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Studies and All—SEC defensive back for UK in 1977. "We Productive citizen. Great goal. Great term. But if you need
are fortunate to have the ability to give some of ourselves a synonym for it, don’t look in Rogetiv Thesaurus.
back to the community." Instead, look in the phone book: under the listing for any
The financial portion of that giving is done each year on Kentucky NFLPA member.
the Friday before the NFL’s Super Bowl. The chapter dubs
that day the "Super Bowl of Giving," and chapter president  
Joe Federspiel estimated that the Kentucky NFLPA has do- Jeff Zurcher QB CIS, ’99 GS ie the Executive Director of the Arington
Hated in exeess Of $25()_()()() Over the eeuyge gf its short exist- Foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. You may reach him at 5'i 3-227-9535 or
ence. zuroherj@juno.com
1 "We have spread our giving among several organiza-
tions,” noted Federspiel, who was an All-Conference and
All-American linebacker for the Cats in 1971. He named
the YMCA, youth and high school football programs, and
groups that benefit cancer patients or assist victims of do-
mestic violence.
, “Giving gives us an opportunity to show our sensitive
' side," said 1976 All—American and 1977 All-SEC quarter- AHSEC dgfgmvg back 1
back Derrick Ramsey, a 1983 UK College of Arts & Sci- fur UK in 1977 Dallas i
ences alum. "We have a chance to get involved in issues and Owens WHS dr8%[;Ed by y ·~ —
show what is really important to us; to be thoughtful and the CDIKS in qgyg   , .
helpful. And we want to become bigger, better, and even V       § A T
more involved." 7- yy A  N ,,*7     _
Headquartered in Lexington, the Kentucky NFLPA was gf ~·‘· f   . ?- ·  I ` Af _ V,  V
organized approximately six years ago by former University `     ,   V ` , _ '
of Louisville player Frank Minnifield. It’s now comprised of  \_ ri;  _ `*      __- J
l2 active members, 80 percent of whom are former Wildcats.    j, ix     é   ly ‘ . -»4·i *”
The chapter, which meets once a month or more if neces- g\ F  i` -- __ {4     e ··  
sary, raises a majority of its funds from an annual golf tour- T `, 1 ‘ M  · · ` ~
nament at which community members have the opportunity . “ i
to play with former NFL personalities from all over the V 7:
United States. This year, the tournament was held June 26- ..
27 at Planters Row Golf Links in Nicholasville. F;  _  ee, ,  
During that weekend, the chapter also inducted individu- °  Q 9 I
als for the first time into the newly established Kentucky {
Pro Football Hall of Fame, which makes tour stops around l` "   -
the state. (lt is presently stationed in Nicholasville.)  
Federspiel said the chapter’s five-year goal is to generate if
enough funding to build a Central Kentucky complex that
would house the Hall of Fame along with a field dedicated
exclusively to youth football. {
At such a facility, the chapter will have a permanent _
home for the recruiting combines it coordinates for would- 2
be college players and the skills clinics it conducts for kids. _, , {  
But don`t think football is the only topic in which the Ken- · ( Y ` · »
tucky N F LPA instructs young people. »   _  -' A » ` - p‘   Eg .
"Athletics is a great thing, and we want kids to be pre- T »·   -—   · Y g   " ’