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Cawood Ledford

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Cawood Ledford Famous memorial

Birth
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Death
5 Sep 2001 (aged 75)
Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Radio Broadcasting Figure. He was the longtime radio voice of the University of Kentucky Wildcats and one of the nation's most respected horse racing broadcasters. He called the Kentucky football and basketball games for nearly four decades. He was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and is one of only a few non-players to have a jersey hanging from the rafters of Kentucky's Rupp Arena. He called the Kentucky Derby more than 15 times for CBS radio.

Radio Broadcasting Figure. He was the longtime radio voice of the University of Kentucky Wildcats and one of the nation's most respected horse racing broadcasters. He called the Kentucky football and basketball games for nearly four decades. He was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and is one of only a few non-players to have a jersey hanging from the rafters of Kentucky's Rupp Arena. He called the Kentucky Derby more than 15 times for CBS radio.

Bio by: Ron Moody



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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Ron Moody
  • Added: Oct 19, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5861090/cawood-ledford: accessed ), memorial page for Cawood Ledford (24 Apr 1926–5 Sep 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5861090, citing Cawood Cemetery, Harlan County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.