Some of the most important figures in British sport are gathering at the Kentucky State Fair this morning to take part in a major event – and no, we’re not talking about the radio show.
Kentucky Basketball League head coach Mark Pope, Kentucky Football League assistant head coach Vince Marrow and former Kentucky League basketball star Oscar Tshiebwe attended the 60th annual Kentucky Farm Bureau Country Ham Breakfast and Charity Auction, where Joe and Kelly Craft once again took home the top prize, an 18.2-pound country ham. The Crafts purchased the ham for $10.5 million, beating last year’s record of $10 million. Yes, that’s an incredible amount for a piece of meat, but it all goes to a good cause, the charity of the winner’s choice.
According to our own Ryan Lemond, the Crafts engaged in a bidding war with Luther Deaton, Chairman/President and CEO of the Central Bank, but ultimately prevailed and won the ham for the fourth year in a row. Adding up all the bids from the last four years, that’s over $30 million raised for charity for delicious ham.
According to these photos from Matt Stone of the Courier-Journal, the breakfast looked like a great experience. Two of Kentucky football’s top transfer players, Chip Trayanum (Ohio State) and Gerald Mincey (Tennessee), were also with the group. Both are currently injured, so missing practice to eat some country ham with the Crafts is no big deal.
Oscar took his own photo with the ham before heading to the Reed Sheppard Fantasy Experience at Rupp Arena, where he will be a guest speaker along with Reed, Tubby Smith, Goose Givens and Seth Greenberg.
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