Maybe some of the older members of Big Blue Nation will remember this but the greatest coach in UK history nearly ran for office.
The University of Kentucky had a mandatory retirement age of 70. Some (including Adolph Rupp) thought an exception would be made for Rupp after he had been coaching since 1930. After Rupp’s 1972 season ended in the Elite Eight he questioned whether he could continue to coach despite UK’s rule.
Rupp tried to fight retirement and hoped the UK Board of Trustees would change the rule, but Rupp was unsuccessful. While in limbo and waiting to hear from UK, Rupp told the Courier-Journal that he was considering running for the 6th district congressional seat.