Marco was "always cheering for the blue team," the 4-year-old's obituary said.
Now, the University of Kentucky fan will have the football team and its head coach, Mark Stoops, as honorary pallbearers at his funeral.
Marco Shemwell died Monday, two days after being struck by a car during a football game, as he stood on the side of the road with his family, waiting to cross the street, according to police.
A funeral service is scheduled for noon Monday at Calvary Christian Church in Winchester, the obituary posted on Scobee Funeral Home's website said.