Eastern Kentucky University 1979 National Championship
Identifier
0030-010-251
Date
1996
Description
In this project the football coaches who coached the 1979 team to Eastern's first National Championship were interviewed. They talk about the players, the university and community reaction to the winning season and the individual games.
Rights
Contact Special Collections and Archives, Crabbe Library, Eastern Kentucky University for reproductions, rights and permission to publish.
Subject
Football; Eastern Kentucky University
Title
Eastern Kentucky University 1979 National Championship
Creator
Ronald Chris Whitefield
Project Interviews
Interview with Teddy Taylor
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. Your Browser does not support the audio tag.
Interview with Roy Kidd
Eastern Kentucky University football coach, Roy Lee Kidd talks about the 1979 National Championship season. He identifies key players and games and talks about the community reaction to the winning season.
Interview with Jack Ison
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.