The Legend Behind UGA ‘Sweater Guy’

ATHENS, GA – If you’ve been to a Georgia Basketball game, you have probably seen him. Jesse Kenney, known as “Sweater Guy,” has been a season ticket holder since 1983. Over the past 12 years, he has worn the same sweater to every home game. Reporter Brian Garcia sat down with Kenney to find out the legend of the sweater.

Stay tuned to find out more about Kenney’s life out of the sweater and outside Stegeman Coliseum.

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  • Alan Risner

    He had the same energy from 74-77 as our band Director at Edgewood High School in Trenton, Ohio. Great guy!

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