LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — For Tom Jurich, the return to the University of Louisville campus isn’t about just about being honored by the city with a street sign. It’s about a goodbye that never happened.
More than six years after his departure as U of L athletic director — a separation that was abrupt, controversial and, for some, still emotional — Jurich will be back on campus at 10 a.m. Saturday near the Lenny Lyles statue at Cardinal Park. Not quietly. Not behind closed doors. But in public, with a section of Floyd Street named in his honor.
“It’ll be tough,” Jurich said of the emotions he expects, sitting alongside Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg for an interview Thursday morning. “Because we loved it here. I never, ever felt in my 20 years here that it was a job. It was my passion. And I can honestly say, to all our fans and friends, I gave it everything I had.”…