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T R I B U T E<br />
REMEMBERING<br />
BILL KEIGHTLEY<br />
A<br />
fixture <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Kentucky</strong> basketball program for 47 years, Bill<br />
Keightley (aka “Mr. Wildcat) cared passionately about the<br />
<strong>Kentucky</strong> uniform and everyth<strong>in</strong>g it represented. More importantly,<br />
he also cared for each <strong>of</strong> the players who wore the uniform, spann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
nearly five decades, six head coaches, 1,113 victories and three<br />
national titles.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> its new uniform design for the 2008-09 season, the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kentucky</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> Department is proud to honor the<br />
extraord<strong>in</strong>ary life <strong>of</strong> Bill Keightley (1926-2008) with a black bar<br />
patch on the right shoulder that is embroidered with the words, Mr.<br />
Wildcat. In addition, the letter “K” <strong>in</strong> the spell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kentucky</strong> on<br />
the front <strong>of</strong> the jersey is pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> black.<br />
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