“BUZZIE” McCARTER
SPONSOR
BUZZIE SPONSORED SOME OF THE BEST TEAMS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY IN THE 1970’S, 1980’S AND INTO THE 1990’S. HIS TEAMS HAD ALOT OF PLAYERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THIS HALL OF FAME. THEY PLAYED IN SEVERAL CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS, STATE TOURNAMENTS, AND WORLD TOURNAMENTS. HIS TEAMS WON SEVERAL LEAGUES AND LOCAL TOURNAMENTS. HIS TEAM WON A WORLD INVITATIONAL QUALIFIER IN 1977 IN TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE TO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD TOURNAMENT IN SMITH TOWN, NEW YORK. THERE WERE ONLY 75 TEAMS FROM THROUGHOUT THE NATION INVITED TO PLAY IN THIS TOURNAMENT. THEY PLACED 14th IN THE NATION THAT YEAR.
CHARLIE “BABY” DOLL SILVER GROVER CLASS OF 1954
BASKET-BASEBALL-COACHING
CHARLIE PLAYED BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL AT SILVER GROVE FROM 1951 TO 1954. HE WAS NAMED TO THE KENTUCKY ALL-STARS IN 1953. HE WAS NAMED ALL-DISTRICT, ALL-REGION, AND HONORABLE-MENTION ALL-STATE. HE RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY AT UNION COLLEGE WHERE HE PLAYED WITH TEAMMATES DAN SULLIVAN AND CARL WENDEROTH. HE CAME BACK TO NORTHERN KENTUCKY TO COACH SILVER GROVE IN THE SUMMER SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE IN 1962. HE ALSO COACHED BOTH BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL AT SILVER GROVE FROM 1960 THROUGH 1966
CHRIS SMITH SILVER GROVE CLASS OF 1965
BASKETBALL
CHRIS SCORED 1021 POINTS IN HIS CAREER AT SILVER GROVE. HE WAS NAMED THE 9th REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN 1965. HE WAS NAMED ALL-DISTRICT IN 1965, HE WAS ALL-REGION, ALL-CONFERENCE, AND ALL-STATE. HIS SENIOR YEAR HE AVERAGED OVER 25 POINTS PER GAME, AND OVER 15 REBOUNDS PER GAME. HIS DAUGHTER BEV WAS ALSO NAMED AS THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE 9TH REGION HER SENIOR YEAR, MAKING THEM THE ONLY FATHER/DAUGHTER COMBINATION IN STATE HISTORY.
DON WHITTLE COV CATH CLASS OF 1975
SWIMMING
FROM SIMPLE BEGINNINGS AT THE COVINGTON YMCA, DON’S STEADY RISE THROUGH LOCAL DOMINANCE, ELITE CLUB DEVELOPMENT, AND NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, HIGHLIGHTED BY A STATE TITLE, NCAA. ALL-AMERICAN HONORS, AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION, DON’S CAREER WAS FULL OF SUCCESS. AT THE AGE OF 8 HE COMPETED ON THE YMCA REGIONAL TEAM, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE SOUTHERN AREA YMCA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. AS A FRESHMAN AT COV CATH HE JOINED THE SWIM TEAM, AND WAS PART OF THE 1974 STATE CHAMPS. HE SET THE STATE RECORD IN THE 200 FREE-STYLE IN 1975. DURING HIS HIGH SCHOOL YEARS HE JOINED THE CINCINNATI MARLINS. HE COMPETED IN THE FIRST U.S. NATIONALS. HE RECEIVED SEVERAL COLLEGE OFFERS BUT DECIDED TO WALK-ON AT THE U. OF ARIZONA.HE WON THE 500 FREE-STYLE IN LOS ANGELES AND RECEIVED A FULL RIDE. AFTER SEVERAL WINS HE WAS HONORED BY BEING NAMED ALL-AMERICAN.
GENE JENKINS SILVER GROVE CLASS OF 1946
BASEBALL-BASKETBALL
GENE EARNED 8 VARSITY LETTERS WHILE AT SILVER GROVE. HE HAD 4 IN BASKETBALL AND 4 IN BASEBALL. HE WAS THE 9TH REGION LEADING SCORER IN 1946 AVERAGING 17 POINTS PER GAME. HE WAS NAMED ALL-DISTRICT IN 1944, 1945, AND 1946 AND WAS NAMED ALL-REGION IN 1944, 1945 AND 1946.HE AWAS ALSO ALL-CONFERENCE ALL 3 YEARS. IN 1946 HE WAS NAMED ALL-STATE. IN ADDITION GENE COACHED AT ANDERSON HIGH SCHOOL IN OHIO.
JERRY PELLE NCC
SPONSOR
JERRY SPONSORED PELLES SOFTBALL FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HIS TEAMS WERE VERY WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST. THESE TEAMS PLAYED IN MANY KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENTS, AND SEVERAL REGIONAL, AND WORLD TOURNAMENTS. THEY WON SEVERAL LEAGUES AND LOCAL TOURNAMENTS THROUGH THE YEARS. HIS TEAMS PLAYED IN LEXINGTON AT SHILLITO PARK, IN ST. LOUIS,JOHNNY MACK FIELDS, ROLLING HILLS CAMP SPRINGS, BELLEVUE VETS, EXPRESSWAY PARK, RIVER SHORES, SOFTBALL CITY, GREEN MOUNTAIN, KOPLING PARK, AND IN MUNCIE, INDIANA.
SCOTTY McCARTER SILVER GROVE CLASS OF 1981
BASKETBALL-BASEBALL-SOFTBALL
SCOTTY EARNED 10 VARSITY LETTERS WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL. IN BASKETBALL SCOTTY AVERAGED 25 POINTS PER GAME AND 12 REBOUNDS DURING HIS SENIOR SEASON. HE WAS NAMED ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION, ALL-REGION, 2 TIMES, ALL-DISTRICT, 2 TIMES, ALL-CONFERENCE, 2 TIMES. IN BASEBALL, SCOTTY AVERAGED OVER .400 FOR HIS ENTIRE 5 YEAR CAREER AND COMPILED A 20-11 RECORD AS A PITCHER. HE WAS NAMED ALL-REGION, 2 TIMES, ALL-DISTRICT, 2 TIMES, AND ALL-CONFERENCE, 2 TIMES. HE RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY BASEBALL AT NKU. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE HELPED COACH THE SILVER GROVE BASEBALL TEAM FOR MANY YEARS. HE ALSO BECAME A WELL RESPECTED SOFTBALL PLAYER IN GREATER CINCINNATI.
TODD BITTER SILVER GROVE CLASS OF 1979
BASEBALL-BASKETBALL-SOFTBALL
TODD IMMEDIATELY GOT INTO COACHING. HE COACHED DOUBLE AA KNOTHOLE FOR MANY YEARS. HE COACHED MEN’S SOFTBALL TEAMS, AND CO-ED SOFTBALL TEAMS HIS TEAMS WON MANY SOFTBALL LEAGUES AND TOURNAMENTS, INCLUDING THE 1982 MEN’S KENTUCKY STATE TOURNAMENT. THIS TEAM WENT ON TO THE WORLD TOURNAMENT AND FINISHED 5Th IN THE NATION. TODD WAS NAMED TO SEVERAL ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS DURING HIS SOFTBALL CAREER. ADDITIONALLY TOOD ALSO UMPIRED SOFTBALL FOR 15 YEARS
