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A sad day in Kentucky
Kentucky equipment manager Bill Keightley has passed away .  He died last night at 7:45 PM in Cincinnati of internal bleeding caused by an undiagnosed tumor. Bill Keightley was 81 years young. I know everyone will be as sad about this as I am.  At this point in time, I am not prepared to write a long article about Mr. Keightley, but I will be updating this post with news stories ...
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Kentucky Loses a Great Ambassador
Intentional Foul — ... friend’.” And that’s because he was so genuine and so caring about others. “He influenced each of us on a daily basis, and he was a great example of someone who loved his University more than anything. Obviously, he’s in a better place, but the void he leaves for all of us, and especially his family, is going to be a difficult situation. Our hearts go out to his family and the millions of Wildcats fans who he loved so much.” Over at A Sea of Blue and Kentucky Sports Radio, Tru and Matt have done a great job of covering ...

Sad News, Mr Wildcat Bill Keightley passed away last night
NCAA Hoops Today — Those who have been watching college basketball for the last forty years or so may have been familiar with Mr Wildcat, Kentucky's ironman equipment manager. Unfortunately last night, at the age of 81, Mr Wildcat passed away :-( He was one of the most recognizable names and faces in the world of college hoops, a living history of Wildcat basketball. ...

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