Stanley A. Boles
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Stanley Atwood Boles was the athletic director
of the University of Kentucky
from 1917 through 1933. He also served as head coach
of the Kentucky Wildcats football
and Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
teams for one season each. He was responsible for hiring legendary men's basketball coach Adolph Rupp
at Kentucky.
He was the Kentucky Wildcats football coach in 1917, compiling a 3-5-1 record. He also served as Kentucky's basketball coach in 1918, compiling a 9-2-1 record. The rare basketball tie, against Kentucky Wesleyan College
, was because of a scorer's error that was not discovered until after the game had ended and both teams had departed.
His brother Ewing T. Boles
was a noted businessman and philanthropist.
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
of the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
from 1917 through 1933. He also served as head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
of the Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats football
The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...
and Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...
teams for one season each. He was responsible for hiring legendary men's basketball coach Adolph Rupp
Adolph Rupp
Adolph Frederick Rupp was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American college basketball. Rupp is fourth in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching...
at Kentucky.
He was the Kentucky Wildcats football coach in 1917, compiling a 3-5-1 record. He also served as Kentucky's basketball coach in 1918, compiling a 9-2-1 record. The rare basketball tie, against Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, a city on the Ohio River. KWC is just 40 minutes east of Evansville, Indiana, 2 hours north of Nashville, Tennessee, 2 hours west of Louisville, Kentucky, and 4 hours east of St. Louis, Missouri...
, was because of a scorer's error that was not discovered until after the game had ended and both teams had departed.
His brother Ewing T. Boles
Ewing T. Boles
Ewing Thomas Boles was an American investment banker and philanthropist who served as president, CEO and chairman of the Ohio Company ....
was a noted businessman and philanthropist.