Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame

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Northern Kentucky Veterans Day Observances

NKYSHOF – In support of out veterans we want to alert the membership to two up coming events.

Sunday November 8th, at 2 PM at the Highland Cemetery 2167 Dixie Highway Fort Mitchell, Ky Chris Cravens will be addressing the group. Contact Kathleen Romero at 859-331-2499 or kathleenromero391@ gmail.com ….. Saturday November 14th 1- 3 Pm at the Behringer-Crawford Museum 1600 Montague Road, Dev0u Park Covington Ky41011 Guest speaker Dr James Claypool, HB Deathridge, Randy Marsh, Jason French, and Bob Hebbeler..

Monthly Induction Meetings September thru May, 3rd Wednesday of the Month. 1 PM at the Gardens of Park Hills. Information and Photos.

NOVEMBER Hall of Fame Inductees

WENDELL RUMFORD DAYTON CLASS OF 1959

BASKETBALL-FOOTBALL-BASEBALL-TRACK-CROSS COUNTRY WENDELL PARTICIPATED AND EXCELLED IN FIVE SPORTS AT DAYTON. HIS BEST SPORT WAS BASKETBALL WHERE HE WAS NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE HIS SENIOR YEAR. HE EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP TO HENDERSON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE IN ATHENS, TEXAS. (NOW TRINITY VALLEY) HE AVERAGED 23 POINTS A GAME WHILE AT HENDERSON COUNTY, AND CONTINUED TO BE KNOWN FOR HIS REBOUNDING ABILITIES HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY ATHLETIC DIRECTORS HALL OF FAME IN 2012.

TOM JUSTICE COV CATH CLASS OF 1968

BASEBALL TOM WAS A FOUR YEAR STARTER IN BASEBALL AT COV CATH. HE WAS LIFETIME .400 HITTER. HIS JUNIOR YEAR THEY LOST THE REGIONAL FINALS 3-2 TO NEWPORT CATHOLIC. TOM HAD 2 HITS IN THAT GAME. HIS SENIOR YEAR THEY LOST THE DISTRICT TITLE TO A HOLMES TEAM THAT FEATURED LEO FOSTER. TOM EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP TO BREWTON-PARKER JUNIOR COLLEGE IN GEORGIA. HE CONTINUED TO HIT OVER .300 BOTH YEARS AT BREWTON-PARKER TOM PLAYED FOR SOME LEGENDARY COACHES WHILE AT COV CATH, HIS BASKETBALL COACHES WER MOTE HILS AND KEN SHIELDS. HIS BASEBALL COACH WAS HEP CRONIN. HIS COLLEGE COACH WAS TRACY RIVERS, WHO WAS A 4 TIME ALL-AMERICAN IN BOTH BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL. DURING THE SUMMERS HE PLAYED BASEBALL FOR WILSON-FREIGHT, THEY WERE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS IN 1968 CONNIE MACK DIVISION IN NEW MEXICO. TOM WAS INDUCTED INTO THE BREWTON-PARKER HALL OF FAME TOM SAID WHILE IN COLLEGE THEY PLAYED A TEAM CALLED REIDSVILLE. THAT TEAM JUST HAPPEN TO BE THE STATE PRISON TEAM.

ROB HARTMAN RYLE CLASS OF 1994

TRACK-CROSS COUNTRYROB STARTED HIS CAREER AT BOONE COUNTY, WHERE HE WAS PART OF THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM IN 1990 AND QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE TOURNAMENT IN THE 4X800m RELAY HE THEN TRANSFERRED TO RYLE WHERE HE RAN FOR HALL OF FAME COACH BUDDY DITTUS.WHILE AT RYLE HE QUALIFIED FOR STATE IN THE 800m, 4X100m, 1600m, AND THE TRIPLE JUMP HE WAS THE STATE RUNNER-UP IN THE 1600 IN 1994, HE WAS 3 TIME REGIONAL CHAMPION IN VARIOUS EVENTS, AND 8 TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPION IN SEVERAL EVENTS. THIS ALL LED TO A SCHOLARSHIP TO EASTERN KENTUCKY, WHERE HE RAN 4 SEASONS OF TRACK AND 3 SEASONS OF CROSS COUNTRY. AS A COACH HE LED THE WALTON- VERONA GIRLS TO A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN CROSS COUNTRY. HE HAS BEEN NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR SEVERAL TIMES IN BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE RYLE HALL OF FAME IN 2015.

MARK REIDINGER COV CATH CLASS OF 1975

BASKETBALL-BASEBALL-SOFTBALL HE PLAYED 3 YEARS OF BASKETBALL AND TWO YEARS OF BASEBALL. HE WAS NAMED ALL-DISTRICT AND JOINED THE 500 POINT CLUB. HE RECEIVED A FULL RIDE TO DAYTON FOR ACADEMICS. HE WAS A WALK-ON AT DAYTON ON THE BASKETBALL TEAM PLAYING ALONG SIDE OF JIM PAXTON AND JOHNNY DAVIS, BOTH FUTURE NBA PLAYERS AFTER COLLEGE HE PLAYED COMPETITIVE BASKETBALL AROUN NKY AND CINCINNATI FOR 32 YEARS, WINNING NUMEROUS TOURNAMENTS. IN SOFTBALL HE PLAYED FOR MANY LOCAL TEAMS. HE WAS PART OF TEAMS THAT WON THE 1988 GREAT LAKES DIVISION, THE 1992 STATE CLASS C TOURNAMENT, THE 1994 GREAT LAKES DIVISIONAL RUNNER-UP. HE HAS COACHED BASKETBALL FOR 15 YEARS, SOCCER FOR 4 YEARS (ALTHOUGH I NEVER PLAYED), AND BASEBALL FOR 2 YEARS. HE STATES THEAT WATCHING HIS FORMER PLAYERS BECOME HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ATHLETES IS STILL HIS GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT.

BOB WRIGHT OLIVE HILL CLASS OF 1967

BOB PLAYED BOTH BASEBALL AND BASKETBALL WHILE AT OLIVE HILL. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE ATTENDED MOREHEAD STATE WHERE HIS FRATERNITY WON A NATIONAL INTRAMURAL TOURNAMENT AFTER COLLEGE HE PLAYED MAJOR LEAGUE SOFTBALL FOR 20 YEARS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. HE WAS PART OF NUMEROUS TOURNEY AND STAE CHAMPIONS THESE TEAMS WERE COACHED BY HALL OF FAME MEMBERS BOB FENNELL AND CHARLIE CONLEY. SEVERAL OF HIS TEAMMATES ARE MEMBERS OF OUR HALL OF FAME HE ALSO COACHED KNOTHOLE BASEBALL FOR 5 YEARS IN FLORENCE HE HAS BEEN A BASKETBALL REFEREE FOR THE PAST 49 YEARS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY CALLING SEVERAL DISTRICT AND REGIONAL GAMES HE STATES HE WILL KEEP CALLING GAMES AS LONG AS POSSIBLE

BOB “HARPO” MORRIS COV CATH CLASS OF 1976

FOOTBALL-BASKETBALLBOB HAS SPENT HIS ENTIRE ADULT LIFE GIVING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY. HE HAS COACHED BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER FOR OVER 15 YEARS HE IS A MEMBER OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY SOCCER CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE WAS A MEMBER AND COACH OF SEVERAL LOCAL SOFTBALL TEAMS FROM 1977 TO PRESENT HE HAS SERVED AS SUPPORT STAFF FOR COVINGTON CATHOLIC FOOTBALL AS THE BUS DRIVER/TRANSPORTATION, SIDE LINE MANAGER, AND COMMUNICATIONS. HE HAS ALSO FROM 2006 TO PRESENT THE BASKETBALL BUS DRIVER AND STATISTICIAN HE IS THE FOUNDER OF THE COLONEL YOUTH FOOTBALL. HE HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND COACH SINCE 2008 HE HAS BEEN ELECTED TO THE COVINGTON CATHOLIC HALL OF FAME

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Photos of the 2026 Summer Reunion

New for the 2027 Summer Reunion, Come one come all, we will no longer be charging a fee to attend FUTURE annual reunions. All are welcome, we will be accepting donations toward the Scholarship fund. Come out and celebrate our Award winners and enjoy Mature Friendships.

Golf Outing 2027 Photos

Current induction photos.