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HCCPL- Jamie Vaught Book Signing

May 18 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

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Kentucky Sportswriter and Author Jamie Vaught will join us for a book signing 10-11:30 a.m. May 18 at Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, 1101 Bethel St.
Vaught’s sixth and newest book is “Forever Crazy About the Cats: An Improbable Journey of a Kentucky Sportswriter Overcoming Adversity.”
From the press release —
“The paperback, which also contains UK football stories, features many fascinating and inside accounts about the Kentucky Wildcats. The featured individuals include Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Dan Issel, Mike Pratt, Cawood Ledford, Tubby Smith, John Calipari, Paul “Bear” Bryant, Ray Correll, Blanton Collier, Fran Curci, Jerry Claiborne, Vic Adams, Mark Stoops, Maci Morris, Oscar Tshiebwe (and his high school coach Rick Mancino), among others. The book begins with a chapter on legendary broadcaster Cawood Ledford and ends with a chapter on legendary coach Joe B. Hall.
In addition to numerous UK stories and interviews, the book is also part memoir about Vaught’s long, adventurous career of covering the Wildcats in basketball and football while overcoming personal adversity — a devastating hearing loss since birth. The author discusses his early personal struggles in dealing with his severe hearing impairment.
Also featured is a fascinating chapter about former prep basketball superstar J.R. VanHoose of Paintsville High School who once was recruited by UK. In addition, the book includes an enjoyable chapter about Vaught’s childhood friend Roberto Clemente and the Pittsburgh Pirates.”

Details

Date:
May 18
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Venue

Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library
1101 Bethel Street
Hopkinsville, KY 42240 United States
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Phone:
(270) 887-4262
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