Interview with Dicky Lyons, Jr., October 27, 2023
Project: University of Kentucky Athletics: Football Oral History Project
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Second generation UK Football player, Lyons, Jr. played a leadership role in the offense as a wide receiver and kick returner. He was the first player in UK history to catch two touchdown passes in three consecutive games, a mark set in 2006 that was tied later that year by Keenan Burton. His father, Dicky Lyons Sr., had his jersey retired as one of the greatest players in Kentucky football history. The father and son pair are believed to be the only father-son combination in NCAA history that have each caught a touchdown pass of 80 or more yards.Interview Accession
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Lyons, Dicky, Jr. Interview by Dennis Emery. 27 Oct. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lyons, D., Jr. (2023, October 27). Interview by D. Emery. University of Kentucky Athletics: Football Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lyons, Dicky, Jr., interview by Dennis Emery. October 27, 2023, University of Kentucky Athletics: Football Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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