Joker Phillips Shares Emotional Moment With Former Players

09/30/2013 08:46 PM

by Thomas Beisner
• @tjbeisner

• Filed under: Football

Former UK head coach Joker Phillips returned to Commonwealth Stadium Saturday as his new team, the Florida Gators, took on his alma mater. After the game, a large group of UK football players waited in line to embrace the man who brought them to Lexington.

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