▁high ▁school , ▁L uns ford ▁became ▁an ▁all - con ference ▁basketball ▁player ▁at ▁Simon ▁Kent on ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁five - year ▁st arter ▁on ▁the ▁baseball ▁team . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁en rolled ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁intr am ural ▁advis er ▁on ▁campus ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁frat ern ity . ▁L uns ford ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁political ▁science ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁in ▁account ing . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁L uns ford ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁C inc inn ati ▁account ing ▁firm , ▁passed ▁the ▁C PA ▁exam ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Cert ified ▁Public ▁Account ant ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁That ▁fall , ▁he ▁started ▁taking ▁evening ▁classes ▁at ▁the ▁Sal mon ▁P . ▁Ch ase ▁College ▁of ▁Law , ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁percent ▁of ▁his ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁L uns ford ▁entered ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁during ▁law ▁school . ▁ ▁After ▁training ▁at ▁Fort ▁B rag g ▁and ▁Fort ▁Lee , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Res erves ▁at ▁Fort ▁Thomas , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁for ▁five ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁ ▁He ▁don ated ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁to ▁the ▁Sal mon ▁P . ▁Ch ase ▁College ▁of ▁Law . ▁ ▁Business ▁career ▁ ▁L uns ford ▁and