Louisville to Host Celebration of Life for Denny Crum

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville will host a Celebration of Life for former Cardinals men's basketball head coach Denny Crum, the university announced Wednesday. Crum passed away Tuesday morning at age 86.

The Celebration of Life will take place on Monday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. EST at the KFC Yum Center, will be free and open to the public, and also be live streamed. Additional details, such as how to claim tickets and watch the live stream, will be released at a later date.

It will be preceded by a visitation earlier in the day at Southeast Christian Church starting at 11:00 am, followed by a funeral service afterwards at 2:00 p.m. Crum will have a private burial.

An assistant coach under the legendary John Wooden, Crum left the West Coast to take the Louisville job in 1971, where he would remain until his retirement in 2001. During his 30-year tenure in the Derby City, he collected a 675-295 overall record, and led the Cardinals to 23 NCAA Tournament appearances, six Final Fours, as well as the 1980 and 1986 national championships. Crum was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1994.

In lieu of flowers, UofL and Crum's are instead asking to consider a donation to the Denny Crum Scholarship Fund, or to your favorite charity.

(Photo of Denny Crum via University of Louisville Athletics)

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