Name from the past. 'Jersey Red' in hospital per Cal

[Smashcat]

John Calipari ‏@UKCoachCalipari 22h22 hours ago
My friend & UK fan from the 90s Ken "Jersey Red" Ford is in the hospital struggling. Let's send out powerful #BBN prayers to him & family!

 

[Zakk Wyldcat]

Always wondered what became of this guy. Never have heard his name associated with Pitino at UL. Good wishes to him.

 

[EvilMD]

He was really close to Pitino and his wife. Now he's a friend of Cal's?

 

[Blueaz]

Wasn't he CRPs frat cook? Or something like that

 

[2Adulterers]

Wasn't he CRPs frat cook? Or something like that

yes His name is Ken Ford he was the cook at Pitino's Fraternity house..He had his hair dyed grey at a Lexington hair salon when Pitino had his first hair weave..

 

[Ben101er]

Wasn't he a big time scalper?

 

[2Adulterers]

Wasn't he a big time scalper?

Ben he was into a lot of things..He had a radio show in Fall River Massachusetts.Sports talk and such..

 

[stevo51]

He wrote a column in Oscar Combs paper during Pitino's tenure also

 

[Smashcat]

Always wondered what became of this guy. Never have heard his name associated with Pitino at UL. Good wishes to him.

I think I remember they went their separate ways years ago. Maybe not.

 

[musrat59]

He wrote a column in Oscar Combs paper during Pitino's tenure also

Yes, I remember he wrote a column for the Catspause.

 

[EvilMD]

I think I remember they went their separate ways years ago. Maybe not.

Because he was especially close to Joanne. Yes.

 

[BoulderCat]

I to remember his as a writer for CP. Was fairly popular as I recall. Hope he gets better.

 

[EvilMD]

I used to read his stuff. I felt like Pitino took shots at writers and other coaches through Jersey Red. In fact, one time there was a problem over something he insinuated about Bob Huggins in one of his columns and Huggins went to Pitino with it. Jersey Red took shots at Denny Crum and Jerry Tipton several times.

 

[ncaaky]

Wasn't he a big time scalper?

He was not the scalper. There was another scalper called "Red." Red was the king of scalpers in Kentucky. He died about 10 years ago.

 

[jimlowe7]

Prayers to JR and family...being in God's hands is an AWESOME place!

 

[Ben101er]

He was not the scalper. There was another scalper called "Red." Red was the king of scalpers in Kentucky. He died about 10 years ago.

Come to think of it, you are right, now I remember him passing. He had a few lower level season tickets, along with the ones people sold him. I remember them going to another scalper, who also sat in Sec 13. I think it was about 7-8 years ago when those tickets changed hands.

 

[2Adulterers]

Jersey Red has to be in his late 70's by now..

 

[brianpoe]

He was not the scalper. There was another scalper called "Red." Red was the king of scalpers in Kentucky. He died about 10 years ago.

Come to think of it, you are right, now I remember him passing. He had a few lower level season tickets, along with the ones people sold him. I remember them going to another scalper, who also sat in Sec 13. I think it was about 7-8 years ago when those tickets changed hands.

Still have Red's number in my phone. Guy had tickets to everything, he was the original stubhub.