Sad news broke early Thursday morning that former Purdue halfback, Marvin “Leroy” Keyes has passed away at age 74.
Keyes was dealing with serious health issues over the last several months including a “recurrence of cancer and congestive heart failure” and was in hospice care at an Indianapolis hospital.
Purdue lost one of its all-time legends as Marvin "Leroy" Keyes passed away this a.m. at the age of 74. Keyes was voted Purdue's all-time greatest football player in 1987. https://t.co/aonB5mjh4K pic.twitter.com/5EBMN9phsb
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Keyes could very well be the greatest Purdue football player of all time and was voted as such in 1987 for the 100th anniversary of the program.