Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame

The Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame for the U.S. state of Kentucky established in 1963. The hall "recognizes athletes and sports figures who were born in, or who played their respective sport, in the state of Kentucky." Individuals are inducted annually at a banquet in Louisville and receive a bronze plaque inside Louisville's Freedom Hall. Proceeds to the hall benefit the Kosair Charities. Honorees have included Louisville native Muhammad Ali;American football player and coach Bo McMillin (who played for Centre College in Danville, Kentucky); and basketball player and coach Pat Riley, who played in college for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.

The 2016 class, inducted in June, included American football player Shaun Alexander, basketball player Darel Carrier, college basketball coach Scott Davenport, basketball player Kyra Elzy, high school basketball coach Philip Haywood, Kentucky Wesleyan basketball play-by-play announcer Joel Utley, and the Lakeside Swim Club. Inducted in the 2015 class were tennis player Mel Purcell, women's basketball coach Paul Sanderford, basketball player Sharon Garland, college basketball manager Lloyd Gardner, Major League Baseball umpire Randy Marsh, track and field athlete Shandelier Boyd Smith, and Lexington's Keeneland Race Course.