He was responsible for hiring legendary men's basketball coach Adolph Rupp at Kentucky.
[3][4] In 1916, Boles was hired by the University of Kentucky to assist athletic director John J. Tigert with coaching.
The rare basketball tie, against Kentucky Wesleyan, was because of a scorer's error that was not discovered until after the game had ended and both teams had departed.
Boles was found dead at his home, in Lexington, Kentucky, on December 4, 1961.
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