Let’s start with my appreciation for and thanks to Kenny Klein, U of L’s retiring SID.
He is, as has been universally reported, a professional of the highest order. And a mensch.
My personal favorite Kenny Klein moment came near the end of the ‘98-’99 hoops season, when U of L was slated to return to the NCAA after a 12-19 clunker the year before.
I had convinced John Yarmuth, my LEO editor, and Blanche Kitchen, my publisher, to actually send me on their dime to the Cards’ opening round games in Orlando. They weren’t sure whether there would be a spot on the U of L flight down.