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Obituary – Ralph Kercheval, former trainer, breeder and star UK football player, dies at 98, Lexington Herald-Leader (October 7, 2010) by Laura Butler Ralph Godfrey Kercheval, a former University of Kentucky football star, prominent member of the Thoroughbred industry and the oldest living former National Football League player, died Wednesday in Lexington at the age of 98. Born in…

Obituary – Doc Lavin Succumbs, Lexington Herald (January 15, 1974) HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (UPI) – Allan W. “Doc” Lavin, 62, a prominent figure in thoroughbred racing, died Monday at a local hospital of an apparent heart attack. Lavin was in Hot Springs in preparation for the opening of the 1974 racing meet at Oaklawn Park, where he had served…

Obituary – Former City Commissioner, Davis, Dies at 85, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (June 21, 1997) by Dan Heckel L. Berkley Davis Sr., a former city commissioner and industry leader credited with bringing many jobs to Owensboro, died Friday in his home in Fairfield, Iowa. He was 85. “He had quite an impact on this town,” according to C. Waitman Taylor, Davis’…

Harvey Mattingly was born Harvey Winford Mattingly on September 26, 1911, in Springfield, Kentucky to James Raphael and Melinda Grimes. He had six brothers and sisters. His family moved to Bardstown, where he attended Bardstown High School and excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. He continued playing the three major sports at the University of…

Jack Tucker was born Jack Grady Tucker in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on September 13, 1911, to Wrayburn Boyer Tucker and Ina Dell Clifford Tucker. Tucker was a member of the Kentucky men’s basketball program during the mid-1930s, a time when the Wildcats were solidifying their dominance under the direction of Hall of Fame head coach Adolph…

Forest Sale was born Forest Elmer Sale on June 25, 1911, in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, to Foster E. and Mary Sale. Fellow players and friends called him “Aggie” because he was in the UK College of Agriculture as a freshman student. “Aggie” was a two-time All-American for the University of Kentucky and the first Wildcat to…