and coaching style. He talks about his NBA career and his fifty-year career as an auctioneer.
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Scroll down to hear the Claude Sullivan call from December 7, 1957:
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And because Coach Adolph Rupp always had to have the last word:
In this interview, Adolph Rupp recaps multiple basketball seasons that followed the 1957-58 season with the Fiddlin' Five, including the players on the teams, final win-lose record, the results of the tournaments, and various player information. Rupp talks briefly about the Olympic play-off games in 1948 and the team's performance in the 1948 Olympic Games. Rupp mentions how Lou Tsioropoulos began working out with the basketball team without telling football coach Paul Bryant where he was. Rupp goes in to detail about the 1958 NCAA Tournament.
