Who is Adolph Rupp for whom Rupp Arena in Lexington Kentucky was named for?

Answer 1

Adolf Rupp is one of the most prolific Basketball coaches every to coach the game, ranking third behind Bobby Knight and Dean Smith for most wins. Kentucky won 876 games under Rupp's 41-year coaching career at the University. His Wildcat teams won four NCAA championships (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958), one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title in 1946 (when the NIT was a tournament equal in prestige to the NCAA tournament), appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments, had six NCAA Final Four appearances, won five Sugar Bowl tournament championships, captured 27 Southeastern Conference regular season titles, and won 13 Southeastern Conference tournaments. Rupp's Kentucky teams also finished ranked #1 on six occasions in the final Associated Press College Basketball poll and four times in the United Press International (Coaches) poll. In addition, Rupp's legendary 1966 Kentucky squad (nicknamed "Rupp's Runts") finished second in the NCAA tournament and Rupp's powerful 1947 Wildcats finished second in the NIT. Further, his 1933 and 1954 Kentucky squads were awarded the Helms National Championship. Rupp was forced into retirement in March 1972 after reaching the age of 70, which at the time was the mandatory retirement age for all University of Kentucky employees. He was a four-time National Coach-of-the-Year award winner.