Per a report from Sports Illustrated, Louisville Cardinal legend and 1975 NBA champion Butch Beard has emailed a letter to president Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, requesting the school remove his name and accomplishments from any existing or future mention.
Beard’s request is stemmed from his believe that, “the university’s commitment to young black men” being “far from what it should look like in 2021.”
One reason for Beard’s decision is that he felt Louisville did not do enough to honor fellow former Cardinal legend and African American Wes Unseld when he died in June of 2020.