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From The Kentucky Wildcats Official Athletic Site -
Affectionately
known as "Mr. Wildcat," Bill Keightley had been associated with the
Wildcats basketball program since 1962 before passing in 2008.
Keightley,
who maned [sic] the "Bill Keightley Equipment Room" in Memorial Coliseum,
was as much a fixture around UK basketball as the eight national championship
trophies on display in the Joe Craft Center.
In his 46
seasons on the UK sidelines, the Wildcats' recorded over 1,000 wins. During his tenure, he served under six UK
head coaches -- Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Eddie Sutton, Rick Pitino. Orlando
"Tubby" Smith and Billy Gillispie.
In 1997, UK
honored Keightley with a retired jersey in his honor. He joins veteran
broadcaster Cawood Ledford as the only non-player or coach to have a jersey
retired at UK.
Keightley
graduated from Kavanaugh High School in Lawrenceburg and was a retired U.S.
Postal Service carrier and veteran of the Marine Corps in WWII.
He was
survived by the former Hazel Robinson of Lawrenceburg. The Keightleys have one daughter,
Karen, who works in the athletic department.
Selected
Source from UK Libraries:
Interviews
with William B. Keightley (from Louis B. Nunn Center for Oral History):
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