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Former Louisville star Butch Beard wants name removed from school due to concerns over hiring practices

Former Louisville Star Butch Beard wants his name purged from the university’s record books over what he sees as a very serious concern within the athletic department.

Beard, who played at Louisville in the 1960s before a decade-long career in the NBA, is upset at the lack of Black coaches that have been hired at the school — and met with Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi about the issue on Thursday.

Beard wants his name removed from Louisville records

Beard wrote a letter to Bendapudi and Louisville this week asking to have his name removed from the school’s record books.