Keith is Hall of Famer
Jan 6, 2006 6:22:41 GMT -5
Post by Jim Wilson on Jan 6, 2006 6:22:41 GMT -5
First Class Inducted into Athletic Hall of Fame
FROM LEFT: Doug Hines, Donna Burden-Owens Doug Pendygraft and Bobby Keith were the members of the first class to be inducted in the Lindsey Wilson Athletic Hall of Fame.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Three former student-athletes and a former men's basketball coach made up the first class that has been inducted into the Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Former basketball stars Doug Pendygraft, Bobby Keith, and Donna Burden-Owens were inducted along with former men's basketball head coach Doug Hines.
Hines, who was Lindsey Wilson's head coach from 1956-60, is still active as the head boys' basketball coach at Union County High School in Sturgis, Kentucky. He recalled with fondness his Blue Raider teams that compiled a record of 109-45 and reached the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament in 1959 and '60.
"We had some great teams back in those days," Hines said. "We routinely beat the freshman teams of some of the finest NCAA Division I basketball programs in the country. Doug Pendygraft and Bobby Keith were two of the better players we had, and they are also two of the finest gentlemen I've ever had the pleasure of knowing."
Pendygraft played at Lindsey Wilson from 1958-60, earning NJCAA first-team All-America honors in 1960. He was also voted MVP of the 1960 NJCAA National Tournament after scoring a record 63 points in a game and leading the Blue Raiders to a third-place finish. The Parksville, Kentucky, native went on to play two years for the legendary Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky.
"Lindsey Wilson has always been a very special place to me," said Pendygraft, who currently works for the Lincoln County Board of Education in Stanford, Kentucky. "I have a lot of fond memories of my days as a player, and I'm very honored to be going into the Hall of Fame."
Keith was known as a defensive specialist on Lindsey Wilson's 1959 and '60 teams that finished fourth and third, respectively, in the NJCAA National Tournament. He later spent 28 years as the head boys' basketball coach at Clay County High School in his hometown of Manchester, Kentucky, compiling 767 wins, which is third-most in state history. His 86.1 winning percentage is a state record.
"I can honestly say the success I've enjoyed in life would not have been possible if not for Coach Doug Hines and Lindsey Wilson College," Keith said. "If Coach Hines and Lindsey Wilson had not provided me with a full scholarship, it would have been difficult for me to even afford to go to college. I'm very honored and humbled to be included in this first Hall of Fame class."
Burden-Owens signed with Lindsey Wilson in 1988 after a very successful high school basketball career at Ohio County High School, near her hometown of Centertown, Kentucky. The sharp-shooting forward went on to become Lindsey Wilson's all-time leading scorer (male or female) with 2,233 points. Burden-Owens was named All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference and All-NAIA District 32 in 1990, '92, and '93. She also established a Lindsey Wilson women's basketball record when she scored 46 points in a single game. She is now an English teacher and the head girls' softball coach at Taylor County High School in Campbellsville, Kentucky.
"When I first came to Lindsey Wilson I never would have dreamed of being included in the Hall of Fame," Burden-Owens said. "My career got off to kind of a rocky start my freshman year. We started the season 1-12 that year, but we showed a lot of improvement and managed to finish with a .500 record.
"After that, things just seemed to take off for me and Lindsey Wilson became like a home to me. I'm really honored to be going into the Hall of Fame and I'd like to personally thank the coaches -- Dean Adams and John Wethington -- who brought me here and made all this possible."
Plaques honoring the Lindsey Wilson College Hall of Fame inductees are on display in the Cralle Student Union Building.
"We're really pleased to be inducting such a prestigious group in our first Hall of Fame class," said Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Director Bill Elder. "All four members represented Lindsey Wilson with class and dignity, and they've gone on to great careers in their chosen fields.
"Lindsey Wilson College has a great athletic tradition, and we're going to continue to recognize that by honoring our most successful student-athletes and athletic department personnel in the Hall of Fame in years to come."
FROM LEFT: Doug Hines, Donna Burden-Owens Doug Pendygraft and Bobby Keith were the members of the first class to be inducted in the Lindsey Wilson Athletic Hall of Fame.
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Three former student-athletes and a former men's basketball coach made up the first class that has been inducted into the Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Hall of Fame.
Former basketball stars Doug Pendygraft, Bobby Keith, and Donna Burden-Owens were inducted along with former men's basketball head coach Doug Hines.
Hines, who was Lindsey Wilson's head coach from 1956-60, is still active as the head boys' basketball coach at Union County High School in Sturgis, Kentucky. He recalled with fondness his Blue Raider teams that compiled a record of 109-45 and reached the National Junior College Athletic Association National Tournament in 1959 and '60.
"We had some great teams back in those days," Hines said. "We routinely beat the freshman teams of some of the finest NCAA Division I basketball programs in the country. Doug Pendygraft and Bobby Keith were two of the better players we had, and they are also two of the finest gentlemen I've ever had the pleasure of knowing."
Pendygraft played at Lindsey Wilson from 1958-60, earning NJCAA first-team All-America honors in 1960. He was also voted MVP of the 1960 NJCAA National Tournament after scoring a record 63 points in a game and leading the Blue Raiders to a third-place finish. The Parksville, Kentucky, native went on to play two years for the legendary Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky.
"Lindsey Wilson has always been a very special place to me," said Pendygraft, who currently works for the Lincoln County Board of Education in Stanford, Kentucky. "I have a lot of fond memories of my days as a player, and I'm very honored to be going into the Hall of Fame."
Keith was known as a defensive specialist on Lindsey Wilson's 1959 and '60 teams that finished fourth and third, respectively, in the NJCAA National Tournament. He later spent 28 years as the head boys' basketball coach at Clay County High School in his hometown of Manchester, Kentucky, compiling 767 wins, which is third-most in state history. His 86.1 winning percentage is a state record.
"I can honestly say the success I've enjoyed in life would not have been possible if not for Coach Doug Hines and Lindsey Wilson College," Keith said. "If Coach Hines and Lindsey Wilson had not provided me with a full scholarship, it would have been difficult for me to even afford to go to college. I'm very honored and humbled to be included in this first Hall of Fame class."
Burden-Owens signed with Lindsey Wilson in 1988 after a very successful high school basketball career at Ohio County High School, near her hometown of Centertown, Kentucky. The sharp-shooting forward went on to become Lindsey Wilson's all-time leading scorer (male or female) with 2,233 points. Burden-Owens was named All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference and All-NAIA District 32 in 1990, '92, and '93. She also established a Lindsey Wilson women's basketball record when she scored 46 points in a single game. She is now an English teacher and the head girls' softball coach at Taylor County High School in Campbellsville, Kentucky.
"When I first came to Lindsey Wilson I never would have dreamed of being included in the Hall of Fame," Burden-Owens said. "My career got off to kind of a rocky start my freshman year. We started the season 1-12 that year, but we showed a lot of improvement and managed to finish with a .500 record.
"After that, things just seemed to take off for me and Lindsey Wilson became like a home to me. I'm really honored to be going into the Hall of Fame and I'd like to personally thank the coaches -- Dean Adams and John Wethington -- who brought me here and made all this possible."
Plaques honoring the Lindsey Wilson College Hall of Fame inductees are on display in the Cralle Student Union Building.
"We're really pleased to be inducting such a prestigious group in our first Hall of Fame class," said Lindsey Wilson College Athletic Director Bill Elder. "All four members represented Lindsey Wilson with class and dignity, and they've gone on to great careers in their chosen fields.
"Lindsey Wilson College has a great athletic tradition, and we're going to continue to recognize that by honoring our most successful student-athletes and athletic department personnel in the Hall of Fame in years to come."