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John Calipari and Kentucky basketball legends remember coach Joe B. Hall

LEXINGTON - Beloved Kentucky basketball coach Joe B. Hall died Saturday at 93. Soon after his death was confirmed by the UK athletics department, well wishes and condolences began flooding in from around the basketball world.

"Every time I see him, he has a smile on his face," Kentucky coach John Calipari said of Hall after visiting him on his 93rd birthday in November. "And everybody talks about how rough and tough he was as a coach -- Like, 'He was mean. I swear to you,' -- I’ve never seen him without a smile on his face.