Bernie A. Shively (May 26, 1902 – December 10, 1967) was an

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player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the

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at the

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from 1938 until his death. Shively served as an assistant football coach at Kentucky and was interim head football coach in 1945, prior to hiring

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. Shively was linked to a scholarship scandal in 1962 involving the infamous football team known as the

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, coached by Charlie Bradshaw. Shively attended the

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where he played football as a

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alongside Red Grange. He was a consensus All-American in 1926. He is a member of the

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, and is honored at Kentucky as the namesake of the

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stadium. Shively died on December 10, 1967, at Saint Joseph Hospital in

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Head coaching record

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