LEXINGTON, Kty. – A total of 124 University of Kentucky football alumni have committed to play in or attend the alumni portion of the Blue/White Spring Football Game, which will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. EDT at Commonwealth Stadium.
The alumni will split into two teams and play touch football for the first quarter of the Blue/White Game. The score of the game will remain on the board when the varsity begins play in the second quarter. The number of alumni attending has grown from 105 last year to 124 this year. Having the alumni play one quarter of football was the idea of Coach Hal Mumme as a means of helping keep the former players close to the program.
“The word spread about how much fun the guys had last year,” Mumme said. “We had similar growth in numbers when we did this at Valdosta State.”
The alumni will have an organizational meeting Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Nutter Field House. The alumni and their families will enjoy a cookout at the K-House beginning at 7 p.m. The alumni will report to the stadium Saturday at noon and be divided into Blue and White teams. The coaches this year are Charlie McClendon, a former Wildcats star and head coach at LSU, and long-time Lexington-area high school coach Roy Walton.
The alumni planning to attend include: Tommy Anderson, Chuck Arnold, Mark Askin, Cliff Bailey, Kerry Baird, Shane Ball, Jerry Beatty, Mike Beirne, Calvin Bird, Fred Bishop, Chuck Blackburn, Dick Blocker, Ken Bocard, David Bond, Leman Boyd, Lester Boyd, Ben Bransom, Jack Brown, Jim Brown, Tom Brush, Cisco Bryant, Joe Bryant, Cornell Burbage, Albert Burks, Bob Butler, Steve Campassi, Jim Campbell, Michael Cassity, Jerry Claiborne, Darrin Clark, Terry Clark, Tom Clark, John Collins, Joey Couch, Carl Daley, Charles Darrington, Harold Dennis, Jeff Doff, Tom Duffy; Joe Federspiel, Jim Franklin, Rick Fromm, Bob Gain, Dave Gash, Pete Gemmill, David Ginn, Jim Graves, John Griggs, Tommy Griggs, Steven Hall, Bill Harrod, Rick Hayden, Troy Hobbs, David Holliday, Bob Holmberg, Steve Hricenak, Robert Hunt, Rodney Jackson, Bill Jenkins, Demo Johns, Wallace Johns, Brian Johnson, Marty Joyce, Lou Karibo, Kevin Kearns, Rick Kestner, Donte’ Key, Doyle King, Kelly Kirchbaum, Joe Koch, Jeff Kremer, Dennis Kunkle; Rich Ledford, John Markham, Mike Marnhout, Carl Marrillia, Paul Martin, Charlie McClendon, Mike McGraw, Ray McLaurin, Dan McMillan, Steve Meilinger, Mike Meiners, Dick Mueller, Jeff Nelson, John Nochta, Ken Northington, Antonio O’Ferral, Dallas Owens, Elmer Patrick, Joe Prince, Jim Proffitt, Derrick Ramsey, Bill Ransdell Jr., Bill Ransdell Sr., Tom Richey, Tom Rodgers, Clyde Rudolph; John Schlarman, Mike Schellenberger, George Sengel, Todd Shadowen, Mike Shutt, Jaysuma Simms, Rollie Skur, Steve Slates, Bo Smith, Leon Smith, Reginald Smith, Timothy Smith, Matt Stein, Rick Strein, Kurt Supe, Harvey Sword, Derrick Thomas, Talbott Todd, Doug VanMeter, Jeff Van Note, Craig Walker, Littleton Ward, Sterling Ward, Felix Wilson, Randy Wyatt, and Benny Zaranka.
Wildcat FanFare Weekend Schedule
Tickets cost $5 each and one ticket is good for all events of the Wildcat FanFare Weekend. Children age eighth grade and younger will be admitted free.
Friday
6 p.m. – UK baseball vs. Arkansas at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Saturday
11:30 to 1:30 p.m. – The Wildcat FanFare at the Nutter Field House, including numerous activities for children and adults.
2 p.m. – Blue/White Spring Football Game at Commonwealth Stadium. The first quarter will be an alumni touch football game. The varsity begins play in the second quarter.
5 p.m. – UK baseball vs. Arkansas at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Sunday
1 p.m. – UK baseball vs. Arkansas at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
