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2015 Celebrities

Meet the 2015 Celebrities for the AFAC Hunt & Banquet

Mike Banks

Mike Banks

Former NFL Player Former Iowa State Player Businessman
Jim Jensen

Jim Jensen

Former NFL Player Former Iowa Hawkeye Iowa HS Football HOF
Brandon Scherff

Brandon Scherff

NFL Player Jacksonville Jaguars Former NFL Player Washington Commanders Former Iowa Hawkeye
James Vandenberg

James Vandenberg

Former Minnesota Viking Former Iowa Hawkeye Founder Antler Athlete
Joel Hilgenberg

Joel Hilgenberg

Former NFL Player Former Iowa Hawkeye Former NFL Coach
Erik Jensen

Erik Jensen

Former NFL Player Former Iowa Hawkeye Former Body Builder
Matt Tobin

Matt Tobin

Former NFL Player Former Iowa Hawkeye Iowa Real Estate Sales
Barnie Calef

Barnie Calef

Duck Caller 3 Time World Champion Outdoor Personality
Allen Treadwell

Allen Treadwell

Nat’l Champion Shooter Pro Shooter Mathews Bows TV Show Host
Scott Chandler

Scott Chandler

Former NFL Player Former Iowa Hawkeye Businessman
Jim Kelly NFL

Jim Kelly

Former NFL Player NFL Hall of Fame Businessman
Matt Kroul

Matt Kroul

Former NFL Player Former Iowa Hawkeye 2019 ANF Honoree
Orlan Love Fishing

Orlan Love

Professional Columnist Outdoor Personality Retired (sort of)
Tim Sylvia

Tim Sylvia

Former MMA Champion Hunting TV Host Outdoor Personality
Phil Bourjaily

Phil Bourjaily

Phil sold his first magazine story in 1985. A full-time outdoor writer since 1993, his work has appeared in numerous national publications including Field & Steam, Outdoor Life, Sports Afield, American Rifleman and Time. Named Field & Stream’s Shooting Editor in 2002, he contributes a monthly shotgunning column to the magazine. He is also the author of the Field & Stream Turkey Hunting Handbook. He has traveled to 19 states, 3 Canadian provinces and South America in pursuit of upland birds.
Ashley Jay Hunting

Ashley Jay

Ashley Jay is 25 years old and currently residing in Greenville, South Carolina. She’s always had a passion for the outdoors and grew up heavily involved with equestrian riding and learning about conservation in the Florida Everglades. Her journey as an outdoor personality started in 2009 when she began to shoot competitive archery. Jay then became a student of the outdoors by reaching out to those around her to learn as much as she could about wildlife, hunting and farming. Since she got started, she hasn’t looked back and is thankful that the Lord opened up so many opportunities. Jay is now the co-host of Knight and Hales Ultimate Hunting on the Outdoor Channel with legends Harold Knight and David Hale. In addition, she shoots competitively in ASA tournaments, works with PRADCO Outdoor Brands, serves as an assistant coach for the high school volleyball team, competes in NPC fitness competitions, trains horses and gets to travel the world hunting and sharing with those who have the same passion for the outdoors as she does. As busy as she is, Jay still makes time for her most important blessing of all in her three year old daughter, Kylie. Jay’s career in ...
Caleb Reynolds Big Brother

Caleb Reynolds

Caleb Matthew Reynolds, a hunting guide from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, is probably best known for being recruited and starring in the show Big Brother after applying for The Amazing Race with his friend. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Caleb considers his most important accomplishment serving in the US Army in Iraq. Caleb currently works for Veterans Xtreme Adventures, a non-profit organization founded by his father, that provides wounded veterans with hunting opportunities and other therapeutic excursions.
John Campbell

John Campbell

A native of Oskaloosa, Iowa, John Campbell recently retired after spending the last 33 years of his career as Sports Director for KCRG-TV9. After starting his career in Green Bay and covering the Packers, John Campbell eventually found his way home and was named the sports director at KCRG in 1979 and has been a well-known and popular fixture in Eastern Iowa sports circles ever since. He is also the first TV sports director named to the Kinnick Stadium Press Box Wall of Fame at the University of Iowa and recognition by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. During his stellar career, Campbell earned many additional honors including Silver Circle Award (lifetime Emmy) in 2010 from the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Sportscaster of the Year from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and extensive recognition from the Iowa High School Athletic Director’s Association and the Iowa Broadcast News Association. Campbell also has been known for his great outdoors story telling (and local fishing reports), and he has ridden RAGBRAI 14 times, most recently this past summer.
Terry Henry

Terry Henry

Terry Henry is best known as the High Scholl Football Coach of NFL Hall of Fame QB and friend Jim Kelly in East Brady, PA. After a college football career as a Quarterback at Slippery Rock University, Henry returned to East Brady HS, his alma mater, and became the Head Football Coach at only 22 years of age. After 9 successful years and 4 conference championships, he moved on to coach larger Seneca Valley High School for a successful 12 year coaching career before leaving the sidelines to become Athletic Director. In recognition of his successes on and off the field, Henry was elected to the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Jeff Janis NFL

Jeff Janis

Jeff Janis is currently a Wide Receiver and Return Specialist for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. He was drafted by the Packers in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Saginaw Valley State and, after a standout career, became their first ever Wide Receiver to be selected in the NFL Draft. After a rookie campaign in which he displayed tremendous speed and physicality, Head Coach Mike McCarthy is predicting a big step forward for Janis in his second NFL season in 2015.
Kevin Kolb

Kevin Kolb

Kevin spent 2011 as the quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals after 4 years with the Philadelphia Eagles who drafted him in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Kolb attended Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas, where he was a three-year starter at quarterback. He moved on to the University of Houston where he earned Conference USA Offensive Most Valuable Player of the Year honors in 2006. In the NFL, Kolb started two games for the Eagles in 2009 in place of the injured Donovan McNabb and earned NFC Player of the Week honors following his week 3 performance against the Kansas City Chiefs. Following McNabb’s trade to the Washington Redskins in April 2010, Kolb became the starting quarterback for the Eagles, but was traded to the Cardinals prior to the start of the 2011 season. Kolb then signed with the Buffalo Bills prior to the 2013 season. After suffering a season ending injury, Kolb retired and now runs a business in Texas. When not working, Kolb is an avid outdoorsman and competes in North Texas fishing tournaments as well as hunting wild hogs in his spare time.
Brett Van Sloten

Brett Van Sloten

After being a 2 time All-State player at Decorah High School in Decorah, IA, Bret Van Sloten signed with Iowa to play for Coach Ferentz and the Hawkeyes. After redshirting in 2009, Van Sloten saw extensive action in 2010 and 2011 before becoming a fixture as the starting Right Tackle for his final two years as a Hawkeye. In addition to his exceptional playing career, Van Sloten was named to the Academic All-Big Ten Football Team for 4 consecutive years. He was also named to the 2013 Coaches All Big 10 2nd Team for his on field exploits. Van Sloten graduated from Iowa with a business degree in the spring of 2014 and with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens.

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