Article: BLUE FANS PROPEL UK STAND TO GLORY.(NEWS)(Column)

Byline: Jack Hicks, columnist and political writer for The Kentucky Post

Should some enterprising fan come up with an orange-juice squeezer in the image of Rick Pitino's head and painted Kentucky Wildcat blue, Jim Ransdell will have it for sale.

And somebody will buy it. Probably a whole lot of somebodies.

''We have novelty items for the UK fan who has everything,'' said Ransdell.

He and partner, Bill Sharp, who also is his father-in-law, operate Touchdown Sportswear, a clothing and knickknack stand in Florence Mall.

Ransdell and Sharp sell ball caps and sweatshirts, cologne and key rings, all related to UK.

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