One member of the 1996 National Champions had a poignant message for fans Saturday night. After watching the Cats claw all the way back from down 14 to grab another huge win, Anthony Epps hopped on the radio and reminded us all why this thing of ours matters.
Epps grew up in Lebanon, Kentucky. Most people outside of the state have probably never heard of it. But there are a lot of little towns scattered around Kentucky, just like it. Hard-working folks doing the best they can, carrying their daily struggles, and rooting for the Cats.
The dream that became the reality for Anthony Epps
Epps knows what it’s like to live out the dream most of us share. He grew up here. He played for Kentucky. And not only did he play, but he won a National Title. He knows what it means to put on the blue and white and go fight for the state you love.
He embodies what it means to be a 7-year-old boy in the driveway, dreaming up scenarios of last-second buzzer-beaters. There are hundreds of thousands of those moments happening every day in London, Hazard, Prestonsburg, Clay City, Buckhorn, Gracey, Mt. Vernon, and Tolu. But also in the major cities like Lexington, Louisville, Bowling Green, and Paducah…