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KAHF Class of 2012 Induction
Join us as we honor the newest members of
the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame:
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Crowne Plaza
Louisville Hotel
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830 Phillips Lane
Louisville, Kentucky 40209
502-367-2251
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Tickets

Tickets are $75 and may be obtained
through
Kosair Charities:
(502) 637-7696
Cocktail hour and silent auction will begin at 6 p.m.,
with dinner at 7:30 p.m. and the program at 8 p.m.
Proceeds from our 2012 KAHF Induction Banquet
will benefit Kosair Charities.
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Looking Back:
KAHF Class of 2011
The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Installs Its Class of 2011:
Rex Chapman, Bunny
Daugherty, Artis Gilmore,
Ed Kallay, Jerry May, Phil Roof, and George Tinsley.
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The Long and Short
of It . . .
. . . is that a good time was had by all of the festive crowd of 358 at
Louisville's Crowne Plaza as we gathered to dine and honor the Kentucky
Athletic Hall of Fame's Class of 2011.
Artis Gilmore (right) endeared
himself to Kentuckians as a legendary member of the Kentucky Colonels of the
American Basketball Association. Gilmore (7-foot-2, more like 7-foot-8
when he laced up his shoes and combed out his Afro) teamed with such
greats as previous KAHF inductees Dan Issel and Louie Dampier to lead the
Colonels to the 1975 ABA championship.
-- Jim Reed Photo
(Click here for more photos and our in-depth program write-up by
Mark Story.)
Read
about our concurrent recognition of the
Dr. Rudy J. Ellis Sports Medicine Center
2011 High School Athletes of the Year
Click here.
Kentuckians
pride ourselves in our state’s diversity . . .
. . . but
one interest ties us all together, whether we’re from the hills and hollows
of the Cumberland Plateau, the rolling meadows of the Bluegrass, or the
flood plains and wetlands of Kentucky’s western tip: It’s our enduring love
of one very special sport. We dabble in all manner of organized contest, of
course, but the abiding fidelity that both unit es
and divides Kentuckians of all ages is basketball. In the Bluegrass State,
we quickly develop lifelong loyalties to our high school and college teams,
and we have a rich and fabled heritage to support our teams, our dreams and
our aspirations.
It begins early
as barefoot farm kids and city street urchins alike engage in pickup games
on outdoor courts or face the goal alone and dream of hitting the winning
shot as the game clock ticks down. While the best of the crop hit the courts
in organized contests, coached to hit the open man on the give-and-go, the
majority of us become ardent and vocal spectators, fans for life. By early
adulthood, fierce team allegiances have been formed that have no equal in
politics or other partisan pursuits. Our love of the sport transcends those
lines that otherwise divide us and
brings the faithful together
from all walks of life to cheer and fret as we pit this year’s home team
against all comers. Basketball is an institution in Kentucky.
It’s no wonder
then that most of our Kentucky Athletic Hall of
Fame Class of 2011 inductees made their mark in the world of hoops.
Basketball is in our blood, and we root for the home team.
The Kentucky
Athletic Hall of Fame
presents the Class of 2011:
Rex
Chapman
was one of the most electrifying basketball players in the history of the
Commonwealth. He played two years at the University of Kentucky and had a 12
year NBA career. In 1998, Chapman became the first draft choice ever by the
expansion Charlotte Hornets. During his pro career, Rex averaged 14.6 points
and 2.7 assists.
(Click
here for photos and our in-depth program write-up by Mark Story of
The Lexington Herald.)

Bunny
Daugherty
was more than just a coach. She was a team player in trying to better things
for young girls across Kentucky. Every girl who has played sports in
Kentucky owes a small debt of gratitude to Daugherty, say two of her former
players at Sacred Heart. In her 49 years in athletics, she coached 200-plus
seasons, including 40 of basketball, 37 of field hockey and volleyball, 25
of track, golf and tennis, as well as 10 each of gymnastics and swimming.
The coach won 13 state titles in basketball, golf, tennis and field hockey.
(Click here for more photos and our in-depth program write-up by
Jennifer Smith)

Artis
Gilmore
shocked the basketball establishment by shunning the NBA to sign with the
Kentucky Colonels of the renegade ABA in 1971. By the time he left the
Commonwealth, Gilmore had teamed with Dan Issel and sharp-shooting guard
Louie Dampier to lead the Kentucky Colonels to the 1975 ABA Championship.
Gilmore went into the NBA, first with the Bulls, then the Spurs and briefly
the Celtics, and averaged a double-double (points and rebounds) in eight of
his first nine years in the league.
(Click here for more photos and our in-depth program write-up by
Mark Story)

In three decades as a beloved
Louisville TV and radio personality,
Ed
Kallay
was truly a jack-of-all-trades. He became the first television sports
broadcaster in the state of Kentucky when he signed on with WAVE in 1948.
During his career he did play-by-play for Louisville Colonels baseball,
University of Louisville football and basketball, Kentucky Colonels ABA
basketball, Louisville Blades ice hockey and the annual Male-Manual football
game on Thanksgiving Day.
(Click here for more photos and our in-depth program write-up by
Connie Leonard)

Jerry
May
suffered a hip injury during a pickup basketball game and was so fascinated
by the treatment he thought preventing injuries was
something he would like to do. When he graduated from Valley High School
in1970, athletic trainers were not commonly a part of sports teams. Sports
medicine, as it is called today, wasn’t really part of the curriculum back
then, so May earned a Master’s degree in physical education. May was
also among a group of professionals who pushed for a doctor to be on site at
all high school football games.
(Click here for more photos and our in-depth program write-up by
Paul Rogers)
From
Phil
Roof’s
days playing at tiny Paducah St. John High School in the 1950s to 15 years
as a major-league catcher to more than 30 years as a coach and manager at
various levels, Roof has been a student and teacher of the national pastime.
When his playing career ended in 1977, the doors opened to become a Major
League coach and minor-league manager, working eight seasons as a coach with
the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Chicago Cubs. Fifteen
seasons as a minor-league manager in the Twins’ system—compiling a 1,040-971
record, earning Pacific Coast League’s "Manager of the Year" in 2000, and
guiding Minnesota’s Triple-A teams to post-season play in four out of nine
years.
(Click
here for more photos and our in-depth program write-up.)
At
Kentucky Wesleyan, George
Tinsley
helped the Panthers reach the championship game of the NCAA’s Division II
tournament all four years, winning the title in 1966, ’68 and ’69, and
finishing as the runner-up in ’67. He was named an All-American in 1968 and
’69. He was named to the NCAA Division II’s 50th anniversary team, along
with such players as Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe and Jerry Sloan. He also was
picked as an alternate on the ’68 U.S. Olympic team. Tinsley was drafted by
the Oakland Oaks of the ABA in 1969 and played four seasons with the Oaks,
Washington Capitals, Miami Floridians, Kentucky Colonels and the New York
Nets.
(Click here
for more photos and an in-depth write-up
by Bob White, The
Courier-Journal.)
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The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011 ,
inducted on June 8 at Louisville’s Crowne
Plaza Hotel. (Seated, l-r) Judy Holiday, representing her sister Bunny
Daugherty, Artis Gilmore, George Tinsley, Kaelin Rybak, representing her
father, Ed Kallay. (Standing, l-r) KAHF President Jim Ellis, Jerry May,
Rex Chapman, Phil Roof, high school athletes of the year, Sara Hammond
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2011 Induction Banquet
A great crowd was on hand to
cheer
as we honored the
Class of 2011,
the newest members of
the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Please come back often for articles
and photos from the evening of Wednesday, June 8, 2011 in the
Crowne Ballroom of the Crowne
Plaza Louisville Hotel,
830 Phillips Lane,
Louisville, KY 40209
1-502-367-2251
About
Kosair Charities
Since
1923 Kosair Charities has had one primary mission: helping children in need.
Kosair Charities knows that the quality of a child’s tomorrow depends
largely on the quality of the health, medical treatment, and support a child
receives today. That’s why over the years Kosair Charities has given more
than $180 million to serve thousands of children and provide them a second
chance at life. Kosair Charities is also the largest beneficiary to Kosair
Children's Hospital.
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Looking Back:
KAHF Class of 2010
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducts Class of 2010
Former University of
Kentucky and Chicago Bears offensive lineman
Dan Neal
was one of eight new inductees into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
During his acceptance speech on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, he pulled out his UK freshman beanie and
told the record crowd of 630 why he has it until this day. "As rookies,
we had to wear them every day. They told us we could throw them away when
we won our homecoming game -- but we were shut out!"
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KAHF Photo by
Jim Reed
University of Kentucky basketball All-American
Mike Pratt,
former University of Louisville quarterback
Jeff
Brohm
and NASCAR owner/driver Michael
Waltrip
were among eight individuals inducted into the Kentucky
Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010.
The Class of 2010 also includes
SEC football pioneer Wilbur
Hackett,
longtime Campbellsville women’s basketball coach
Donna
Wise,
Western Kentucky All-America basketball player
Lillie
Mason,
former UK offensive lineman Dan
Neal,
and golf trick-shot artist Buddy
Demling.
Honored before a record crowd at the annual Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet on
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Louisville were these inductees:
Jeff Brohm
Brohm
ranks
among the University of Louisville’s all-time leaders for passing yards,
touchdown pas ses, completions, total offense and completion percentage,
leading the Cardinals to victory in the 1993 Liberty Bowl. At Trinity High
School, he was named “Mr. Football” for the state of Kentucky in 1988 after
leading the Shamrocks to a state championship. He was also named the Kentucky
High School Player of the decade for the 1980s. Brohm spent time with six
different NFL teams, as well as the Orlando Rage of the XFL.
Cornelius
“Buddy” Demling
Demling is perhaps best known for his popular trick-shot exhibition, which he
has performed more than700 times since 1964 at locations across the world. An
accomplished player, Demling’s achievements include the 1957 and 1958 Kentucky
PGA Assistants Championship; the 1987, 1988, and 1989 Kentucky Senior Open
Championship and the 1989 and 2000 Kentucky PGA Senior Championship. He was
Kentucky PGA Senior Player of the Year seven times.
Wilbur Hackett
Hackett served as a pioneer of integration in SEC football, becoming the first
African-American team captain in SEC history in 1969. He began his career
playing with the freshman team, and later served as a three-year varsity
starter, earning sophomore All-SEC honors in 1968. Hackett was also named The
University of Kentucky’s co-Most Valuable Player as a senior and later served as
a graduate assistant coach for two seasons. Hackett just completed his 12th
season as an SEC football game official.
Lillie
Mason (Stockton)
A former Kentucky “Miss Basketball” from Olmstead High School, Mason is the
all-time basketball scoring leader for Western Kentucky University, amassing
2,262 points in her four-year career. She is a three-time All-American, who set
19 WKU women’s basketball career, season and game records. Mason is the Lady
Topper’s only Kodak All-American (1986), was twice named All-Sun Belt
Conference, was the league’s 1986 Player of the Year and was named to three
All-SBC tournament squads. She also was the NCAA 1985 Mideast and 1986 East
Regional tournament MVP and helped lead the Lady Toppers to their first two NCAA
tournament Final Four appearances, in 1985 and 1986.
Dan
Neal
Neal is a former University of Kentucky offensive lineman who was team captain
in both his junior and senior seasons. He spent 11 years in the NFL with the
Chicago Bears and the Baltimore Colts: 11 years as a player, 15 years as a
coach, for an overall 26 total years in the NFL. The Corbin, Kentucky, native
was an 11th-round draft pick by the Colts and spent perhaps his best years
playing for the Bears, from 1975-1983, when he spent time blocking for the great
running back Walter Payton.
Mike
Pratt
Pratt helped lead the University of Kentucky to three SEC championships and two
Elite Eight NCAA tournament appearances; Kentucky finished the regular season
ranked No. 1 his senior season.
He was co-MVP of the 1970 team with Dan Issel. He was a second-team
All-American in 1970, and was a two-time first-team All-SEC selection
by the league’s coaches (1969, 1970). Pratt also was named an Academic
All-American in 1970. Pratt went on to play for the Kentucky Colonels of the
American Basketball Association and later coached on the college and NBA levels.
Since 2002, Pratt has served as radio color analyst for UK men’s basketball
games.
Michael Waltrip
Michael Waltrip, an Owensboro native, has won two Daytona 500s and four career races in the
series now known as Sprint Cup. More than a decade ago, Waltrip established a
family-owned NASCAR Nationwide Series team in Sherrills Ford, N.C., called
Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR). In 2007 when TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing
Development) entered competition in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and
Nationwide Series, Waltrip developed a partnership with Toyota to field three
full-time Toyota Camrys at the pinnacle of the sport while maintaining the
integrity of his championship caliber Nationwide team. In the midst of building
three NASCAR Sprint Cup teams from the ground floor, Waltrip commenced
construction of a 140,000 sq. ft shop in which his two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
teams with drivers Martin Truex Jr. and David Reutimann and Nationwide Series
team with driver Trevor Bayne are housed today along with JTG-Daugherty’s No. 47
Toyota Camry driven by Marcos Ambrose.
Donna Wise
Longtime women’s basketball coach at Campbellsville University, Wise retired
after her 32nd season at the school. Wise coached more than 650 wins for the
Lady Tigers, nearly 71 percent of her games and
is in the NAIA Basketball Hall of
Fame. She has coached 23 NAIA All-Americans and was herself named NAIA Coach of
the Year three times and conference Coach of the Year seven times. Her teams
played in 16 national tournaments, winning 17 regular season conference titles.

2010 Induction Banquet Held!
A record crowd of 630 was on hand to honor the Class of 2010 of the
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza
Louisville.
Read the write-up in he
Lexington Herald-Leader
on Kentucky.com here:
http://www.kentucky.com/2010/04/29/1243811/new-ky-hall-of-famers-didnt-see.html

Eight new members were inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame on Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
Two high school athletes of the year were also recognized. (Front row,
l-r) Cornelius "Buddy" Demling, Jackie Hafele, Donna Wise, Lillie
Mason, Wilbur Hackett. (Standing, l-r) KAHF President Jim Ellis,
Aaron Watts, Dan Neal, Michael Waltrip, Mike Pratt, Jeff Brohm and
Master of Ceremonies Dick
Gabriel. --
KAHF Photo by
Jim Reed
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Looking Back: KAHF Class of 2009
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Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Inducts Class of 2009
With beaming smiles and, at times, misty eyes, one by one,
inductees of the Kentucky Athletic Hall
of Fame Class of 2009
or their representatives spoke to the banquet crowd of some 450 people
Wednesday evening, April 29, at Louisville’s Crowne Plaza hotel. The
careers of eight Kentucky athletic standouts were celebrated along with
recognition of the bright promise of the two Kentucky Farm Bureau High
School Athletes of the Year. Proceeds from the event benefit Kosair
Charities.
Following lavish, big screen,
video introductions, honorees came to the Grand Ballroom lectern to accept
the recognition of enduring legacies and to share reminiscences of days gone
by. Amid personal glimpses and nostalgic recollections, each celebrant was
quick to acknowledge the collective effort of team mates, colleagues,
friends and family that made their individual success possible.
Joining 225 Kentucky
sports-related inductees from previous years — ball players, boxers,
jockeys, coaches, trainers, sports writers, broadcast announcers and other
sports figures — whose achievements are denoted in brass plaques affixed in
the corridors of Louisville’s Freedom Hall arena, the Class of 2009 has
eight inductees: Shelby County star and University of Kentucky basketball
standout, the late Mike Casey;
Kentucky State scoring sensation (compiling 4,045 points)
Travis “The Machine” Grant;
founder of Louisville Golf Co. and owner of Persimmon Ridge Golf Course,
the late Elmore Just;
University of Kentucky basketball star
Patti Jo Hedges-Ward;
legendary Clay County High School coach
Bobby Keith; champion
swimmer and Louisville St. Xavier High School coach
Marty O’Toole;
influential sports figure and minor league baseball power broker,
Dan Ulmer;
and award winning turf writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader,
Maryjean Wall.
In addition, two Louisville
students, Iroquois High
School’s Adia Mathies
and Trinity High School’s Jordan Whiting
were honored as the 2009 Kentucky Farm
Bureau High School Athletes of the Year
during the festivities. A varsity starter for the Lady Raiders as a sixth
grader, and recently named Kentucky’s Miss Basketball, Mathies is a UK
signee. Named to three first-team All-America teams as a senior, Whiting is
not only a football linebacker, but also helped Trinity win state titles in
wrestling, power lifting, and track and field. For more on the students,
click on HS Spotlight.
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Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2009
(Seated, L-R)
Lawren Just
(accepting for Elmore Just), Travis
Grant,
Patti Jo Hedges-Ward,
Dan Ulmer, Maryjean Wall,
(Standing, L-R) Emcee Dick Gabriel,
Jordan Whiting, Marty O'Toole, Laura Casey
Lake
(accepting for Mike Casey), Bobby
Keith,
Adia
Mathies,
KAHF president Jim
Ellis.

Click here to see
2009 photos
from this year's
induction banquet!
Note: Many more
2009 inductee
and
crowd photos in the days to come.
2009
KAHF Inductees
Mike
Casey
led Shelby County to the 1966 boys’ state basketball tournament title and
was named the 1966 Mr. Basketball. He was the leading scorer at the
University of Kentucky as a sophomore from 1967 to 1968, averaging 20 points
per game. He missed the1969-1970 season after breaking a leg in a car
accident, but returned in 1970 and finished UK with 1,535 points, making him
the 13th all-time scorer in UK history.
News Update:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center confirmed that Mike Casey died April
9,
2009. Casey had been hospitalized in Nashville since January, awaiting a
heart transplant. The high school legend and UK star was 60.
More information from the
Lexington
Herald-Leader.

Travis
Grant
set a career college scoring record (more than 4,000 points) playing
basketball at Kentucky State University. He also spent more than one season
with the Los Angeles Lakers and more than two seasons in the American
Basketball Association, where he averaged 25.2 points per game for San Diego
from 1974 to 1975.

A
graduate of Louisville’s Western High School,
Patti Jo Hedges-Ward
was a starting point guard for the University of Kentucky’s only
Southeastern Conference (SEC) women’s basketball championship team. She was
an All-SEC performer, a gold medalist and a member of the 1983 Pan Am team.

Elmore
Just
was a golfer at Flaget High School and Bellarmine University where he
captained the college’s undefeated team that went to the National College
Athletic Association tournament. He championed at three golf clubs, founded
Persimmon Ridge Golf Course and founded the Louisville Golf Club Company.

Bobby
Keith
is a former Clay County High School basketball coach who led the team to a
state championship in 1987 and runners-up positions in 1985 and 1988. His
teams have won 14 regional championships and no other coach has taken more
teams to the Sweet 16. Under Keith’s leadership, the team has claimed 767
victories and only 125 losses.

A
1957 graduate of St. Xavier
High School,
Marty O’Toole
was a four-time All-American and the first swimmer to win four state
championships in the same event – the 100-yard breaststroke – making
Kentucky high school sports history. After attending Catholic University and
the University of Notre Dame, O’Toole returned to St. Xavier. He coached the
Tigers for two years in the early 1970s, then returned as head coach in
1989, directing St. Xavier to state titles the past 20 seasons. He has
coached 23 swimmers to 49 individual state championships, along with 37
relay state titles. They’ve set 16 state records and two national records
with 59 members earning All-American status.

As Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Minor League Baseball,
Dan Ulmer
successfully led the drive to bring minor league
baseball back to Louisville and organized a slate of buyers to purchase the
Redbirds from A. Ray Smith who wanted to move the franchise. He is chairman
of the new arena construction committee and once ranked 3rd among the top
ten minor league baseball power brokers.

Maryjean Wall
is
a pioneer among female
sports journalists in the history of the Commonwealth. When she began covering horse racing for the Lexington
Herald-Leader, she was one of the only women in America covering the
beat. The three-time Eclipse Award-winner also won the John Hervey Award – a
similar honor for writing
about harness racing – three times.
Ticket
information
Banquet tickets are $75 ($600
per table of eight) and available for purchase by calling Mrs. Jo Barrett at
(502) 637-7696. Tickets must be purchased by April 17.
About
Kosair Charities
Since
1923 Kosair Charities has had one primary mission: helping children in need.
Kosair Charities knows that the quality of a child’s tomorrow depends
largely on the quality of the health, medical treatment, and support a child
receives today. That’s why over the years Kosair Charities has given more
than $180 million to serve thousands of children and provide them a second
chance at life. Kosair Charities is also the largest beneficiary to Kosair
Children's Hospital.
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Kentucky Farm Bureau
2009 High
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KAHF Class of 2008 Inducted! |
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Jamal Mashburn Jr.
looks way up
to daddy as the former UK Wildcat basketball great addresses the crowd
during his induction into the Kentucky
Athletic Hall of Fame.
The ceremonies were held at the Galt House Hotel & Suites in downtown
Louisville, Wednesday evening, April 30. Staying close to dad all evening,
the youngster left mama, grandma and sister, Taylor, at a nearby table and
tagged along as "Mash" accepted membership in the KAHF
Class of 2008.
The taller Mashburn revealed to the ceremonial banquet crowd that he'd had a special highlight reel made
just for his son's benefit. All-SEC and an All-American while at UK, the
sixth all-time leading scorer in UK History was a first-round NBA draft
choice. During 11 seasons in the NBA, Mashburn had a career scoring average
of 19 ppg.
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A quick peek
at the honorees of the Class of 2008
induction into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame,
held April 30. Seated L-R: Bob White, Joe Kendall's daughter, who
accepted his posthumous award, Jaime Walz-Richey, Dale Lindsey and Jamal
Mashburn. Standing, L-R: host Dick Gabriel, Emily Carbone, Joe
Federspiel, Orlando "Tubby" Smith, William S. Farish, E.J. Fields, and host
Jim Ellis.
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2008 photos
from that year's
induction banquet!
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KAHF Class of 2008
The induction was held
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Jamal Mashburn,
Tubby Smith
Among Inductees to the
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Derby Week ceremony benefits Kosair Charities
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 5, 2008) – Former University of Kentucky basketball
coach Tubby Smith
and player Jamal Mashburn
are among the athletes, coaches and sports journalists included in the 2008
induction class of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
The KAHF today announced the
2008 Hall of Famers and plans for the induction ceremony which will take
place Wednesday, April 30, at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville.
Other inductees will include
thoroughbred owner and breeder Will
Farish, University of
Kentucky football and NFL player Joe
Federspiel, Kentucky
State University football player Joe
Kendall, Western
Kentucky University football and NFL player
Dale Lindsey,
WKU women’s basketball player Jaime Walz-Richey,
and Courier-Journal sports writer
Bob White.
During the induction ceremony, additional awards will be presented to the
Kentucky Farm Bureau High School Athlete of the Year
for the top boy and girl prep athlete of 2007. The High School Athletes of
the Year will be announced shortly.
“The Hall looks for accomplished sports figures
whose achievements have brought positive recognition to Kentucky,” said Jim
Ellis, president of KAHF. “This year’s class represents outstanding athletic
accomplishments both in the Commonwealth and for the Commonwealth.”
KAHF’s Selection and Induction Committee, which
includes sports writers, announcers and commentators, determined the
inductees from among nominations submitted by the public.
Inductees will be honored at the Derby week
induction ceremony, and their accomplishments will be highlighted in
individual bronze plaques to be hung alongside those of previous KAHF
inductees inside Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
Prior inductees include Muhammad Ali, Denny
Crum, Pat Day, Paul Hornung, Dan Issel, Mary T. Meagher, Tori Murden-McClure,
Pee Wee Reese, Adolph Rupp, Phil Simms, Johnny Unitas, Secretariat and
others.
All proceeds benefit Kosair
Charities, which is the largest private financial supporter of Kosair
Children’s Hospital, and has contributed nearly $110 million to support the
medical care of thousands of children from across Kentucky and Southern
Indiana.
“Many of our Kosair kids find
pleasure and derive a sense of shared accomplishment through the lives of
sports figures,” said Randy Coe, executive director of Kosair Charities.
“When people who have excelled in athletics are admitted to the Hall of
Fame, children of all ages share the excitement.”
Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance is sponsor of the
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Our
KAHF 2008 Induction Banquet was
a Kentucky Derby Festival Event!
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A
closer Look at our
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
Class of 2008
William S. Farish
Owner of Lane’s End Farm. United States Ambassador to Great Britain;
Eclipse Award winner; owned or bred multiple graded stakes winners; has
raced more than 140 stakes winners and bred more than 250 stakes winners,
including the 2003 Horse of the Year Mineshaft, the 1992 Horse of the Year
A.P. Indy, 1999 Horse of the Year
Charismatic and
Champion Lemon Drop Kid; first breeder since A. J. Alexander in 1880 to
breed or co-breed two horses (Charismatic and Lemon Drop Kid) who combined
to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont in the same year;
1992 and 1999 Eclipse Award winner as the year's leading breeder.
Joe
Federspiel
All SEC and second team All-American linebacker at UK, where he played from
1969-1971. DeSales graduate (All-State) who lives in Lexington. Played 10
or more years in the NFL and is in the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.
Also was a referee in the SEC. Federspiel had the bad luck to be the best
player on some very bad teams which went 7-25 during his tenure. He was
named to UK’s All-Century team in a 1990 vote by state newspapers.

Joe Kendall
From Owensboro, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this
summer. He was an All-American offensive back at Kentucky State in the
1930’s – could play all three positions (QB, HB, FB) and was the star of
K-State’s undefeated mythical black national championship team. Coached
high school football in Harlan and Owensboro, and ran summer recreational
programs in Owensboro inspiring the city to name a park for him.

Dale
Lindsey
Western Kentucky University; All-American, two-time All-OVC selection and
1993 inductee into the school’s Hall of Fame; played nine seasons for the
NFL’s Cleveland Browns; went on to coach for six NFL teams, including the
San Diego Chargers, whom he helped lead to the 1995 Super Bowl.

Jamal
Mashburn
UK basketball All-SEC; All-American-led team to 1993 Final Four; 6th
all-time leading scorer in UK history; helped restore UK basketball
following probation; NBA career-(1st round draft pick); 11 seasons in NBA;
career scoring average of 19 ppg; one of only six players since 1970 to have
averaged at least 20 points per game in his final NBA season.

Tubby
Smith
Head basketball coach at UK from 1997-2007, coached Wildcats to 1998 NCAA
championship. His teams won five SEC regular season championships and five
SEC tournament titles. His 2002-03 team won 26 straight games and was
undefeated in SEC play, both regular season and tournament. Smith that year
swept all 10 major Coach of the Year awards.
Jaime Walz-Richey
Highlands HS, WKU-state’s all-time leading scorer for boys and girls (4,948
points); Miss Basketball, national Gatorade high school Player of Year,
1996; ranked number one HS recruit in USA as senior; eight different
organizations named her Kentucky Player of Year including the Associated
Press and Courier-Journal; AP Kentucky Female Athlete of Year in 1996;
Sports Illustrated Athlete of Month in February in 1996; Four years at
Western, All-Sun Belt in 2000, played in three NCAA tournaments.
Bob
White
Honorary Inductee - Known as “Mr. Kentucky High School Sports”, he has
worked full-time for The Louisville Courier-Journal for 41 years, including
the final 38 as the lead high school sports reporter. A graduate of the
University of Kentucky, White spent four months at the Cynthiana (Ky.)
Democrat and a couple of years at the Cleveland (Tenn.) Banner before making
his way to The C-J. He is a member of the KHSAA Dawahare's Hall of Fame and
the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame, along with the Metro Area Athletic
Directors Association Hall of Fame and the Kentucky Baseball Coaches Hall of
Fame. In 1991, White was honored with the Distinguished Service Award by
National High School Coaches Association.
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2008 Associated Event! 
In conjunction with our 2008 Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
ceremonies, a special event recognized outstanding secondary school
athletes. To read all about the 2008 Kentucky Farm Bureau
High School Athletes of the Year
recognition, click here:
Carbone and Fields Honored
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Our KAHF Induction
Class of 2007
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Cardinal Clansmen:
Lloyd “Pappy” Redman (left) was a U of L center and linebacker in the mid
’40s. His son Bob lettered in football at the university in the late ’60s.
They both were on hand to pay tribute to third generation Cardinal, Chris,
who starred as U of L quarterback in the late ’90s. Chris Redman, an NFL
veteran, has signed with the Atlanta Falcons. The family reunion was to
celebrate the Class of 2007 being inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall
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The United States Marine Band
from Parris Island, South Carolina, entertained a record 480 guests in the
Archibald Cochran ballroom at the Galt House Hotel & Suites during the May
2 induction ceremony for the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Secretariat's owner and avid Cats fan Penny
Chenery
was presented a UK basketball jersey by Kosair Charities executive director
Randy Coe
while UK greats
Tubby Smith
and
Dan Issel
offered congratulations. Almost 500 people were in attendance for our 2007
KAHF
induction ceremony.
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Our 2007
Inductees in Brief:
The Kentucky
Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2007
was inducted the Wednesday before the Kentucky Derby. A first this year was a four-legged inductee,
1973 Kentucky Derby winner Secretariat,
who went on to take the Triple Crown. Hall of Fame president
Jim Ellis,
a Louisville lawyer, says Secretariat’s selection was just coincidental to the
Hall of Fame ceremonies’ new status as an official Kentucky Derby Festival
event. Traditionally a fall event, this year the induction took place in
Louisville on May 2 of Derby Week.
The nine members of the Class of 2007
included two record-setting quarterbacks:
the University of Kentucky’s Tim Couch
of Leslie County, the first player chosen
in the 1999 NFL draft (Cleveland
Browns),

and the University of Louisville’s
Chris
Redman, an All-American
at
Louisville’s Male High,
who also spent five seasons
in the NFL.

Also entering the Kentucky
Athletic Hall of Fame was the late
Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines
of Paducah, who coached
Winston-Salem State to 828
basketball victories and
an NCAA Division II
title.

Joining
the Class of 2007
was Ron Kordes
whose
(Louisville)
Assumption High School
volleyball teams
have won 13 state titles
in the past 15
years,
as well as four national championships.

On hand to be formally inducted
at the Derby Week KAHF banquet
was Jeff Mullins,
of Lexington
Lafayette,
who became an All-American
cager at Duke University.
The man known as “Mr. Wildcat,”Bill
Keightley,
the 81-year-old
equipment manager
for UK men’s basketball,
took his place
among Kentucky athletic greats.
We regret to report that Mr. Keightley passed away
March 31, 2008. "Mr. Wildcat" was 81.

Still
another UK standout inducted
was golfer
Myra Van Hoose Blackwelder
of Lexington Lafayette, who
went on from UK to be

LPGA Rookie of the Year in
1980.
Finally,
a slam dunk for
the Hall of Fame honors
was hardwood high-flier
Kenny “Sky” Walker,
second highest scorer
in UK basketball history.
Our 2007
Inductees, a Closer Look:
Class
of 2007
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed nine
new inductees as the Class of 2007, including two former high school football
rivals who set about re-writing the record books at their respective college
alma maters, a high-flying All-America basketball player, one of the winningest
coaches in the history of college hoops, and a thoroughbred renowned as the
greatest horse of his generation.
The KAHF annual induction ceremony and banquet has
become an official part of the Kentucky Derby Festival. As such, it was held
Wednesday, May 2, at the Galt House Hotel’s Archibald Cochran Room in
Louisville. Proceeds benefit Kosair Charities.
Here is a closer look at our
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
2007 induction class:
Myra
Van Hoose Blackwelder
Perhaps the greatest female golfer the Commonwealth of Kentucky has ever
produced, Van Hoose Blackwelder won the Kentucky PGA junior title three straight
times as well as four straight Kentucky high school state tournament individual
titles. She was the first female athlete to be awarded a full athletic
scholarship to the University of Kentucky; while at UK she won 10 college
invitational tournament championships. She was the Kentucky Women’s State Golf
Association champ in 1975 and '76. On the professional tour she was named the LPGA and Golf Digest Female Rookie of Year in 1980 (best finish - 2nd in the
Corning Classic). She had three top-10 finishes in 1988.
Tim
Couch
A native of Hyden, Ky., Couch earned All-State
honors as Kentucky’s Mr. Football. At UK he became the school’s all-time
leading passer and was named an All-American. He was a finalist for the 1998
Heisman Trophy after leading UK to the Outback Bowl. He left school after
his junior season, becoming the first UK football player ever taken with the
overall first pick in the NFL draft. He spent six seasons with the Cleveland
Browns.
Clarence “Bighouse” Gaines
The Paducah native is a member of
the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He coached 47 years at Winston-Salem State
University; compiling a 828-447 record, winning an NCAA Division II championship
in 1967 with 31-1 record, as Winston-Salem became the first predominantly black
school to win an NCAA D-II crown. He retired from coaching in 1993 and is still
sixth all-time on the NCAA coaching wins mark for any division.
Ron
Kordes
Volleyball coach at Louisville Assumption High
School. Kordes has built the greatest high school sports dynasty in Kentucky.
Assumption was a minor player on volleyball scene before Kordes arrived in 1988,
but now is a top national power. Kordes has led Assumption to state titles in 13
of past 15 years, including two national titles during that time; 20 of Kordes'
players have signed with colleges over the past seven seasons.
Jeff
Mullins
A graduate of Lafayette High School in Lexington, where he was named Mr.
Basketball in 1960, Mullins went on to become an All-American at Duke, where his
number was retired. Mullins was named to the 1964 Olympic gold medal-winning
basketball team team and was chosen fifth overall in the NBA draft. He had a
13-year pro career with St. Louis and San Francisco/Golden State and was a
three-time NBA all-star. He coached North Carolina-Charlotte from 1985 to 1996.
Chris
Redman
A star at Louisville Male High School, Redman was named All-State, Parade
All-American, as well as national offensive Player of Year. At the University
of Louisville, Redman threw for 12,541 yards, third-highest total in Division I
history. He also was the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award-winner and became the
first U of L quarterback to lead his team to back-to-back bowl appearances.
Redman spent five seasons in the National Football League.
Secretariat
The Triple Crown winner in 1973, “Big Red” still holds the record time in the
Kentucky Derby. Considered by most experts to be the greatest thoroughbred in
the modern era of racing, his Derby-winning time of 1:59 2/5 seconds has endured
since 1973. He went on to become the sport’s first Triple Crown winner in 25
years. He stood stud at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., from 1974 through 1989,
living in the same stall that was once home to his sire, Bold Ruler. Secretariat
sired a substantial number of major stakes winners, including 1986 Horse of the
Year, Lady’s Secret, 1988 Preakness and Belmont winner, Risen Star, and 1990
Melbourne Cup winner, Kingston Rule, who still holds the race record.
Kenny
Walker
No. 2 scorer in UK men’s basketball history, “Sky”
Walker was named All-SEC three times and twice named All-America. He helped lead
the Wildcats to the 1984 Final Four. Walker was the fifth player chosen overall
in the 1986 NBA draft, by the New York Knicks. In 1989, Walker won the NBA Slam
Dunk contest at the league’s all-star game. He played professionally in Europe
as well.

Bill
Keightley
Affectionately known as “Mr. Wildcat,” Keightley,
the longtime UK equipment manager, was associated with the Wildcats’
basketball program from 1962. During his tenure, he served under six UK
head coaches — Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Eddie Sutton, Rick Pitino, Orlando
“Tubby” Smith and Billy Gillispie. In 1997, UK honored Keightley with a retired jersey in his honor.
He joined veteran broadcaster Cawood Ledford as the only non-players or
non-coaches to have a jersey retired at UK. We regret to report that Mr.
Keightley passed away March 31, 2008.
"Mr. Wildcat" was 81.
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Looking Back:
Class of 2006 Inducted
Our
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame 2006 Induction Banquet
was held Wednesday evening, October 11, 2006, at Louisville's Galt House East.
Proceeds of more than $57,000 go to the benefit of Kosair Charities.

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A FAMILY AFFAIR:
Among those inducted October 11 into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame's
Class of 2006 was Western Kentucky University All-American Clemette Haskins,
flanked by her mother, grandmother and father, fellow Western
basketball star, "Clem the Gem" Haskins, also a member of the Hall of
Fame (1990).
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Class of 2006
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
A current NBA champion, the
winningest coach in the history of Kentucky high school football and the
greatest gymnast in the history of NCAA women’s athletics were among the Class of
2006 for the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
The 2006 inductees:
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Doug Flynn,
a longtime major
league infielder, Gold Glove winner and former member of the Cincinnati Reds’
1975-76 world championship teams;
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Jenny Hansen,
a 13-time All-America gymnast at the University of Kentucky;
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Clemette Haskins,
a three-time All-America basketball player at Western Kentucky;
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Hillerich & Bradsby, the company
that made the city of Louisville synonymous with excellence in sporting
equipment through its production of “Louisville Sluggers”;
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Allan Houston,
who led Ballard to a Sweet 16 championship and went on to become an NBA
All-Star;
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Tom Jurich,
the athletics director responsible for leading University of Louisville
athletics to a position of national prominence;
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Pat Riley,
the former “Rupp’s Runt” who went on to become one of the greatest coaches in
NBA history;
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Bob Schneider
of Newport Central Catholic, the winningest coach in Kentucky prep football
history.
The 2006 inductees
were recognized at the annual Hall of Fame banquet on Wednesday, Oct. 11,
2006, at the Galt House Hotel and Suites in Louisville. The Kentucky Athletic
Hall of Fame is sponsored by Kentucky Farm Bureau and all proceeds go to Kosair
Charities.
Here is a closer look at our
Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame
2006 induction class:
DOUG
FLYNN
Signing with the Cincinnati Reds after being discovered in a tryout camp, Flynn
played in the major leagues from 1975 through 1984. He was a utility infielder
with the World Series Champion “Big Red Machine” teams in Cincinnati in 1975-76,
considered by baseball experts to be among the best teams in the history of the
game. Flynn was part of the blockbuster, multi-player trade that saw the New
York Mets deal future baseball Hall of Fame pitch er Tom Seaver to the Reds.
Flynn enjoyed his best seasons in
New York, winning a Gold Glove in 1980 for his defensive work at 2nd base. Not
known for his offense, Flynn set a big league record for triples in one game,
with three. He also played for the Texas Rangers, the Montreal Expos and the
Detroit Tigers.
After retiring from baseball,
Flynn moved back to his native Lexington and was involved in the state’s “Say No
to Drugs” campaign, counseling young people. He also has served as co-chairman
for the Children’s Charity Golf Classic, the most successful charity golf
tournament of its type in America.
JENNY
HANSEN
The NCAA named Hansen, a 13-time All-American, its most outstanding gymnast over
the past 25 years in NCAA championship competition. The honor was awarded in
conjunction with the NCAA’s celebration surrounding the 25th Anniversary of
Women’s Championships.
Hansen dominated her competition,
winning eight NCAA gymnastics
championships titles. She is the first and only woman to win three straight NCAA
all-around titles (1993, 94, 95), and also captured NCAA titles
on the balance beam (1994, 1995), vault (1994, 1995) and floor exercise (1995).
Hansen was a three-time Honda
Broderick gymnastics award winner, and in 1994 she was the Honda Broderick Cup
recipient as the top women’s amateur athlete in the nation.
In 1995, Hansen was named the
Southeastern Conference Female Athlete of the Year. She set and still holds
every individual gymnastics record in UK school history. Additionally, in 1995,
she became the second female ever to win the “Kentucky Sportsman of the Year”
award, as recognized by the Lexington Herald-Leader.
CLEMETTE HASKINS
Haskins, the daughter of former Hilltopper All-American and KAHF member Clem
Haskins, helped lead the Lady Toppers to a pair of NCAA Final Four appearances
(1985 and '86) while earning All-American recognition three times during her
Western playing days.
The record holder for assists in
a career, season and game ranks fourth on Western's all-time scoring list with
1,762 points, Haskins also owns school records for both career and season
steals. She was a member of the 1986 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team and was
Western's Female Athlete of the Year in 1987.
Haskins followed father Clem as
the second member of her family to be inducted into Western's Athletics Hall of
Fame.
HILLERICH & BRADSBY
The "Louisville Slugger” ball bat, produced by Hillerich & Bradsby, is one of
the most recognized brand names in the world. Legendary players such as Honus
Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams swung Louisville Sluggers, as well
as thousands of past, current and future stars, including Ken Griffey, Jr. The
Hillerich family's woodworking shop first opened in 1855. According to company
legend, their first baseball bat was made in 1884 for the Louisville-born Pete
“The Gladiator” Browning of the Louisville Eclipse.
The bats were sold under the name
"Falls City Slugger" until around 1894 when the name "Louisville Slugger" was
trademarked. In 1905, Wagner signed a deal with the company, becoming the first
baseball player to officially endorse a bat. Frank Bradsby, a salesman, became a
partner in 1916 and the company's name changed to Hillerich & Bradsby. During
World War II, the company produced wooden rifle stocks and billy clubs for the
U.S. Army.
In 1954, the company purchased
Larimer and Norton, Inc., a Pennsylvanian lumber company, to ensure a supply of
hardwood for their products. Since then the company has produced not only wood
bats, but metal bats, golf clubs and hockey sticks. Competing brands have
emerged, but only one name is still synonymous with the sweet sound of bat
hitting baseball: “Louisville Slugger.”
Allan
Houston
One of the greatest players in the history of Kentucky high school basketball,
Houston is still the all-time leading scorer at his college alma mater, and went
on to become one of the most consistent scorers in the National Basketball
Association. Houston led Louisville Ballard to the 1988 Kentucky High School
Athletics Association Sweet 16 championship.
Following his prep career, he
signed with the University of Tennessee, where he played for his father, Wade.
Allan left Knoxville in 1993, after four seasons, as the school’s all-time
leading scorer.
He was a first-round draft pick
(11th overall) of the NBA’s Detroit Pistons. After three seasons, Houston was
traded to the New York Knicks, where he forged a reputation as a prolific
point-producer. He spent nine seasons in New York, helping to lead the Knicks to
the 1999 NBA championship finals. He was named to the All-Star team both in 2000
and 2001. Houston retired from the league with a 17.3 career scoring average.
TOM
JURICH
Jurich was named Athletics Director at the University of Louisville on Oct. 21,
1997. Since then, he has:

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Overseen U of L's historic move
to the Big East Conference.
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Hired Bobby Petrino, who has
molded the Cardinals into a consistent Top-25 program.
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Hired Rick Pitino, who coached
the basketball Cardinals
to the 2005 NCAA Final Four.
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Guided U of L through the steps
toward achieving gender equity, upgrading funding and support staff for
existing women's programs while adding three new sports - softball, golf and
rowing. Jurich's efforts also moved field hockey, women's soccer and baseball
to fully-funded programs.
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Addressed multiple facility
needs, including an extensive sports park - the first components of which were
completed in 1999 - to serve as a front lawn for the University. Cardinal Park
features a softball stadium, field hockey artificial surface field, soccer
field surrounded by a state-of-the-art track, fitness trail, outdoor
basketball and sand volleyball courts and a playground.
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Enlarged the compliance
department with the school's first associate athletic director for compliance
and adding the school's first female associate athletic director/senior woman
administrator.
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Overseen a rise in academic
success within the athletics department.
PAT
RILEY
An All-American at the University
of Kentucky, Riley was a member of one of the most beloved teams in UK history,
“Rupp’s Runts,” who lost to Texas Western in the 1966 NCAA championship game.
Even so, Riley is best known for his work in the National Basketball Association
as a coach, executive and former player. He is
considered by many to be one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time. He has
been the head coach of five championship teams, an assistant coach to another,
and played for one, bringing his total to seven championships overall, including
the 2005-06 title, won by the Miami Heat.
Of all NBA coaches, Riley has
collected the second largest number of wins, behind Lenny Wilkens. Riley is the
only coach to have twice taken over midway and subsequently lead the team to the
championship that season, including this year’s title run with the Heat.
He was selected by the San Diego
Rockets in the 1st round of the 1967 NBA Draft, and was also drafted as a
flanker by the Dallas Cowboys in the 11th round of the 1967 NFL Draft. He joined
the Rockets and later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, helping them win the
1972 NBA Finals. He retired from his playing career in 1976.
BOB
SCHNEIDER
When Newport Central Catholic defeated Holy Cross, 48-7, in a Class A district
game last year, Schneider became the winningest coach in Kentucky high
school football history with a 293-167-2 record in 40 years with the program, at
that point.
The winning didn’t end there.
NewCath went on to beat Mayfield 42-7 in the Kentucky Class A state championship
game in Louisville, the second most lopsided victory in 1A finals history. The
victory was number 302 for Schneider, and it represented the second state
football championship in the history of the school, which happens to be his alma
mater.
He took over as head coach in
1966, leading his first team to an 8-2 record. Under Schneider, the
Thoroughbreds
never encountered a losing record from 1974 through 1997. He also coached NewCath to the state championship game on four other occasions. Schneider is
also a member of the KHSAA Board of Control.
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Our KAHF 2005 Induction Banquet
was held on
Thursday, September 15, 2005.
The
site was the
Archibald Cochran Ballroom in the West Tower of The
Galt House Hotel & Suites in
Louisville.
The 1975 American Basketball Association champion Kentucky Colonels were
enshrined, along with boxer Greg Page, thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas,
Georgetown basketball coach Bob Davis, major league pitcher Woodie Fryman,
University of Kentucky and NBA player Adrian Smith, UK Wildcats
and Kansas City Chiefs football star Art Still and University of Louisville
Cardinals cager DeJuan Wheat.
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Onetime USBA heavyweight
boxing champ Greg Page shocked the world by
defeating Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa for the WBA heavyweight title. Page
and his daughter, Teisha Love-Page, watched from the podium as a video paid tribute
to his fighting career. The 46-year-old Louisville native suffered brain
damage and paralysis during a bout in March 2001. His wife, Patricia Love-Page, delivered an acceptance speech on his behalf.
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As
part of the ceremonies, Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day
received the lifetime achievement award presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau
Insurance Companies.
Day had nine wins in Triple Crown races: the 1992 Kentucky Derby on Lil E.
Tee, five victories in the Preakness, and three wins in the Belmont Stakes.
Day retired earlier this year with 8,803 career
victories.
Day started his career as a rodeo cowboy, but at 4'11" and 100 lbs., he was
persuaded to become a jockey.
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