Author Jamie Vaught's sixth book about UK sports is also about his personal struggles and adversity he's had to overcome in his life.
If you are a University of Kentucky sports fan, then long-time UK writer Jamie Vaught has another book about UK basketball that I think you will enjoy.
“Forever Crazy About the Cats: An Improbable Journey of a Kentucky Sportswriter Overcoming Adversity” is a 408-page hardcover book about his career covering UK basketball and football despite his hearing loss since birth.
“This new book actually was written outside of my comfort zone,” Vaught said. “It wasn’t an easy project to do in discussing my severe hearing impairment, but I was encouraged to do this type of book.”
He shares stories about Adolph Rupp, Joe Hall, Cawood Ledford, Dan Issel, Fran Church, Mark Stoops, Maci Morris, Oscar Tshiebwe and others.
Vaught has been a professor at Middlesboro’s Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC). He wrote columns for The Cats’ Pause for 13 years.
The book is now available online on Amazon.com. It is also expected to be available at selected outlets in Kentucky after Christmas.
