Former Eastern Football Players: Four Decades

Jack Delano Ison was born April 30, 1937 in Flatwoods, Kentucky. He has coached football for 23 years; four on the high school level and nineteen at Eastern Kentucky University. In this interview he discusses his coaching career on both the high school and college levels, his coaching philosophy, his defensive philosophy and the teams he has…

Joe Spafadino was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on May 31, 1962. Joe was an outstanding offensive lineman for Eastern from 1981-1985. In 1985 he was named to the Kodak All-American team. In this interview he describes his High School and Collection career, offensive line technique, practices at Eastern and how he would like to be remembered.

Roy Lee Kidd was born in Corbin, KY on December 4, 1931. He was the youngest of seven children. In high school he was an All-State football player and was an All-American at Eastern. In this interview he discusses his playing days in both high school and college, his coaching career, his coaching philosophy, the influences on his coaching…

Rick Sang was born in Ohio on September 6, 1958 and moved to Ashland, Kentucky in 1959. He played football here at Eastern from 1976 through 1979 and started coaching here in 1980. In this interview he discusses both his high school and college careers, his coaching career, his coaching philosophies, the influences on his coaching philosophy, the…

Teddy Taylor was born on November 16, 1945 and was raised in Cynthiana, Kentucky. He played football at Eastern from 1966-1969 and was an All-American in his senior year. In this interview he discusses his high school and college football careers, his coaching career, his coaching philosophy, the influences other coaches had on his philosophy, the…