By virtue of capturing 54 percent of this year’s vote, Jeff Walz has been named Card Chronicle’s 2020 Person of the Year.
This was the fifth time the highly successful U of L women’s basketball coach had been a finalist for the honor, but the first time he’s taken home the top prize. I can only imagine this is the crowning moment of his career.
Here’s the updated list of honorees for Louisville’s most sought-after title:
2007 - Tom Jurich
2008 - David Padgett
2009 - Vacant (we forgot to do it)
2010 - Charlie Strong
2011 - Charlie Strong and Preston Knowles (tie)
2012 - Tom Jurich
2013 - Teddy Bridgewater
2014 - Russ Smith
2015 - Kelsi Worrell
2016 - Lamar Jackson
2017 - Brendan McKay
2018 - Vince Tyra
2019 - Scott Satterfield
2020 - Jeff Walz
With a 2020-21 team that appears fully capable of bringing home the program’s first national championship, there’s certainly a chance that Walz could successfully defend his title in 2021.