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Mr. Wildcat, Bill Keightley, is dead


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[quote]Long-time UK basketball equipment manager Bill Keightley died on Monday, friend Van Florence said. Keightley was 81.

Keightley and Florence were part of a group that traveled to Cincinnati to watch the Reds’ game against Arizona. Keightley fell as he got off a bus at the stadium, Florence said.

Initially, the group did not believe Keightley had been seriously injured, Florence said.

However, Keightley apparently suffered internal injuries and died while being treated at University of Cincinnati Hospital, Florence said.

A native of Lawrenceburg, Keightley had worked in UK basketball’s equipment room since 1962. He and the late radio play-by-play announcer Cawood Ledford are the only non-player or non-coaches to have their jerseys ceremonially retired in Rupp Arena.

Keightley was affectionately known as “Mr. Wildcat.”[/quote]
from [url="http://www.kentucky.com/254/story/362648.html"]http://www.kentucky.com/254/story/362648.html[/url]
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