User:Lndayisaba/Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame

The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame for the U.S. state of Kentucky established in 1963" the Kentucky athletics hall of fame is fueled by the Kentucky lottery is owned and operated by the Louisville sports commission, a Kentucky-based non-profit whose mission is to attract,create,host and operate sporting events and activities that enhance the quality of life of the commonwealth."Honorees have included Louisville native Muhammad Ali" (his original name wasn't Muhammad Ali it was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr). He faced 5 years in prison and was stripped of his boxing titles because he refuse to be drafted in the military."At 18, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics and turned professional later that year." in the 2015 class were tennis player Mel Purcell( he captured the 1980 NCAA doubles title with Rodney harmon and was named an all-American.), women's basketball coach Paul Sanderford, basketball player "he led the lady toppers to 14 postseason appearances- including 12 NCAA Tournament and programs's three finals four trips in 1985, national championships games against Stanford.""Paul Sanderford had one of the most successful runs of any collegiate basketball coach in the state history over 26-year career a a head coach at WKU."Sharon Garland, college basketball manager Lloyd Gardner, Major League Baseball umpire Randy Marsh, track and field athlete Shandelier Boyd Smith( " a five-time hall-of-fame sprinter, hurdle and long-jumper")" she won 11 state titles at valley high school and was two-time gatorade athlete of the year", and Lexington's Keeneland Race Course.The 2016 class included American football player Shaun Alexander,  "In May 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame"  he played for the Seattle Seahawks and he was name the MVP of the NFL in 2005 for breaking records." ( he was also named to the NFL's 2000 All-Decade team, and ranks #8 all time in NFL History for Rushing Touchdowns (100)". basketball player Darel Carrier, college basketball coach Scott Davenport, basketball player Kyra Elzy, high school basketball coach Philip Haywood, Kentucky Wesleyan basketball play-by-play announcer Joel Utley, and the Lakeside Swim Club.