‘Mo’ Is the Ultimate Purple Hurricane

If you’ve ever been to a ‘Cane football, baseball or basketball game you couldn’t help but notice Kenny icing down the liquids, drying off the footballs, delivering towels or one of the many other necessary things a team needs to function, whether it be in practice or at a live game. You can also always hear his words of encouragement to cheer the kids on to greater heights.

Kenney was a ‘Cane football player himself back in the mid to late 1970’s. According to his coach at that time, Jimmy Jordan, he and his brother Freddie were on the team and never missed a practice. Former Coach Jordan said, “I remember he was on the kickoff team and he would get all fired up, just like he does now.”

‘Cane Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Jimmy Hughes said, “Nobody knows exactly how long Kenny has been here. He’s our equipment manager and he makes sure we have the coolers packed with ice and that we have all the stuff we need to play the game with.

“He travels with us everywhere we go and we treat him as much like a coach as we can. He’s also one of our biggest cheerleaders. He loves the game and the athletes, but more than anything, he loves Monticello.

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“Everybody knows him everywhere we go, the officials and the coaches. He’s been around so long that they know and appreciate what he does, and I know we also appreciate him. The kids think he is a little tough on them sometimes, but they also appreciate him because they know he wants what’s best for them and wants them to be successful. He’s one of the first people I met when I got here. He’s a unique individual and there’s no doubt where he stands. He’s a Monticello Hurricane through and through.”

Head Baseball Coach Chris Jenkins also had a few words to say about Kenny, “He has the unofficial title of Manager of the varsity baseball team. No one seems to know how long he’s been here, but I know he has been a part of everything during the seven years I’ve been here.

“He fills our water coolers up with ice and delegates the duty to fill them with water. He makes my job a lot easier because all I have to do is come out there and have my scorebook and lineup card. He also takes care of the cups and the coolers, not only at home, but he travels to all of our away games.

“He’s more valuable in the dugout than anywhere else. No matter what he does as far as equipment or anything else, his greatest value is how he keeps the boys up. Besides being our number one manager, he’s also our number one fan.”

Head Basketball Coach Charlie Frazier had these words of praise about Kenny. “He takes care of the equipment and makes sure we have the liquids we need, and does it all in a timely manner. It takes a load off of some of the responsibility a head coach has. Just having him there to set up and knowing what things go where means a lot. And he does it all out of the kindness of his heart because he loves the kids.”