Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame
NEWPORT CENTRAL CATHOLIC ADDS SPORTS COMPLEX
New Induction Season begins this September.
BILLY LYON LLOYD CLASS OF1991
FOOTBALL
BILLY PALYED FOUR YEARS AT LLOYD WHERE HE WAS NAMED TO SEVERAL ALL-REGION, AND ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS. HE THEN WENT TO MARSHALL, WHERE HE EARNED ALL-AMERICAN HONORS TWICE, AND ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE THREE TIMES. HE WAS A 3 YEAR STARTER HELPING MARSHALL TO A 39-5 RECORD. THIS INCLUDED A 15-0 MARK AND THE 1996 NCAA 1-AA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. HE RECORDED 91 TACKLES, 15 FOR A LOSS, 9 QUARTERBACK SACKS. HIS JUNIOR YEAR HE HELPED LEAD THEM TO AN APPEARANCE IN THE NATIONAL TITLE GAME, AFTER AN UPSET WIN OVE THEN NUMBER1 MCNEESE STATE BILLY WENT ON TO PLAY IN 72 GAMES IN THE NFL, STARTING 7, IN A SIX-YEAR NFL CAREER. HE WENT UN-DRAFTED BUT SIGNED WITH THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS. HE WAS WAIVED AND SIGNED BY THE GREEN BAY PACKERS. HE APPEARED IN 4 GAMES RECORDING 4 SOLO TACKLES, TWO ASSISTED TACKLES, AND 1 QB SACK. IN 2000, HE APPEARED IN ALL 16 GAMES, ACCUMULATING 12 SOLO, 7 ASSISTED, 2 SACKS, and 2 PASS BREAKUPS. AND 1 INTERCEPTION. IN 2001 HE PLAYED IN 12 GAMES WITH, 13 SOLO, 6 ASSISTED TACKLES, 2 SACKS, AND 1 FORCED FUMBLE. 2002 HE PLAYED IN ALL 16 GAMES, WITH 11 SOLO, 4 ASSISTED, AND 2 SACKS. IN 2002 HE SIGNED WIT MINNESOTA, PLAYED IN 13 GAMES WITH 4 SOLO AND 1 ASSISTED TACKLE
BRIAN DONOHUE ST. HENRY CLASS OF 1979
BASEBALL-BASKETBALL
BRIAN STARTED HIS BASEBALL CAREER IN KNOTHOLE PLAYING 8 YEARS FOR COACH MIKE BAKER AND JOHN DUNHOFT. THESE TEAMS WON SEVERAL DIXIE AREA TOURNAMENTS DURING THIS TIME. BRIAN WAS ALWAYS A TEAM LEADER AND WOULD HELP OUT WITH PRACTICE WHEN NONE OF THE COACHES WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. BRIAN WENT ON TO BE A FOUR-YEAR STARTER AT ST. HENRY. HE WAS ON THE ALL-DISTRICT TEAM ALL FOUR YEARS EARNING DISTRICT MVP HONORS IN 1978 AND 1979. BRIAN ALSO PLAYED FOUR YEARS OF BASKETBALL AT ST HENRY
JIM NOLL COVINGTON LATIN CLASS OF 1955
BOXING
JIM WAS THE 1958 CINCINNATI HEAVYWEIGHT GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPION AT THE AGE OF 17. HE THEN PROGRESSED THROUGH MATCHES IN CHICAGO WITH THAT TITLE. HE BOXED ON AN UNDERCARD THAT ALSO HAD CASSIUS CLAY (MUHAMMAD ALI) ON IT. AFTER HIS BOXING CAREER HE GRADUATED WITH HONORS FROM VILLA MADONNA COLLEGE, NOW THOMAS MORE, BECAME A NAVAL OFICER IN THE NAVY AND IN THE NAVY RESERVES, BECAME A LOCAL VETERINARIAN AND RAISED HIS FAMILY
KENNETH RICHARDSON DAYTON CLASS OF 1967
FOOTBALL-BASKETBALL-BASEBALL
KEN PLAYED FOOTBALL 4 YEARS FOR DAYTON AND WAS CO-CAPTAIN OF THE 1966 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. HE WAS NAMED ALL-STATE, ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM ON BOTH OFFENSE AND DEFENSE KEN ALSO PLAYED BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL ALL FOUR YEARS.
MIKE BAKER ERLANGER LLOYD CLASS OF 1970
COACHING
MIKE WAS THE TRAINER FOR THE JUGGERNAUT FOOTBALL TEAM FOR ALL 4 YEARS DURING HIGH SCHOOL. AND WAS A 3 YEAR LETTERMAN. BUT MIKE MADE A DIFFERENCE WHEN HE STARTED COACHING DIXIE AREA KNOTHOLE TEAMS WHE NHE WAS JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, COACHING FOR 21 YEARS. IN 1969 HE TOOK 18 KIDS THAT DID NOT MAKE A TEAM AND COACHED THEM FOR THR NEXT 9 YEARS. FROM THESE 18 KIDS, 17 WENT ON TO PLAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. 3 WENT ON TO PLAY AT NKU, AND 2 MORE WENT ON TO PLAY FOOTBALL AT UK. OVER THE YEARS COACH BAKER HAS TURNED MANY KIDS INTO GREAT PLAYERS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY INTO GREAT PEOPLE JOHN DUNHOFT CREDITS MIKE WITH HELPING HIM GET INTO THE NKYSHOF
PAUL RITTER
BASEBALL- BASKETBALL
ST HENRY CLASS OF 1979
PAUL PLAYED 5 YEARS OF BASEBALL AND WAS NAMED TO THE ALL-REGION TEAM HIS SENIOR YEAR, WHEN HE HAD A 30-30 SEASON. HE WAS NAMED TEAM MVP IN 1979. HE ALSO PLAYED FOR SEVERAL AREA SUMMER LEAGUE TEAMS. ADDITIONALLY, HE PLAYED BASKETBALL 4 YEARS AND WAS NAMED ALL-DISTRICT AND ALL-CONFERENCE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE PLAYED 4 YEARS AT NKU, PLAYING SHORTSTOP AND CENTERFIELD. PAUL WAS A PART OF 110 VICTORIES FOR COACH BILL AKERS, WHO HAD 807 WINS IN HIS CAREER. HIS SENIOR YEAR HE WAS VOTED BEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER AFTER COLLEGE HE HELPED COACH SEVERAL AREA HIGH SCHOOLS TEAMS, COACHING FOR 8 YEARS IN THE BOONE COUNTY KNOTHOLE PROGRAM, WHILE HE PLAYED SOFTBALL FOR SEVERAL TEAMS IN THE NKY AREA.
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 the annual reunion. All are welcome, we will be accepting donations toward the Scholorship fund. Come out and celebrate our Award winners and enjoy Mature Friendships.
NKSHOF MAY TOP ROW DON WHITTLE, GENE SMITH, SCOTT McCARTER, SCOTT FOR BZZY McCARTER, BOTTOM ROW TODD BITTER, DAUGHTER ZOEY AND NEPHEW THOMAS FOR GENE JENKINS, ANN SISTER AND GRADY BROWN FOR JERRY PELLE, DAUGHTER MELISSA FOR CHARLIE DOLL
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