University of Louisville to Honor Kenny Klein With KFC Yum! Center Banner
The University of Louisville announced it will honor Kenny Klein, its longtime sports information director, by raising a banner with his name in the rafters of the KFC Yum! Center. The tribute is scheduled for the January 2nd basketball game…
Louisville, KY, October 19, 2026 —
The University of Louisville plans to honor longtime sports information director Kenny Klein with a banner bearing his name in the rafters of the KFC Yum! Center. The tribute is scheduled for the university’s January 2 basketball game against Stanford.
The university said the recognition reflects Klein’s more than four decades of dedication to preserving the stories of Louisville’s athletes and coaches. The announcement describes his work and the length of his service as the reasons for the honor.
The banner is to be raised at the KFC Yum! Center, where the Stanford game is scheduled to take place. The announcement does not specify the year of the January 2 game or the time during the game when the banner will be raised. It also does not provide further details about the ceremony.
Klein’s role as sports information director has centered on documenting and preserving accounts of the university’s athletes and coaches, according to the announcement. The planned banner will recognize that work in the arena where the basketball game against Stanford is scheduled.
No additional information about Klein’s career, the design of the banner or whether other events will accompany the tribute was provided. The university’s announcement identifies the planned recognition, its location and the game at which it is scheduled, while leaving those details unspecified.
Story summarized from the original created by Eric Crawford on www.wdrbwave.com, see more information here.
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