Overview
- Klein’s family and University of Louisville officials confirmed his death in late June and released a statement on his passing.
- Reports say Klein suffered a choking episode in early June at a Louisville restaurant and never regained consciousness while hospitalized.
- Klein began as UofL’s sports information director in 1983 at about age 23 and spent more than four decades working for the program, formally retiring in June 2022 but continuing to assist through the 2024 season.
- He was widely respected in college sports for coordinating computerized statistics at the NCAA Final Four for decades and for media operations work at events such as the Kentucky Derby, PGA championships, and Ryder Cup.
- Klein’s honors include induction into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and receipt of the 2021 Katha Quinn Award, and a public visitation is scheduled at Highlands Funeral Home following an Honor Walk and organ donation that family members said helped others.