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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
If you only knew how inaccurate the popular portrayals of Adolf Rupp are. The man may not have been the pioneer that some were but he was far from the villian that many make him out to be. He had racially mixed teams (by choice) as early as the 20's. He attempted to sign black players well before any of them actually came to Kentucky. There were a lot of other forces going on in the south in those days that contributed to the lack of black players at Kentucky. Racists were (and still are) plentiful but the evidence strongly suggests (but does not prove) he was not one of them.
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Now this is one of the funniest posts I have ever read. 
Peace
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What's so funny about it? Do you not belive it.
For several decades, he was the only coach (or one of a very small minority) in the SEC that would play opponents that were not compltely white. Other SEC schools actually turned down NCAA bids because they would have to play teams with other than white players. Several players that could have played at UK didn't, not because Rupp didn't recruit or want them, but becuase they'd have to play in deep south towns where their safety would be in jeaporday if those towns would have even let them in the arena.
Before you vilify the man or believe those that do, khow the facts.