James Goforth

Biography – “K” Men Who Died in World War II, Kentucky Game Program (December 9, 1950) GOFORTH, 1st Lt. James William, 30, A.B. in Ed....

Edward Tierney

Obituary – Edward J. Tierney, State Journal (Frankfort) The Mass of the Resurrection for Edward Joseph Tierney, 67, 1115 Louisville Road, will be offered...

Milerd Anderson

Milerd Anderson, also known as Andy, was an all-state guard in 1931 when the Covington Holmes basketball team advanced to the...

Russell Ellington

Obituary – RUSSELL ‘DUKE’ ELLINGTON, FORMER UK ATHLETE, DIES, Lexington Herald-Leader (April 25, 1986) by Staff Russell F. “Duke” Ellington, a former University of Kentucky...

Charles Gates

Charles Gates was born Samuel Charles Gates on May 19, 1912, in Covington, Kentucky, to Samuel Charles Gates, Sr. and Ona...

Garland Lewis

Obituary – Charles ‘Gar’ Lewis, 1912-2009, Charles Garland ‘Gar’ Lewis, the first employee hired by the San Marino Unified School District when it...

Dave Lawrence

Dave Lawrence was born David Vernon Lawrence on March 18, 1912, in Corinth, Kentucky to Francis Marion Lawrence and Bessie Steger...

Bert Johnson

Bert Johnson was born Bert Edward Johnson on February 18, 1912, in Ashland, Kentucky to Joseph Willard Johnson and Effie Barber...

Jack Tucker

Jack Tucker was born Jack Grady Tucker in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on September 13, 1911, to Wrayburn Boyer Tucker and Ina Dell...

Adolph Rupp

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