Interview with John B. Farra, June 11, 1976

Partial Transcript: This is Professor Charles P. Roland of the University of Kentucky History Department.

Segment Synopsis: Farra talks about his time as a water boy and then quarterback for a high school football team coached by Chandler. He discusses Chandler's coaching style and why he admires him.

Keywords: Admirers; Centre College; Coaches; Football; Football coaches; Football players; Football teams; High school athletics; High school football teams; High school sports; Psychologists; Quarterbacks; Water boys

Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991; Communication.; Football--Coaching.; School sports--Coaching.; Stereotypes (Social psychology) in sports

Partial Transcript: Uh, what was there about him that gave this, this leadership quality?

Segment Synopsis: Farra talks about Chandler's personality, as well Chandler's time at Transylvania University and as governor.

Keywords: Coaches; Favors; Football players; Leaders; Leadership; Personalities; Qualities; Teachers; Transylvania University

Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991; College sports.; Communication; Football--Coaching.; Governors--Kentucky; Politicians--Kentucky

Partial Transcript: And, uh, I, I was for him, I supported him, I worked for him, and everything else.

Segment Synopsis: Farra talks about his support of Chandler politically and his opinions on some of the policies in Kentucky, like toll roads. He discusses how these policies impact his business with stocks and bonds.

Keywords: Bonds; Businesses; Businessmen; Highways; Infrastructure; Opinions; Policies; Stocks; Toll roads; Tolls; Voters

Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991; Occupations; Politics and government; State governments; Taxation--Law and legislation--Kentucky; Voting

Partial Transcript: Well, um, he's a--his nickname, of course, and he's known universally, uh, universally as "Happy."

Segment Synopsis: Farra talks about how Chandler met his wife, and his character. He also talks about Chandler's communication style as a coach and scout. He discusses Chandler's time in law school and oration, as well as Chandler's sober lifestyle.

Keywords: Coaches; Football; Football coaches; Football teams; Harvard Law School; Harvard University; High school athletics; High school football teams; High school sports; Law schools; Lifestyles; Mildred Lucille Watkins; Orations; Orators; Scouting; Scouts; Singers; Singing; Sobriety; Spouses; Wives

Subjects: College sports--Coaching; College sports--Scouting; Communication; Education--Kentucky; Football--Coaching.; University of Kentucky; University of Kentucky. College of Law

Partial Transcript: Uh, did he, uh, did he meet and marry his wife while he was coaching you?

Segment Synopsis: Farra talks about what he knows of Chandler's early life, including the death of his brother and his mother's absence from much of his life. Farra discusses his current relationship with Chandler.

Keywords: Abandonment; Affections; Brothers; Deaths; Fathers; Friends; Friendships; Half siblings; Mildred Lucille Watkins; Mothers; Personalities; Relationships; Reputations; Siblings; Sisters; Spouses

Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991; Childhood; Children; Families; Family histories.; Politicians' spouses

Partial Transcript: Well. I played. uh, high school football, not, uh, not that early, quite--

Segment Synopsis: Roland talks about his time playing high school football. Farra discusses how everyone liked Chandler, and why Chandler could not coach baseball.

Keywords: Admirers; Coaches; Football; Football coaches; Football players; Football teams; High school athletics; High school football teams; High school sports; Personalities; Reputations

Subjects: Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991; Communication.; Football--Coaching.; School sports--Coaching.; Stereotypes (Social psychology) in sports