Athlete – Basketball Julius Steele Berry was born July 18, 1939 in Lexington, Ky., to Edward and Clara M. Spencer Berry. One of 15 siblings, Julius first made his mark as an outstanding basketball player at the original Dunbar High School in the 1950s under the tutelage of the iconic Coach S.T. Roach. Widely known […]
Contributor – Baseball Mrs. Juanita Drake, 93, is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. She was born (in the home) and raised in the East End Neighborhood. She is the youngest and last living of a family of twelve children. Blessed to be the matriarch of presently four generations, Mrs. Drake is a former school crossing […]
Athlete – Jockey Three-time Kentucky Derby winner Isaac Burns Murphy was born January 2, 1861, to formerly enslaved parents in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Mr. Murphy’s father, Jerry Burns, enlisted in the 114th U.S. Colored Troops at Camp Nelson, and died from “camp fever” during his brief military service in the Civil War. After the death […]
Athlete – Football George Adams was raised on the west side of Lexington, the youngest of nine siblings and son of the late Ruth Adams and George Adams. He was a standout athlete in multiple sports at Winburn Junior High School. George then played both football and basketball at Lafayette High School, where he was […]
Official – Basketball Sports has always captured Don Byars’ interest and attention. Born in Louisville, Ky., Don’s mother, Edna Porter Byars, moved him and his two brothers, William (“Snake”) and Jack, and two sisters, Eurslyn and Katie, to her hometown of Millersburg, Ky., while he was young. Growing up in a small rural community did […]
Athlete – Baseball Derek Roszell Bryant, the son of Fred Bryant and Emma Mack, began his baseball journey in “The Big Field” of Aspendale. Discovered by Mr. Willie “Snooks” Williams, he started playing organized baseball at Douglass Park throughout his childhood and early teens. Then, moving on through Dunbar and Henry Clay High Schools, Derek […]
Coach – Cheer and Dance Dawn Duncan Walters started her coaching career with the Mary Todd Junior Pro cheerleaders when she was 16 years old. At this time, she was a cheerleader for Bryan Station High School. Upon graduating from Bryan Station in 1983, Dawn became a member of the original UK Dance Cats and […]
Athlete – Football Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Cornell Burbage Sr. took after his three older, athletically-talented brothers, Randell, Steven, and Phillip Burbage, by playing multiple sports including baseball, basketball, track, and football. With the grace of his loving wife, Alicia R. Burbage, Cornell’s athletic family lineage extended to his three sons: Cornell II, […]
Athlete – Football The son of Philip and Mary Carter Chenault, Chris comes from a sports family history in which his sister, Jill, and brothers, Philip and Kenneth, all excelled in sports through track and football as record holders and state champions. Chris learned to play football through the parks and recreation system at Castlewood […]
Coach – Basketball Lexington native Charles H. Livisay was a talented athlete who excelled in both basketball and tennis. Born in 1913, he attended the original Dunbar High School and graduated from Kentucky State University in 1935. Mr. Livisay taught one year at Dunbar High School in Mayfield, KY, followed by stints with Mammoth Life […]
