Stanley A. Boles
Stanley Atwood "Daddy" Boles (July 25, 1887 – December 4, 1961) 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.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Williamstown, Kentucky | July 25, 1887
Died | December 4, 1961 74) Lexington, Kentucky | (aged
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1914 | TCU |
1915 | Trinity (TX) |
1917 | Kentucky |
Basketball | |
1917–1918 | Kentucky |
Golf | |
1938–1946 | Kentucky |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1917–1933 | Kentucky |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 9–15–3 (football) 9–2–1 (basketball) |
Biography
Boles was born on July 25, 1887 in Williamstown, 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 1917–18, tallying a mark of 9–2–1 record. The rare basketball tie, against Kentucky Wesleyan, was because of a scorer's error that was not discovered until after the game had ended and both teams had departed.
Boles was found dead at his home, in Lexington, Kentucky, on December 4, 1961.[1] His brother, Ewing T. Boles, was a noted businessman and philanthropist.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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TCU Horned Frogs (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1914) | |||||||||
1914 | TCU | 4–4–2 | 2–2 | ||||||
TCU: | 4–4–2 | 2–2 | |||||||
Trinity Tigers (Independent) (1915) | |||||||||
1915 | Trinity | 2–6 | |||||||
Trinity: | 2–6 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wildcats (Independent) (1917) | |||||||||
1917 | Kentucky | 3–5–1 | |||||||
Kentucky: | 3–5–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 9–15–3 |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Kentucky Wildcats (Independent) (1917–1918) | |||||||||
1917–18 | Kentucky | 9–2–1 | |||||||
Kentucky: | 9–2–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 9–2–1 |
References
- "'Daddy' Boles Found Dead; Was Athletic Director At UK". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. Associated Press. December 5, 1961. p. 32. Retrieved May 22, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .