Multi Sport Atheletes

In days past it was not unusual for athletes at college to play more than one sport. There was more time available, they played fewer games and each individual sport was less demanding than today.

So lets try to name some of the multi-sport athletes at UK.

#1–Has to be Ermal Allen. Was all conference in football, basketball, track, and golf. Later played for the Browns backing up Otto Graham. Then was asst. coach at UK for several years. Then asst. head coach for the Cowboys. This will be hard to top.

#2–Wah Wah Jones. All conference end in football. All American in basketball and baseball (all conference in both) played for the Indianapolis Olympians in the NBA.

#3–Al Bruno. played football and basketball on both national championship teams in 1950 (only player to accomplish that) played and coached football in the Canadian league for some 40 years–

#4–Frank Ramsey. Played basketball and baseball. All American basketball in basketball and played for Celtics for years. Was the original 6th man in NBA–

#5–Bill Evans. Played basketball and tennis at UK. Played on the great 53-54 team with Ramsey and Hagan. Played on the 54-55 and 55-56 teams with Bob Burrows and was captain of the 56 Olympic team that won the gold. Was all SEC and SEC men’s champion in tennis.

#6–Lou Michaels. Two time All American football player. Played in the NFL for years. In the college football hall of fame. Played some baseball and threw the shot put in college (very good).

#7–Allen Feldhouse–played basketball and baseball at UK.

#8–Dom Fucci. Played both football and baseball at UK and was All American in both. Played several years for the Lions (kicker). Played pro baseball (catcher) in triple AAA. ) Couldn’t hit the hook. Was an asst coach at UK.

#9–Ralph Beard. Played basketball and baseball. Was Mr. Basketball in 1961.

#10–Randy Embry. Played basketball and baseball. Randy also won a state title in baseball at Davies Co. and is the only Mr. Basketball to coach a Mr Basketball (Branden Davenport 1997).

#11–Cotton Nash. Played Basketball and baseball. Three time All American in basketball and all SEC three times. Played basketball for the Lakers, SF Warriors and the Colonels in the ABA. Played minor league for the White Sox and Twins.

LETS HELP A WILDCAT

By GOCSM

WHY IS IT THAT ALL THE KENTUCKY MR. BASKETBALL(S) ARE NOT IN THE (KHSAA) KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL ATHELETIC HALL OF FAME? WHY IS IT THAT ONLY 7 OF THE 14 MR. BASKETBALL(S) THAT ATTENDED UK ARE IN THE HALL OF FAME?

GOOD AN VALID QUESTIONS AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND I HAVE A WAY YOU CAN PLAY A MAJOR PART IN THE PROCESS. LETS GET STARTED.

THERE IS A 10 YEAR WAITING PERIOD BEFORE A PLAYER IS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION. AS OF THIS YEAR ANY PLAYER THAT WAS SELECTED MR. BASKETBALL ON OR BEFORE 1999 IS ELIGIBLE. THE BOARD OF CONTROL MEETS DURING THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND ARE GIVEN THE POOL OF PLAYERS TO BE CONSIDERED. THEY HAVE TILL 15 MAY TO HAVE THEIR CHOICES SUBMITTED TO THE KHSAA OFFICE IN LEXINGTON. THE CLASS IS NORMALLY RELEASED IN EARLY JUNE.

THE BOARD OF CONTROL IS 20 MEN AND WOMEN MOST OF WHICH ARE ADMINISTRATERS IN VARIOUS SCHOOL SYSTEMS AROUND THE STATES 16 REGIONS. THERE IS A COUPLE AT LARGE APPOINTED MEMBERS.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD IS MR. LONNIE BURGETT lonnie,burgett@mayfield.kyschools.us WHO IS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MAYFIELD. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 1967 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL TEAM FROM EARLINGTON.

The VICE PRESIDENT IS DAVID WEEDMAN dave.weedman@shelby.kyschools.us WHO IS THE DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COORDINATORFOR THE SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM. THEY HOLD THE KEY TO WHO IS SELECTED FOR INDUCTION.

I RECOMMEND AND SUGGEST YOU E-MAIL EACH OF THESE MEN AND ASK THEM TO SELECT BILLY RAY LICKERT 1957, RANDY EMBRY 1961, DIRK MINNIEFIELD 1979 AND WINSTON BENNETT 1983 FOR INDUCTION INTO THE HALL OF FAME.

I HAVE USED THIS WRITE IN APPROACH FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND HAVE SEEN 3 MORE OF OUR BELOVED MR. BAKETBALL PLACED IN THE HALL OF FAME INCLUDING TWO FOR THIS YEARS CLASS WHICH BOTH ARE UK WILDCATS—PAT DOYLE 1959 AND JOHN PELPHREY 1987.

YOUR EFFORTS AND ANYONE ELSE YOU CAN PERSUADE TO PARTICIPATE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ME, THE KENTUCKY MR. BASKETBALL FRATERNITY AND THE PLAYERS.