Memorial service plans for Leroy Keyes are announced
A public viewing for Leroy Keyes will be held in the south end zone of Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Posted: Apr 20, 2021 10:34 PM
Posted By: Sports 18 Reporters
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) A public viewing for Leroy Keyes will be held in the south end zone of Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday, April 24, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Members of the public who wish to pay their respects to the Purdue icon will be able to access the stadium via Gate A (southeast corner) and exit via Gate N (southwest corner).
Constable: When childhood hero dies, memories warm the soul Many kids in Indiana in the 1960s pretended they were Leroy Keyes, The Golden Mr. Do-Everything, who ran, threw, kicked and played defense for the Purdue Boilermakers. Courtesy of Purdue Athletics Purdue University star player Leroy Keyes was a strong voice for civil rights. The Heisman Trophy finalist was one of 41 students arrested during a peaceful protest in 1969 on the Purdue campus. Courtesy of Purdue Athletics While quarterback Bob Griese, right, is known for being an NFL Hall of Famer, his teammate Leroy Keyes, left, was selected as the greatest football player in the first 100 years of Purdue football. During Keyes career, the stadium would chant en masse, Give the ball to Leroy!
Published: April 16, 2021 Leroy Keyes, a two-time consensus All-American running back and one of the greatest football players in Purdue history, died Thursday. He was 74. He died at.
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