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Bill Keightley remembered daily by fans

Sitting at a desk atop the steps of the Joe Craft Center is Karen Marlowe, a staff assistant at Athletics’ administrative office, or a bouncer of sorts, she said.

She welcomes guests daily, often for media-related purposes. But, ever so often, names that have gone down in the record books for UK basketball pay her a special visit, as they no longer have a reason to hastily enter the basketball courts and offices below that of Marlowe’s.

Years ago, the name Keightley was the only one that followed what was given by her mother and father. Now, it is what defines the person she and so many others have become.

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Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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