41 Greg Motley, DB (1977-1980)
Glasgow, KY (Glasgow HS)
Glasgow, KY (Glasgow HS)
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Thank you all for posting these pix. As a loooong time season ticket holder, I look forward to seeing this thread 💕ðŸˆComment
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You guys are doing great work with the countdown and pics. Matt, I know you're glad to have some help doing thisComment
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Extremely glad and I've expressed those feelings to NewWildcatOrder. If I put a player's name and number on here w/o a pic, it means I've searched all my sources and can't find one. He seems to have a treasure trove of pics and info. He's certainly made the thread much more interesting than it otherwise would have been. Also, Old School has pitched in as well. I apologize if I've left anyone out. Posts like yours and Cathy's means a lot to me as well.Last edited by Matt Dillon; 07-31-2025, 11:33 AM.Philippians 4:11-4:13Comment
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30 Moncell Allen, RB (2007-2010)
Baton Rouge, LA (After being displaced by Hurricane Katrina would finish his prep career in Charlotte, NC at Providence Day School)
30 Moncell Allen running back of the Kentucky Wildcats runs with the ball during the game against the Norfolk State Spartans at Commonwealth Stadium on September 6, 2008 in Lexington, Kentucky. The Wildcats defeated the Spartans 38-3. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
The University of Kentucky's Randall Cobb (18) and Moncell Allen (30) raise the Governor's Cup trophy as Kentucky defeated Louisville, 23-16, in Papa Johns Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday, September 4, 2010. (Photo by Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Anybody remember Dicky Lyons reporting from camp in a feature called "Daily Dicky"? Here he interviewed his friend from Baton Rouge, "The Turtle"!
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30 Marlon McCree, LB (1997-2000)
Daytona, FL
From UK Athletics:
When McCree moved from the secondary to middle linebacker before the 1998 season, he knew what outsiders were saying about a 6-foot-1, 198-pounder playing the position in the Southeastern Conference.â€Everybody said, ‘you’re too little, you’re going to break your neck, you’re going to hurt your shoulder,’ †McCree said.Three seasons later, there wasn’t anyone left to prove wrong.McCree overcame any size disadvantages he may have faced to start all 33 of UK’s games over his final three seasons as a Wildcat. He led the team in tackles each year, finishing with 219 for his career. He helped lead Kentucky to back-to-back bowl appearances for the first time in 15 seasons and tallied 14.5 sacks and 37 tackles for loss.â€I always had to be an overachiever playing middle linebacker at 190 pounds in the SEC,†McCree said. “That’s not a very easy task so I always had to do extra to get myself prepared to play Florida, Georgia, Alabama and LSU.â€Having proven his point at the college level, McCree looked to the NFL for his next challenge. A seventh-round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2001, McCree would return to his natural safety position, but he didn’t abandon the mentality that made him a success at linebacker in college.â€Coming from that underdog situation gave me the right mind frame,†McCree said.
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McCree was one of the Cats few defensive standouts in the Mumme era. Going strictly off memory, he was injured early in the Outback Bowl versus Penn State following the 98 season. Cats led at halftime but couldn't stop them in the second half. Might have lost anyway but they sure missed him in the second half.
While playing for the Chargers, he had a "Marty Moore" moment in the 4th quarter of a NFL playoff game versus the early Belichick-Brady era Patriots. Got an interception with his team ahead, but fumbled on the return, Pats recovered and went on to win.Comment
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29 Mike Cassity, DB (1971-74)
Fort Campbell, KY (Fort Campbell HS)
As a DB Coach at UK. He would serve as a GA in 1975 and served two stints on UK staffs (1980-81), and (2012). Just his luck that he caught in when coaching tenures were ending. He has three sons who have all been involved in football. One son, Skyler Cassity, who when hired by Sam Houston State became the youngest D-coordinator in FBS.
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Cassity had a long and successful career in the coaching ranks whether as a position coach or a coordinator. He coached at the following schools: Paducah Tilghman HS (KY),
East Carolina, Morehead, Marshall, Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Louisiana Tech, Louisville, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin, Baylor, Purdue, and Illinois (many of them multiple times).
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29 David "Buzz" Meers, , S\LS (1978-82)
Louisville KY {Seneca HS}
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29 Yusuf Corker, DB/CB (2017-21)
Stockbridge, Georgia (Woodland HS)
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