Kentucky’s Ring of Honor recognizes the players, coaches and administrators listed below. A dash means the fact book does not identify a jersey number for that honoree.
| Number | Honoree | Kentucky Years | Position / Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| #33 | George Adams | 1981-84 | RB |
| #2 | Ermal Allen | 1939-41 | QB / HB |
| #73 | Sam Ball | 1963-65 | OT |
| #21 | Calvin Bird | 1958-60 | HB |
| #21 | Rodger Bird | 1963-65 | HB |
| #16 | George Blanda | 1945-48 | QB / P / K |
| — | Paul “Bear” Bryant | 1946-53 | Head Coach |
| #69 | Warren Bryant | 1974-76 | OT |
| — | Jerry Claiborne | 1946, 1948-49 | DB / End; (1982-89): Head Coach |
| — | Blanton Collier | 1954-61 | Head Coach |
| #40 | Sonny Collins | 1972-75 | HB |
| #65 | Ray Correll | 1951-53 | G |
| #2 | Tim Couch | 1996-98 | QB |
| #13 | Bob Davis | 1935-37 | HB |
| — | Dermontti Dawson | 1984-87 | C / OG |
| #59 | Joe Federspiel | 1969-71 | LB |
| #70 | Bob Gain | 1947-50 | T / K |
| #55 | Irvin “Irv” Goode | 1959-61 | C / LB |
| #22 | Mark Higgs | 1984-87 | RB |
| #80 | Tom Hutchinson | 1960-62 | E |
| #8 | Clyde Johnson | 1940-42 | T |
| #27 | Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones | 1945-48 | E |
| #44 | John “Shipwreck” Kelly | 1929-31 | HB |
| #66 | Ralph Kercheval | 1931-33 | P |
| #80 | Rick Kestner | 1963-65 | E |
| #50 | Jim Kovach | 1974-76, 1978 | LB |
| #24 | Dicky Lyons Sr. | 1966-68 | RB |
| #87 | Charlie McClendon | 1949-50 | DE / CB / TE |
| #80 | Steve Meilinger | 1951-53 | E / HB / DB / LB |
| #79 | Lou Michaels | 1955-57 | T / K / P |
| #51 | Doug Moseley | 1949-51 | C / LB |
| #11 | Rick Norton | 1963-65 | QB |
| #52 | Rick Nuzum | 1972-74 | OL |
| #10 | Vito “Babe” Parilli | 1949-51 | QB |
| #12 | Derrick Ramsey | 1975-77 | QB |
| #45 | Jay Rhodemyre | 1942, 1946-47 | C / LB |
| #74 | Dave Roller | 1968-70 | DL |
| #19 | Howard Schnellenberger | 1952-55 | E |
| #32 | Larry Seiple | 1964-66 | HB |
| #48 | Washington Serini | 1944-47 | T |
| — | Bernie Shively | 1938-67 | Athletic Director |
| #97 | Art Still | 1974-77 | DE |
| #70 | Herschel Turner | 1961-63 | T |
| #50 | Harry Ulinski | 1946-49 | C / LB |
| #88 | Jeff Van Note | 1966-68 | DE |