For the Love of the Game with Derrick Ramsey, Jack Givens, and Tom Hammond in conversation with Alan Cutler

Presented by The Kentucky Book Festival and Kentucky Humanities, this program is part of the main festival on November 2.

Derrick Ramsey

They Call Me Mr. Secretary

Derrick Ramsey was the first African American starting quarterback in the history of the University of Kentucky football program who went on to great success in the NFL, entrepreneurial real estate endeavors, state government, and academia. A story of encouragement and inspirational leadership, They Call Me Mr. Secretary follows Ramsey’s journey from an impressionable childhood spent in segregated Hastings, Florida, up through his current role as elder statesman of both the National Football League and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Jack Givens

They Call Me Goose: My Life in Kentucky Basketball and Beyond

Formerly an American collegiate and professional basketball player, broadcaster, and real estate developer, Jack “Goose” Givens currently serves as the vice president of business development and external affairs at Bowlin Group and as a radio color analyst for the UK Sports Network. They Call Me Goose presents fans with the powerful story of a husband, father, mentor, businessman, and ambassador for Kentucky—who also just happens to be an iconic sports legend.

Tom Hammond

Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams

American sports broadcaster Tom Hammond retired after a renowned rise to the top levels of sportscasting including a thirty-four-year career with NBC Sports. In Races, Games, and Olympic Dreams, along with cowriter Story, Hammond offers an intimate and gripping look at his experiences from broadcasting from thirteen Olympic Games and sixteen Kentucky Derbys to providing the play-by-play voice for Notre Dame football and announcing SEC men’s basketball.

Alan Cutler was reared in Long Beach on Long Island. Pursuing a TV career, he spent 41 years in Lexington, Kentucky, before retiring in 2018.