This scholarship fund is named in honor of Jimmy Kynes, captain of the 1949 Gator football team and All-SEC player. Kynes also was a letterman in baseball. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honors Fraternity as well as the Florida Blue Key. After graduating, he entered law school at UF. He went on to become a distinguished lawyer, Florida Attorney General, corporate executive and dedicated booster for UF. Kynes’ colleagues and friends created the James W. Kynes Memorial Scholarship Fund after his death in 198