As Jesse Kenney pulled into a spot on Broad Street to drop off a group of sorority girls and finish an Uber ride, he was bribed with a $5 tip by each passenger. They wanted him to perform jumping jacks in the middle of the street.
Yes, jumping jacks, you read correctly. Kenney, an Uber driver on weekend nights around the Athens area, is a staple in Stegeman Coliseum for Georgia basketball games. He’s widely-known as “Sweaterman” for sporting a red sweater with black chevrons to games since it was purchased in Las Vegas in 2000. The attire is complemented by Kenney ferociously jumping up-and-down from his seat in the third row of Section U in the Bulldogs’ arena, although he admits to using the aisle beside his seat due to his ritual.