Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame

The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame for the U.S. state of Kentucky established in 1963.[1] The hall "recognizes athletes and sports figures who were born in, or who played their respective sport, in the state of Kentucky."[2] Individuals are inducted annually at a banquet in Louisville and receive a bronze plaque inside Louisville's Freedom Hall.[3]

Honorees have included Louisville native Muhammad Ali;[4] American football player and coach Bo McMillin (who played for Centre College in Danville, Kentucky);[5] and basketball player and coach Pat Riley, who played in college for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.[6]

Inducted in the 2015 class were tennis player Mel Purcell, women's basketball coach Paul Sanderford, basketball player Sharon Garland, college basketball manager Lloyd Gardner, Major League Baseball umpire Randy Marsh, track and field athlete Shandelier Boyd Smith, and Lexington's Keeneland Race Course.[7]

The 2016 class included American football player Shaun Alexander, basketball player Darel Carrier, college basketball coach Scott Davenport, basketball player Kyra Elzy, high school basketball coach Philip Haywood, Kentucky Wesleyan basketball play-by-play announcer Joel Utley, and the Lakeside Swim Club.[3]

References
  1. "Hall of Fame Inducts Reese And Cartmell". The Courier-Journal. December 18, 1963. p. 24. Retrieved April 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)
  2. "Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame". Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. "Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame inducts 2016 class Thursday". Lexington Herald-Leader. June 1, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  4. Boeck, Greg (June 8, 2016). "What I learned about Muhammad Ali over 50 years". USA Today. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  5. "Bo McMillin '22 inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame". Centre College. June 20, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  6. Cox, Earl (December 12, 2007). "Pat Riley able to attend Kron wake". The Mountain Eagle. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  7. Osborne, Glenn (May 12, 2015). "Sports Notes: Kentucky Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2015 features WKU's red tint". Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved January 18, 2017.


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