| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1307 2023 2024 | Larry (Cotton) Adams 91 Twin Ponds Rd. Corbin, KY 40701 | ELIGIBLE SENIOR | Kenny Cox 2628 McCauley Road Wilmore , KY 40390 | NOM 10/18/2023 EXP 06/30/2029 | ||
| Coach Cotton Adams is well known throughout the state of Kentucky as an accomplished and dedicated football coach and educator. Larry Adams is a Corbin KY native who played and coached at Corbin High School for a combined 31 years. As a player he participated on Corbin's last undefeated team in 1960 and also on the 1962 state runner-up squad. His coaching career began at Corbin under Archie Powers where he served for 13 years as an assistant. Corbin won state championship titles in both 1976 and 1980 while Adams was in that role. Coach Adams was named head coach at Corbin in 1981 and guided the Redhounds to a state championship in 1982 and a state runner-up finish in 1990. His overall head coaching record at Corbin was 114-46. Adams was a player or coach on 3 state championship teams and 3 runners-up during his years at Corbin. Success followed Larry Adams throughout his career and he is truly an integral part of the rich football tradition in Corbin Kentucky. Larry Adams was much more than just a football coach. Like many great coaches throughout the state of Kentucky Coach Adams was a mentor surrogate parent and counselor to the student/athletes he was involved with. Former Redhound players and students (who didn't necessarily play football) will tell you that Cotton impacted them well beyond the football field. He had an uncanny ability to make all students feel wanted and respected as he went about his duties as a Business and Typing teacher at Corbin High School. He is known as a no-nonsense guy with a tremendous affinity for hard work and fairness. HIs personal story reflects that. He left Corbin High School upon graduation and travelled to Dakota Wesleyan College in MItchell South Dakota. Adams travelled 58 hours on a Trailways bus on a promise of a scholarship from then University President Jack J. Early (who was also a Corbin native). He started for four years at linebacker and graduated before coming back to coach at Corbin. | ||||||
| Attachments: Larry "Cotton" Adams Nomination Larry "Cotton" Adams Support Larry "Cotton" Adams Letters of Recommendation | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1067 2021 2021 | Barry Barnes 9395 HWY 62W PO Box 155 Rockport, KY 42369 | ELIGIBLE SENIOR | David Pentecost 255 Oakhurst Rd Greenville, KY 42345 | NOM 05/16/2021 EXP 06/30/2026 | ||
| Barry Barnes has dedicated his life to officiating Kentucky high school athletics. He has been a registered official since 1971. Barry also has served as the assigning secretary in basketball(8 years) and volleyball(15 years). Barry worked his first regional final in 1972 and has worked the regional final every year since. In 1983 Barry called his first Boys Basketball Sweet 16. During that tournament Barry worked 5 games, including the semi-finals and the finals. Over the years Barry has worked 16 KHSAA state tournaments and numerous All A state tournaments as well. Of the tournaments worked Barry has called 10 KHSAA finals and 7 All A finals. Started officiating in 1971- Third Region Basketball-48 years // Softball- 17 years // Volleyball- 19 years Basketball official of the year 1994-1995 Worked 13 Boys Sweet 16's- 9 Finals // 3 Girls Sweet 16's- 1 Final // 7 All A Finals | ||||||
| Attachments: BarnesBarry_nomination BarnesBarry_supportinfo | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 817 2023 2019 | Ida Bowen-Keith 8697 Stuart Farm Ave Apt. E6 Bowling Green, KY 42104 | ELIGIBLE FEMALE | Jordan Keith 987 Hillcrest Drive Beaver Dam, KY 42320 | NOM 07/01/2023 EXP 06/30/2029 | ||
| Ida Bowen was 1991 Miss Basketball in Kentucky, scoring over 2700+ career points and gathering 300+ career rebounds. She signed and played for four years with Western Kentucky University, where as a freshman she played in the 1992 NCAA Final Four, in which WKU was National runner-ups. Bowen starred at Sheldon Clark High School. Bowen was a two-time Louisville Courier-Journal and Lexington Herald Leader All-State selection after being named her team's MVP on three occasions. She averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior, shooting 52 percent from the field and posting five blocks per game. She led the Kentucky All-Star team to a sweep of rival Indiana following her senior year at Sheldon Clark. Not only was Bowen an exceptional athlete she was also an exceptional person and representative of women’s sports. | ||||||
| Attachments: Bowden-Keith, Ida nomination Ida Bowen Nomination 2 Ida Bowen support | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1297 2023 2024 | Mark Evans 4119 Old Routt Road Louisville, KY 40299 | ELIGIBLE SENIOR | Angela Passafiume 5801 Fegenbush Ln Louisville, KY 40228 | NOM 09/27/2023 EXP 06/30/2029 | ||
| Coach Evans and his basketball teams have made appearances in 12 state tournaments and 3 state appearances in softball state tournaments (including 3 state championships). Mark was head coach for 22 years and with an overall record 435 wins and 221 losses. Mark also has multiple honors as a coach and an athletic director including KABC coach of the year both region and state. Please see the attachment for a full listing of Mark's accomplishments. Mark served as the athletic director at Mercy Academy fro 1997 to 2021. He was also a member of the KHSAA Board of Control from 2014-2021. What most impresses me about Mark are the relationships he has with such a huge number of past players and their parents. He is truly loved by the girls he coached at both Mercy and Oldham County in both basketball and softball. He is committed to the mission of the school he served for so many years and was instrumental in moving to a new campus and developing the athletic park there in 2007. | ||||||
| Attachments: Mark Evans nomination Mark Evans support Mark Evans Letters of Recommendation Mark Evans additional support | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1257 2022 2024 | Joe Dan Gold , | ELIGIBLE SENIOR | JR VanHoose 216 4th Street Paintsville, KY 41240 | NOM 09/29/2022 EXP 06/30/2028 | ||
| Declining to play in the 1961 and 62 NCAA tournaments because of problems with segregation, the 1963 team had to “sneak out of state†to play in the NCAA Tournament that year (the school's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament), defying an order from Mississippi governor Ross Barnett. Joe Dan Gold's (captain of the MSU team) pre-game handshake with Loyola star Jerry Harkness was the subject of a photograph heavily circulated across the country due to the racial upheaval at the time. The game and the handshake, was a pivotal moment in race relations in the country and in American sports, the contest even being known as the “Game of Change.†HIGH SCHOOL Benton (graduated in 1959) led Benton to a 1st Region Championship (1958) Scored 650 points as a senior (1958-59) 2nd team All-State (1959) Scored over 1,000 career points at Benton High School COLLEGE Mississippi State (1961-63) averaged 6.7 rpg as a sophomore (1960-61) averaged 13.1 ppg and 8.8 rpg as a junior (1961-62) averaged 13.3 ppg and 7.8 rpg as a senior (1962-63) 3rd team All-SEC (AP and Coaches, 1963) named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll (1963) 1st MSU player honored with an SEC academic award 2nd team Academic All-American (1963) led MSU in FG% (.504%, 1962-63) ranks 20th all-time at MSU with 600 career rebounds (in only 77 games, 7.8 rpg) Mississippi State won or shared three SEC conference titles (1961, 62 and 63). Declining to play in the 1961 and 62 NCAA tournaments because of problems with segregation, the 1963 team had to “sneak out of state†to play in the NCAA Tournament that year (the school's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament), defying an order from Mississippi governor Ross Barnett. Joe Dan Gold's (captain of the MSU team) pre-game handshake with Loyola star Jerry Harkness was the subject of a photograph heavily circulated across the country due to the racial upheaval at the time. The game and the handshake was a pivotal moment in race relations in the country and in American sports, the contest even being known as the “Game of Change.†COACH/ADMINISTRATOR Mississippi State (Assistant, 1963-65) freshman head coach (1964-65) Mississippi State (Head Coach, 1965-70) youngest head coach in college basketball (age 23) overall record of 51-74 (best finish was in first season, when they tied for 3rd in the SEC) Paducah (KY) Junior College (Head Coach, 1971-73) Region VIII Champions (1972 and 1973) Region VIII Coach of the Year (1972 and 1973) Mercer University (Head Coach, 1973-74) one season record of 16-8 Fleming County (KY) High School head basketball coach (1975-79) later worked as the school Athletic Director and Principal Williamstown (KY) superintendent Mason County (KY) superintendent Morgan County (KY) superintendent MAJOR HONORS Inducted into the Mississippi State University Athletic Hall of Fame (1996) Honored as an SEC Legend (Mississippi State representative) at the 2003 SEC Tournament Inducted into the Marshall County (KY) Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame (2009) *died on April 14, 2011 | ||||||
| Attachments: nom1257file2.doc nom1257file1.pdf | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1310 2023 2024 | Larry (Pee Wee) Gumm , | ELIGIBLE SENIOR | Austin Burress 125 Highland Drive Campbellsville, KY 42718 | NOM 10/30/2023 EXP 06/30/2029 | ||
| Coached the Green County Dragons for 44 Seasons (1961-1986 and 1990-2007) with a career record of 1006-493 First Coach in Kentucky High School Baseball History to Win 1,000 Games Winningest Coach in Kentucky High School Baseball from May 19, 2003--April 29. 2013 (Currently 4th in All-Time Wins) 2 Time Region Champion (1968 and 2002) 2 Time Region Runner Up 17 District Championships 33 Region Tournament Appearance and 12 Region Semifinal Appearances 1997 Inaugural Inductee to the Kentucky High School Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame 2007 Inductee to the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame 2 Time Finalist for National High School Athletic Coaches Association Baseball Coach of the Year (2004 and 2007) Also served as an assistant football and basketball coach at Green County for several years, including serving as an assistant on the 1976 Regional Champion and 1980 Regional Runner-Up Basketball Teams Coach Gumm was one of the first true legends in Kentucky High School Baseball. Over the course of his long career and despite changes and developments to the game, he was able to stay relevant and at the forefront of coaches in Region and the State and maintained a winning tradition at a small county school that competed with many other powerhouse programs in a strong 5th Region. This ability is most evident in his Regional Championships that bookended his career with his first coming in his 7th season and one coming 6 years before he retired. He also has had a huge influence on the Region and State through his coaching progeny. Many of his former players and assistants have went on to play at higher levels, had significant high school achievements, and have had distinguished coaching careers, including his two sons who both were veteran coaches in the 5th Region with 1200 wins and multiple championships between them. KHSAA Baseball would not be the same without Peewee's legacy. | ||||||
| Attachments: Larry "Peewee" Gumm Nomination Larry "Peewee" Gumm Support Larry "Peewee" Gumm newspaper article | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1029 2021 2022 | Debbie Judd 7730 Little Mount Rd. Taylorsville, KY 40071 | ELIGIBLE FEMALE | Angela Passafiume 2170 Tyler Ln. Louisville, KY 40205 | NOM 02/12/2021 EXP 06/30/2026 | ||
| Debbie played at Jeffersontown HS and has been inducted into their Hall of Fame. She went on to play in college and coach at the collegiate level before coaching at Assumption. She coached field hockey at AHS for 29 years and won 10 State Championships. She was the President of the Coaches Association and a member of the national coaches association where she held leadership positions as well. Debbie coached numerous players who went on to have very successful college careers. | ||||||
| Attachments: JuddDebbie_nomination JuddDebbie_supportinfo | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1012 2021 2024 | Donna Robinson-Wilson 3501 Indian Summer Trail Lexington, KY 40509 | ELIGIBLE SENIOR FEMALE MINORITY | Lisa Hager 5184 Tates Creek Rd. Lexington, KY 40515 | NOM 02/09/2021 EXP 06/30/2026 | ||
| National Cheerleading Coach of the Year, 1980 Nation Coach of the Year, 1985, 1987, 1991, and 2004 KAPOS Cheerleading Coach of the Year, 1988 National Cheerleading Coach of the Year Runner-up, 1991 10 State High School Cheerleading Championships, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998 1993 World Cup UCA Championship in Japan 6 National Cheerleading Association National Titles 15 time KAPOS Regional at-large Champion 12 time NCA Award of Excellence Cheer Squad featured in People's Magazine, The Washington Times, and Life Magazine 2003 Feature in Who's Who in Coaching 1990 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Choreographer | ||||||
| Attachments: RobinsonDonna_nomination RobinsonDonna_supportinfo | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1057 2021 2021 | Ty Rogers 4926 Carriage Pass Louisville, KY 40299 | ELIGIBLE | Jeff Waters 135 Breezeel School Rd Benton, KY 42025 | NOM 05/14/2021 EXP 06/30/2026 | ||
| Ty Rogers is one the most accomplished and decorated players in Kentucky High School Basketball history. Ty currently ranks 9th on the state's all-time scoring list with 3,300 points. He also ranks 4th for most made 3-pointers with 407. He was a six-year varsity player and a five year starter for Lyon County, helping lead them to 5 District 5 Championships. He was Honorable Mention All-State as a freshman and sophomore, 2nd Team All-State as a junior and 1st Team All-State as a senior. As a senior he was the state's scoring leader at 32.3 PPG. He was runner-up to Chris Lofton for Kentucky's Player of the Year in 2004. He also co-captained the Kentucky All Stars Team that year. Ty went on to an outstanding collegiate career at Western Kentucky University. In 2008, Ty made one of the most famous game winning shots in NCAA Tournament history as WKU defeated Drake in the opening round. He won an ESPY Award that year for that shot. In addition to his basketball career, Ty was also Class Valedictorian 2004 at Lyon County. | ||||||
| Attachments: RogersTy_nomination RogersTy_supportinfo | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1149 2022 2024 | Brandon Stockton 1502 Stovall Road Glasgow, KY 42141 | ELIGIBLE MINORITY | Charles Hunter 202 Lexington Drive Glasgow, KY 42141 | NOM 08/01/2022 EXP 06/30/2028 | ||
| Brandon was 1st team A. P. ALL-STATE ( 2000-2001 & 2002 ) 1st Team COURIER- JOURNAL ALL-STATE ( 2000-2001 & 2002 ) 1st Team Lexington Herald ALL-STATE ( 2001-2002 ) COURIER-JOURNAL KENTUCKY PLAYER of the YEAR ( 2001-2002 ) Lexington Herald Kentucky PLAYER of the YEAR (2001- 2002 ) GATORADE Kentucky PLAYER of the YEAR (2001-2002) MCDONALDS' ALL-AMERICAN NOMINEE ( 2001-2002 ) 2002 KENTUCKY MR. BASKETBALL. 4 YEAR BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY of KENTUCKY. | ||||||
| Attachments: nom1149file1.pdf nom1149file2.pdf | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 390 2023 2024 | Dan Swartz , | ELIGIBLE SENIOR | Stuart Caudill 151 Darnell Drive Owingsville, KY 40360 | NOM 11/01/2023 EXP 06/30/2027 | ||
| Dangerous Dan Swartz – Owingsville Bobcats Center from 1948 – 1951. Dan led Owingsville to state rankings as high as 6th his Junior year and 3rd his Senior year. Dan suffered a knee injury that limited him to 10 games his senior season. He finished his high school career with 2,450 points, only a few hundred points shy of the National Record at the time – a record that was surely to be broken if he had played a full Senior HS season. He was named 1st Team All-State in both his Junior and Senior years and 2nd Team All-State in his Sophomore Year. He was named to the All 16th Regional Team in 1949, 1950, and 1951. He was also a standout baseball player for the Owingsville Bobcats during his HS playing days. KHSAA Hall of Fame Inductee Ellis Johnson called Dan “one of the top-5 HS players ever to come out of the state†during this era along with other KHSAA Hall of Fame Inductees, Cliff Hagen, Wah-Wah Jones, Ralph Beard and John “Sonny†Allen. See the article attached. Dan Swartz’s basketball accomplishments did not end when his HS career ended. He signed with the University of Kentucky and was one of the first players in UK history to play as a Freshman in 1952. He transferred near the end of his Freshman year from UK to Morehead where he was All-Ohio Valley Conference for 3 years, Honorable-Mention All-American in 1954, 2-time All-American in 1955 and 1956 and led Morehead to their first NCAA tournament and first NCAA tournament win in 1956. He finished both his junior and senior years at Morehead in the nation’s top 3 scorers each year. Dan finished his 3-yr career at Morehead holding 10 offensive records, including a total of 1,925 points (28.8 pts/gm average) which still ranks 4th on Morehead’s All-Time scoring lists. Dan went on to have a standout professional career, playing in the NIBL, the ABL, and the NBA, where he won a world championship in 1963 with the Boston Celtics. | ||||||
| Attachments: Swartz, Dan_Supporting.pdf Dan Swartz 2023 Nomination Dan Swartz Bio Dan Swartz Letter of Recommendation Dan Swartz News Article Dan Swartz Support | ||||||
| NOMINEE | ELIG/SR/F/MIN | NOMINATOR | TYPE/REGION/DOB | DATE NOM/EXP | ||
| 1261 2022 2024 | Todd Tackett 4000 Lofgren Court Lexington, KY 40509 | ELIGIBLE | JR VanHoose 216 4th Street Paintsville, KY 41240 | NOM 09/29/2022 EXP 06/30/2028 | ||
| HIGH SCHOOL Paintsville High School (graduated 1998) Scored 2,082 career points and dished out 601 career assists helped lead Paintsville to four 15th Region championships (1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998) helped lead Paintsville to three “Sweet 16†Final Four appearances (1996, 1997 and 1998) helped lead Paintsville to the “Sweet 16†State Championship (1996) “Sweet 16†“All-Tournament team (1996, 1997 and 1998) Honorable Mention All-State (1996) 1st Team All-State (1997 and 1998) scored a school-record 56 points vs. Pike County Central (February 17, 1998) also set school-records in that game for: FG attempts in one game (36) 3FG attempts in one game (18) FGs made in one game (22) COLLEGE University of Kentucky (lettered in 1999 and 2000) MAJOR HONORS In March 2001 he was named on of the “Sweet 16†Fabulous Fifty one of the Top 50 players to have ever played in the KHSAA “Sweet 16†Inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame (2020) | ||||||
| Attachments: nom1261file1.pdf nom1261file2.doc | ||||||