Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Obama gives a shout out to Adolph Ruff

President Barack Obama is soaring in the post-Osama world with a 60% approval rating and a legion of medicore Republican candidates seeking to replace him. But there are still pockets of America where the Obama magic does not translate well. One of those is Kentucky, where Obama did little to help himself recently after incorrectly pronouncing the name of its most famous coaching legend.


At the White House celebration honoring the UConn men's basketball team and its national championship, Obama suggested that Huskies' coach Jim Calhoun had entered into a legendary grouping of coaches. The president noted that Calhoun was now one of only five coaches to win three national championships during his career. He then referenced the other five, naming John Wooden, Bobby Knight, Mike Krzyzewski and "Adolph Ruff."




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