One has to shudder at the audacity of Butch Beard in attempting to embarrass the University of Louisville on racial issues. The former UofL player claiming there is a lack of acknowledgement to the legacy of black players and to a commitment in diversity hiring. The claims could not be more misguided, reflecting the vexations of a former athlete.
For some reason, he has written a letter to President Neeli Bendapudi requesting that the school “remove my name and accomplishments from any existing or future mention.” Claiming that Louisville basketball never had any national recognition until it signed Wes Unseld and himself in the mid-Sixties.