Ellis Johnson

One of Kentucky’s truly great all-around athletes, lettering three years in basketball and football while also participating in baseball and track....

Cecil Bell

Obituary – Bell, Lexington Herald-Leader (December 1, 2004) Bell, Cecil D., son of Mary Varner and John H. Bell was born...

Darrell Darby

Darrell Darby was born Darrell Lawrence Darby in Ashland, Kentucky, on May 4, 1910, to Lawrence and Bertha Lewis Darby.  Darby was...

George Yates

George Yates was born George Milton Yates in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, on May 3, 1910, to Charles Milton Yates and Mattie Cecil...

Charles Worthington

Charles Worthington was born Charles Bowie Worthington on March 19, 1910, in Peoria, Illinois, to Thomas Charles Worthington and Katharyn Elizabeth...

Howard Kreuter

Howard Kreuter was born Howard George Kreuter on February 5, 1910, in Cincinnati, Ohio to George Louis Kreuter and Louise Burton. ...

William Kleiser

Obituary – WILLIAM DOUGLAS KLEISER DIES AT 79 , Lexington Herald-Leader (February 29, 1988) by Staff William Douglas Kleiser, former owner and operator of Lexington...

Crittenden Blair

Crittenden Blair was born Crittenden D. Blair in Fleming County, Kentucky, on August 21, 1908, to Harrison “Harry” Crittenden Blair and...

Ercel Little

Obituary – Ercel Little, Madisonville Messenger Ercel B. Little, 79, of 107 Highland Drive, died 12:35 a.m. today in Regional Medical Center. Born in...

Adolph Rupp

Adolph Rupp coached Kentucky to four national titles and set an NCAA record by winning 129 consecutive games at home. “In...