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Topic: Rupp family launches website defending Rupp
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catmandoo
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posted 09-11-2020 06:01 PM
The name of Rupp Arena has been a big topic in recent history, as members of the University of Kentucky faculty have requested that Rupp Arena be renamed.
Since the request, there have been supporters of the movement and people that are defending Adolph Rupp’s name.
In response to all of the criticism around Rupp’s name, the Rupp family has launched a website to defend Rupp’s name.
“Coach Adolph Rupp was not a racist nor a segregationist. He was a basketball coach dedicated to his players and fostering a winning tradition. Those who falsely accuse the coach did not know him, work with him, or play for him. Those who did uniformly agree that Coach Rupp was a driven, competitive, strong personality who was intensely dedicated to building University of Kentucky basketball into the winningest college program of its time. He treated people fairly and without regard to their color, creed or religion.”
Current Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari has said that he is willing to listen on the calls for changing the name.
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PaulCat
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posted 09-11-2020 07:15 PM
Excellent site!
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rlt4uk
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posted 09-12-2020 11:09 PM
It's sad that they have to do this.
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catmandoo
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posted 09-15-2020 04:17 PM
Rupp won 876 games and won 82.2% of them coaching the Cats for 42 years and 1066 games.
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