WUKY SportsPage: Derrick Ramsey returns to share some Super Bowl memories, including facing the '85 Bears

By Keith Elkins

Published February 5, 2026 at 10:25 AM EST

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Derrick Ramsey played in two Super Bowls over his 9 year NFL career

On the eve of Super Bowl Sunday former Wildcat great Derrick Ramsey returns to the booth to talk about playing on the sport's grandest stage while a member of the Oakland Raiders (under legendary coach John Madden), then a few years later with the New England Patriots.

Derrick Ramsey had an outstanding career as an athlete, and has continued to make his mark in business, athletics administration, and government service at the state cabinet level. He is a member of the UK Athletics Hall of Fame, the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame. As the UK quarterback, he led the Wildcats to the Peach Bowl in 1976 and a 10-1 season in 1977. He went on to a nine-year career in the NFL, including a Super Bowl championship with the Oakland Raiders, and another Super Bowl appearance with the New England Patriots. He has served as Kentucky’s Secretary of the Labor Cabinet, Secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and before that, Deputy Secretary of Commerce. He also has served on the UK Board of Trustees. He tells his story in a book titled “They Call Me Mr. Secretary” written with Dr. John Huang.