Former UK basketball coach, Joe B. Hall, stopped by Sleep Outfitters on New Circle Road yesterday afternoon and left the staff both confused and uncomfortable after falling asleep on the first mattress he “tried out.” Employees of the mattress shop said Coach Hall initially came in looking for a new outfit to sleep in, saying his current pajamas were just an old, white t-shirt Adolph Rupp gave him but still wanted to test some mattresses, leading to a solid two hour nap by the local legend. Staff members found themselves dumbfounded by the situation but said it’s not the first time a former college coach had caused a stir in their shop.

“Billy Gillispie used to come in here all the time stinking of gin, jumping all over the beds and would finally pass out on our finest Tempur-pedic mattress,” recalled salesman Pat Starks. “He never bought anything since we don’t sell air mattresses. And off the record, he was a huge bed wetter.”

Starks, who was also working the day Bobby Knight came in and threw recliners all over the place, said Coach Hall had come straight from IHOP and from past experiences, knew there was gonna be trouble.

“I could smell it on his breath the second he walked in the door. I’d know that smell anywhere. Butter pecan pancake syrup. His head hit that Sealy Pillowtop with Gel Foam mattress and he immediately went into some kind of IHOP food coma. He’s still beloved in this town though. One customer went to their car to get a blanket to cover him up with.”

Sleep Outfitters manager, Kyla Macy,  said once the coach woke up, he seemed refreshed, telling her, “that mattress knocked me out like an Eddie Sutton cocktail.” Macy said he had lots of questions too. “He wanted to know if we had any cots for Denny Crum and also wanted to know which mattress Coach Cal sleeps on but I explained to Coach Hall that only one person can be in bed with World Wide Wes.”