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The UK Athletics Association officially Rodger Bird, George Blanda, Paul “Bear”   '    
retired two jerseys of former \Vildcat Bryant, \Varren Bryant, ]erry Claiborne, J,. ar i..   i
standouts in a special ceremony during the Blanton Collier, Sonny Collins, Ray J,. '· % .* .
1997 UK Kickoff Luncheon and then Correll, Bob Davis, loe Federspiel, Bob rn B ,  
introduced the honorees at the UK—U of L Gain, Irv Goode, Tom Hutchinson, Clyde   ga    
lootball game. lohnson, Wallace “\Vah VVah” ]ones, lohn         as  
Two lormer All-Southeastern “Shipwreck” Kelly, Ralph Kerchevall, Rick i     V—l=’ E -:»¤ r     H
(Ionlerence perlormers, lialiback Calvin Kestner, ]im Kovaeh, Dicky Lyons, Charlie ` ·   ·»r· ‘
Bird and running back Mark Higgs, were McC1endon, Steve Meilinger, Lou s, _‘_
selected this year. Michaels, Doug Moseley, Rick Norton, ‘   _ {
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Director (LM. __ ·   - `   ’ A Serini, Bernie sive series. grate by Chuck Perry
Newton directed a ‘ = T ""  ri,. Shively, Art Still,
committee which I I, : ` i `P fs, l ea f    si Herschell Turner, Couch REGPS HOHOYS
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K""l""l*Y nm] HW I ll {t r a fini? ruin. 4 in [Fil   receive'? dsteusive UK’s 500th pigSls
Including the 1997 honorees. UK has Higgs was drafted by the Dallas Dcgrcc (joinnlotion Scholarship Fund
retired 45% jerseys ol` lormer \\`ildcats play- Cowboys and enjoyed an eight-year career Noyv in its scvcnth ygtul tho A'l`&'[` Loiig
ers and coaches. Previous players and in the National Football League with Distanco Award nrograin has donatod
coaches who have been honored include Dallas. Philadelphia. Miami. and Arizona. inoro than $3507000 to tho soholarshin
(Jeorge .~\dams. lirmal .~\lleu. Sam Ball. He lives in Dayie. Fla. [tiud_
(S l'{I·]X’1`l`l`KY.·\1.l`\1\l`S FALL 1997