Louisville President Meets With Disgruntled Alum Beard

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The day after asking the University of Louisville to strip his name from its records over concerns about the athletic department's hiring practices and its failure to acknowledge former Black players, '60s-era men's basketball star Butch Beard met Thursday with university president Neeli Bendapudi for what he termed a "nice" conversation.

"I think there were a number of issues that were brought up that she's more aware of now than she was," Beard said, as reported by ESPN.

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