JOHNNY BENCH
Two Time National League MVP and World Series MVP. Member of the Big Red Machine- 1975-1976 Cincinnati Reds World Champions. Proud Host of the 2004-2010 Children’s Charity Classic

JIM BREECH
NFL kicker/punter. Began his pro career in Oakland before moving to Cincinnati. While playing for the Bengals, he earned several Super Bowl records including most field goals for a game against San Francisco in Super Bowl XXIII.

LARRY CONLEY
Former Kentucky Wildcat. Named Parade All-American and co-team MVP. Plus, received 3 Third Team All-SEC, 1 First Team All-SEC and 2 Academic All-SEC honors. Played for the Kentucky Colonels 1967-68.

PHIL COPELAND
Phil won consecutive Emmy awards in 2001 and 2002 for work he produced for ESPN Classic’s “SportsCentury.” He also won an Emmy Award for composing the theme song for “The Guiding Light.” He first achieved fame as the lead singer for the Torques and now resides in Louisville.

THAD DABER
4-time “World One Club Champion” and holder of the Guinness World Record for the lowest round of golf played using only one club. Using a 6-iron, Thad shot a sensational 2-under par 70.

LOUIE DAMPIER
Two-time All-American member of “Rupp’s Runts,” Louie played for the ABA Kentucky Colonels and NBA San Antonio Spurs. Dampier’s jersey is retired and permanently displayed inside Rupp Arena.

MIKE DEKLE
Mike began playing the violin at 12 and picked up his first guitar in high school. In 1982, he recorded his first song, “Scarlet Fever” and the following year Kenny Rogers recorded a version of Mike’s song. Mike has written songs for Ricky Skaggs, T.G. Sheppard, Moe Bandy, Keith Whitley and Tracy Byrd.

MAJOR GEN. BOB DICKERSON (RET)
Major General Bob Dickerson (Retired), a was most recently the Marine Corps Installations East Commanding Gen. at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, highlighting his long and decorated military career.

DILLON DIXON
Dillon is a singer/songwriter from Denver, CO now living in Nashville, TN. He has had songs recorded by artists such as George Jones, Mindy McCready, Restless Heart, Neal McCoy, Steve Holy, Clay Walker, Josh Gracin and Rodney Adkins.

HUGH DURHAM
A native of Louisville, Durham most recently coached at Jacksonville University where he also served as Athletic Director. Previously, he spent 17 years as head coach with the Georgia Bulldogs and the 12 years prior at Florida State. He is Georgia’s all-time winningest basketball coach.

MICHAEL FINNEY
Michael is a comedian and magician in one package. He has received numerous awards for his comedy magic and has appeared on TV shows such as “Comic Strip Live” and “Entertainment Tonight.” Michael has started his own foundation helping children in the Phoenix area who need heart surgeries.

DOUG FLYNN
Former co-host of the Children’s Charity Classic. Former Major League Gold Glover and member of the 1975 & 1976 World Champion Cincinnati Reds. Traded in 1977 to the Mets for Tom Seaver. Went on to play for the Rangers, Expos and Tigers before becoming a Minor League coach for the Mets organization.

BUBBA GILLIAM
Former fireman and Golden Glove-winning boxer. Bubba appeared on TV and in movies – from commercials to “Evening Shade” on television to “Blazing Saddles,” “Paper Moon,” “Back to the Future 3”, and “Honeymoon in Vegas.”

ARTIS GILMORE
Gilmore led the Jacksonville Dolphins to the NCAA title game in 1970 and remains the top rebound per game player in Division I history. Surpassed as an ABA star only by Julius Erving, Gilmore followed five outstanding seasons with the KY Colonels with becoming the No. 1 pick of the 1976 NBA dispersal draft. He remains the NBA career leader in field goal percentage.

JACK GIVENS
Jack “Goose” Givens led UK to the 1978 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship and was named that year’s Final Four Most Outstanding Player due in most part to his 41-point performance in Kentucky’s 94-88 victory over Duke University in the championship game.

DICK GOETZ
Dick turned professional in 1964 and joined the PGA tour in 1969. He continued playing and joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1991. In 1994 he finished the year in the Top 50 for the first time. He made the first hole-in-one on the Senior PGA tour in 1992.

JAMES HAMPTON
James is a successful actor appear in films such as “Slingblade,” “Teen Wolf” and was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in “The Longest Yard.” He has also appeared on the small screen in “F Troop,” and over 25 appearances on “The Tonight Show.”

DICK HARDWICK
He has shared the stage with Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White and Dennis Miller, been a comedy champion of Ed McMann’s “Star Search” and toured with Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire and Johnny Mathis just to name a few.

BOB HARRIS
One of the most recognizable voices in North Carolina. Bob has traveled the United States bringing hours of enjoyable play-by-play of Blue Devils football and basketball to Duke fans around the world. He has been courtside to broadcast 11 Final Fours and 8 NCAA Championship games.

SCOTT HENRY
Scott has appeared on “The King Of Queens,” “Chelsea Lately,” and “Sports Soup,” as well as in specials for Comedy Central and VH-1. He has opened for high – profile comics including Ellen DeGeneres, Dana Carvey, and Jeff Foxworthy.

JAMES DEAN HICKS
This Bardstown, Kentucky native started singing at the age of 10 in Nashville. By the time he was 13, he had opened concerts for Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, and Tammy Wynette. Throughout his career he as had 3 #1 hits.

DERRICK HORD
Former Kentucky Wildcat, Parade All-American, First Team All-SEC, McDonald’s All-American, and Second Team All-SEC player. Derek was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1983 draft by Cleveland.

JIM HUBER
Anchor and reporter for CNN/SI. In addition to his work for CNN/SI, he hosts CNN’s “Pro Golf Weekly” and “Sporting Life with Jim Huber.” He has won six Sportscaster of the Year awards from the AP, five UPI awards and two Cable ACEs.

BRIAN LANE
Lane is in his fifth season as head coach for the golf team and as the men’s head basketball coach for Transylvania University. He was a four-year member of the Transy golf team prior to his graduation. Lane led Transy’s men to a No. 78 overall ranking among over 200 NCAA Division III schools in 2005.

MATTHEW LAURANCE
Matthew appeared in films such as “Eddie & The Cruisers” and “St. Elmo’s Fire” and on television in “Beverly Hills 90210”. He is also a sportscaster with Fox Sports and Duke University Men’s Basketball.

JIM MALONEY
This Major League pitcher signed with the Reds in 1959. He pitched in the 1961 World Series and the 1965 All Star Game. He still holds the Reds’ career strikeout record (1,605) and the number of strikeouts in one game (16).

MATTHEW MITCHELL
Matthew Mitchell is entering his third season as head coach of the Kentucky women’s basketball program. In his first season, Mitchell led the Wildcats to a school-record fourth consecutive postseason tournament. Mitchell also became the first head coach in UK Hoops history to lead a team to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament.

GARY MULE DEER
Gary Mule Deer’s unique comedy and music have set him apart as one-of-a-kind. He has performed on every major concert stage in the country and made over 350 television appearances, including many on both The Tonight Show and The Late Show With David Letterman.He is currently featured on the DVDs Jeff Foxworthy’s Comedy Classics, and The World’s Greatest Stand-up Comedy Collection.

ANTHONY MUNOZ
The first round (3rd overall) pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1980 NFL draft, Anthony went on to start 164 of 168 games from 1980-1990. He was elected to 11 consecutive Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro 11 straight times from 1981 through 1991.

COTTON NASH
This former UK Basketball All-American also starred on the baseball and track teams from 1960-1964. He went on to become one of only 10 players who have played in the Major Leagues of baseball and in the NFL. Currently, he is involved in the equine industry- breeding and racing.

BOBBY NICHOLS
Bobby joined the PGA tour in 1960 after playing football at Texas A&M under legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. He won the 1964 PGA Championship and was a member of the 1967 Ryder Cup team.

jIM O’BRIEN
Jim began performing comedy professionally at age 17 and has appeared at Trump World-Atlantic City, Harrah’s-Lake Tahoe, Bally’s, Hacienda, MGM, Maxim, Sands, Tropicana-Las Vegas and Hilton-Reno, as well as comedy clubs across the US and Canada.

DALLAS OWENS
This former football Wildcat’s 81-yard touchdown return vs. LSU is still the 10th longest interception return in school history. He was named First-team All-SEC as a senior and played in the Senior Bowl All-Star before being drafted by the Baltimore Colts.

FRANK PACE
One of Hollywood’s most prolific producers with more than 500 episodes of network television to his credit. He earned 16 Emmy nominations and 4 wins for his work on “Head of the Class”, “Murphy Brown”, “Suddenly Susan”, and “George Lopez.”

“BABE” PARILLI
Babe played football for UK under legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant where he was twice named an All-American. He then began his successful professional playing career and entered the coaching ranks and served as an Assistant Coach for the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers.

JEFF PARRETT
A Lafayette grad and two-sport star, Jeff was a member of the ‘79 Lafayette Basketball team that won the state championship, although he went on to play baseball for UK and was drafted by the Brewers in 1983. In his 10-year career in the Majors, he played for Philadelphia, Atlanta, Oakland, Colorado and St. Louis.

BOBBY PERRY
Perry graduated from UK in 2007. He played for the University of Kentucky Men’s Basketball team for four years. Bobby now resides in Nicholasville, KY and is working with Bellerive Development Company.

JEFF PIECORO
Piecoro enters his 10th season as host of “Reds Live,” the Cincinnati Reds pre- and post- game shows on Fox Sports Net. He played football for UK from 1980-84, serves as color analyst for UK football games on the Kentucky Radio Network.

MIKE PRATT
Regarded as one of UK’s all-time best forwards, he scored 1359 points in his UK career. His 42 points scored against Notre Dame in ‘69 is still regarded as one of the best performances ever given by a Wildcat. Pratt is currently a
member of the UK Broadcast team.

CLIFF RICHEY
This tennis ace had professional career victories on all surfaces- clay, hardcourt, grass and indoor, including being the MVP Champ of the 1970 Davis Cup Team. That year he was ranked the #1 US pro. He and his sister formed the best brother-sister combo in tennis history.

SCOTT SANDERSON
Scott played baseball for Vanderbilt before being drafted by the Expos in 1977. His career ended in 1996 while playing for the Angels. Scott was named to the All-Star Team in 1991.Reds and the Boston Red Sox.

LOU WATERS
Lou was an anchor when CNN went on the air in 1980 until September of 2001, adding to his career in journalism that spanned nearly forty years. He brought his audience coverage on the explosion of the Space Shuttle in 1987, the San Francisco earthquake in 1989 and each political convention that occurred during his tenure at CNN.

DAVID VINCENT WILLIAMS
This singer/songwriter has had his songs cut by Randy Travis, Diamond Rio, John Michael Montgomery, John Berry, Jimmy Wayne, Mark Will, Steve Holy and Reba McEntire. He won an Academy Of Country Music Award for “I’m Movin’ On” recorded by Rascal Flatts.

RICK SERATTE
Rick has shared his vocal and keycelebs talents with fans all over the planet as a member of several Grammy-winning and multi-platinum acts such as; Whitesnake, Foreigner, Poco, Rick Springfield and Three Dog Night to name a few. The Rick Seratte Band started touring the world in 2010.

ART STILL
This former UK Football All-American went on to be the second overall pick in the 1978 NFL Draft and made the All-Rookie team that same year. Still was a 4-time Pro Bowl selection, named the Kansas City Chiefs’s MVP twice and is third on the Chiefs all-time sack list.

MICHAEL STORM
Michael’s career started as a folk singer/guitar player but is most famous for his portrayal of Dr. Larry Wolek on “One Life to Live,” a role he played for 35 years. He has appeared in several feature films and many television series.

CARL WARWICK
Carl played baseball for Texas Christian University before signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers as a free agent in 1958. He played for the Cardinals, Colt 45s, Orioles, and Cubs before his final game in June of 1966.