
Celebrities
(2022 Celebrity Participants will be updated as they are confirmed)
The Swings for Soldiers Classic would not be complete without appearances past and present by our generous friends:
Mitch Barnhart – UK Director of Athletics
Mark Stoops – UK Football Head Coach
Matthew Mitchell – Women’s Basketball Coach
John Robic – UK Men’s Basketball Assistant
Kenny Payne – UK Men’s Basketball Assistant
Neal Brown – West Virginia University Head Football Coach
Wesley Woodyard – NFL vet, former Kentucky Wildcat LB
Avery Williamson – NFL vet, former Kentucky Wildcat LB
Corey Peters – Arizona Cardinals DL, former Kentucky Wildcat
Trevard Lindley – FXFL, former NFL & Kentucky Wildcat CB
Tim Masthay – Super Bowl Winner, former Kentucky Wildcat Punter
Dicky Lyons – former Kentucky Wildcat WR
Jared Lorenzen – Super Bowl Winner, former Kentucky Wildcat QB
Tim Couch – former NFL QB, UK Football Great
Lamar Thomas – WR Coach
Tommy Mainord – WR Coach
Kyle Macy- UK Basketball Great
Louie Dampier – UK Basketball Great
Orlando Antigua – UK Men’s Basketball Associate Coach
Brian Craig – UK Golf Head Coach
Jessie Mudd – UK Golf Assistant
Curtis Painter – former NFL QB, New York Giants
John Michael Montgomery – Kentuckian, Country Music Star
Tom Leach – “Voice of the Wildcats”
Dave Baker – Broadcaster
Jennifer Palumbo – TV personality
Drew Franklin – Kentucky Sports Radio, TV Personality
Ravi Moss – former UK Basketball Great
Doug Flynn – Cincinnati Reds, 2-time World Series champion
Bill Ransdell – UK Football Great
Lester Boyd – UK Football Great
Dawn Teixeira – Executive Director, HFOT
Austin Kearns – MLB Veteran
Gerald Goodman – PGA Tour Accenture Match Play Tournament Director
Taryn Durham – Big Break participant, Pro Golf
And many more!
Special Military Guests:
HFOT Veteran, CPL Joshua Sust
HFOT Veteran, SSG Joshua Hall
HFOT Veteran, CPL Kevin Blanchard
HFOT Veteran, CPL Zack Nelson
HFOT Veteran, SPC Jacob Lyerla
HFOT Veteran, SPC Brett Bondurant
HFOT Veteran, SGT Kenneth Harker
HFOT Veteran, SGT Chase Matthews
1SG Matt Ihnen
MSG Chad Jones
Sgt 1st Class Mario Cima
COL Mike Ferguson
*Due to the nature of their schedules, we cannot guarantee the participation of any specific celebrities