Cincinnati Public Schools and Activities Beyond the Classroom are ecstatic to announce the induction class for the 2023 CPS Athletics Hall of Fame. These individuals were nominated for their accomplishments throughout their careers as CPS student athletes or coaches.
The inductees will be honored with an awards banquet, held on Thursday, October 5th, at TQL Stadium (home of FC Cincinnati).
5:30 pm – Doors open / cocktail hour
6:30 pm – Buffet style dinner is served
7:00 pm – Award ceremony beginsare
Tickets are available for purchase, at $40 each, and can be purchased here: https://t.ly/Mkhec
*Please note: Tickets must be purchased in advance, and will NOT be available for purchase at the door.
*Ticket sales will end at approximately 5:00 PM on Monday, October 2nd.
Living Athletes:
Gail Ash – Hughes – c/o 1986 – Basketball
John Deininger- Central Vocational – c/o 1957 – Diving
BJ Lowery – Hughes – c/o 2010 – Track & Field, Football, Basketball, & Baseball
Linwood Marshall- Western Hills – c/o 1979 – Football
Linda Norwell – Walnut Hills – c/o 1973 – Basketball
Mike Raita – Aiken – c/o 1976 – Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, & Football
Ed Shuttlesworth – Woodward – c/o 1970 – Football
Kristie Veneman (Bradshaw) – Western Hills – c/o 1986 – Volleyball, Swimming, Softball
Coaches:
Coach Jack “Bear” Campbell – Football – Woodward (1962-1978), Walnut Hills (1979-1985)
Coach Lannis Timmons – Basketball – Western Hills (1995-2001), Woodward (2003-2013), Oyler (2017-2018)
Post-Humous:
Lucinda Applebury (Farris) – Aiken – c/o 1985 – Track & Field
Brian “Bam” Frazier- Woodward – c/o 1982 – Football & Baseball
Ralph Crosthwaite – Western Hills – c/o 1954 – Basketball
Donald Rosenthal – Hughes – c/o 1950 – Swimming
To view previously inducted classes of the CPS Athletic Hall of Fame, please click here: https://www.cps-k12.org/Page/590
