Yes, it was a big old deal when Jerry “The King” Lawler, and “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant, came to town on those late 1970s’ nights! The Oxford Park Commission put the matches on at the Oxford Activity Center and it was packed.
“If I ever see Jimmy Hart again I’m going to get one of my grandkids to kick his walker out from under him.” —Ken Coley
John Cofield grew up in Oxford. He is the son of renowned University photographer, Jack Cofield. His grandfather, J. R. "Colonel" Cofield, was William Faulkner's personal photographer, and for decades was Ole Miss annual photographer. Four generations of the Cofield family have contributed to Oxford's pictorial history.