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03-31-2008, 09:31 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-04-2009, 07:20 PM by BlackcatAlum.)
Keightley passes away after having a fall at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati...
Horrible news... My thoughts & prayers are with his family!
Horrible news... My thoughts & prayers are with his family!
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03-31-2008, 09:31 PM
Bill Keightley dies in surgery not long ago at 81 years old. He will greatly be missed by many!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
03-31-2008, 09:40 PM
Wow! That is so shocking and terrible news..
03-31-2008, 09:43 PM
Wow. Shocking is right, Thunder. Prayers for his family, and the UK family.
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03-31-2008, 09:43 PM
Rest in Peace Mr Wildcat
03-31-2008, 09:59 PM
This is sad news. Thoughts and prayers.
03-31-2008, 10:04 PM
Rest in Peace Mr. Wildcat.
03-31-2008, 10:31 PM
I'm still utterly shocked, this is truly a great loss within the wildcat nation. I believe that they should leave his seat on the bench open from here on out.
R.I.P. Mr. Wildcat
R.I.P. Mr. Wildcat
03-31-2008, 10:38 PM
Watching UK Basketball will never be the same... it will be so hard to look at the bench and not see MR. Wildcat sitting there cheering on the CATS! He will be sadly missed! May he Rest In Peace!
03-31-2008, 10:57 PM
horrible and shocking news.
My prayers go to his family and the university. You will be greatly missed Bill!
My prayers go to his family and the university. You will be greatly missed Bill!
03-31-2008, 11:08 PM
Just found this out, it turned out he died from internal bleeding due to a previously undiagnosed tumor on his spine.
http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=792268
http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=792268
04-01-2008, 12:13 AM
RIP Mr. Wildcat
04-01-2008, 12:27 AM
Oh my goodness.. how sad...
04-01-2008, 12:30 AM
Truly sad news, UK wont be the same without him. I totally agree with BlackcatFootball, his seat should be left open and no one allowed to even touch it. Thoughts and prayers to his family.
04-01-2008, 12:35 AM
This is so sad 
... UK basketball will not be the same without him.
... UK basketball will not be the same without him.
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04-01-2008, 08:32 AM
This is truly a sad day for UK and the Big Blue Nation. We have lost a legend. We have lost a part of our wildcat family. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
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04-01-2008, 08:58 AM
sportsfan06 Wrote:Watching UK Basketball will never be the same... it will be so hard to look at the bench and not see MR. Wildcat sitting there cheering on the CATS! He will be sadly missed! May he Rest In Peace!Took my post right out of my mouth! Shocking and sad news this morning! I agree that they need to leave his seat open on the bench!
04-01-2008, 09:20 AM
Bill Keightley is Kentucky Basketball!! He has been around through the ups and downs of this program, and never once strayed from what he loved. He could tell stories that no one else could hold a candle to about college basketball. He has been apart of the most storied basketball program for years, and there is no one involved with UK basketball that will ever be more special than Bill Keightley. He had a special bond with every coach that come through UK, and they all treated him with the respect that he deserved. I for one will never forget what he meant to this program, and all the lives he impacted in his career. When you think of Kentucky basketball you have to think of Bill Keightley. He will forever be missed by all Wildcat fans and every person involved with college basketball. No matter who comes in to do his job they will never replace a legend like Keightley, and there will forever be an empty seat at the end of a lonely bench. This is truly a part of Kentucky basketball that can never be replaced.
04-01-2008, 01:37 PM
Bill Keightley seen it all while at UK. He deserves to still keep his seat on the bench. And I believe the University of Kentucky should keep it reserved for him. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Awful news..
04-01-2008, 06:25 PM
Today our hearts bleed more blue than usuall as we hear of the passing of Mr. Keightley. He truely embodied a UK fan in every way and was a great man. This man will be sorely missed by everyone and I'm sure he requested a blue robe as soon as he entered into the gates of heaven. Thoughts and deepest prayers go out to the family.
04-01-2008, 08:04 PM
I clicked on CatsPause to check on the messege boards and the story was on the front page. I was in total shock! Can you imagine the stories this guy had about UK basketball? He will be greatly missed by all of Big Blue Nation! RIP Mr. Wildcat!!!!!
Just an idea...I think UK should leave an empty chair on the bench like Gonzaga does for their former alumni chaplain, Rev. Tony Lehmann.
Just an idea...I think UK should leave an empty chair on the bench like Gonzaga does for their former alumni chaplain, Rev. Tony Lehmann.
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