Dick Gregory has loved Kentucky basketball for 73 years. Kentucky Coach John Calipari, UK players and the Big Blue Nation have united behind the fan paralyzed after a fall during the UK/Transy exhibition game at Rupp Arena.
In an interview with Jim Rome, CBSSports.com’s Gregg Doyle says Calipari will buy a motorized wheelchair for Mr. Gregory and help make his house wheelchair accessible.
This is a story about Kentucky basketball and the Kentucky fan base and the powerful connection between the two. It’s a story about the coach at Kentucky, John Calipari, who makes wonderful gestures of kindness and asks me to keep them quiet. I’ll betray that request in a few minutes.
This is a story about 10 or 12 Kentucky basketball players, most of them teenagers — half of whom could be millionaires in the coming months if they choose to enter the NBA Draft — being reduced to silence in the presence of a shy, 73-year-old fan.
And this is the story of that fan. His name is Dick Gregory. He’s paralyzed from the chest down.
More on this remarkable outpouring of love and support:
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— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelCBS) November 8, 2013
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