Hall of Fame
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at TQL Stadium
Cincinnati Public Schools and the Athletic Department are ecstatic to announce the induction class for the 2025 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 16th, at TQL Stadium (home of FC Cincinnati).
5:00 pm – Doors Open / Cocktail Hour
6:00 pm – Dinner
6:30 pm – Award Ceremony
The Class of 2025 Living Athletes
Patsy Brogden (Taft, 1981), David Darden (Taft, 2008), Jasmine Davis (Hughes, 2009), Missy Mink (Goedde) (Walnut Hills, 1986), Dick Kuehn (Western Hills, 1957), Pamela Logan (Hughes, 1982), Kermit Smith Jr. (Withrow, 1978), and Janerio Spurlock (Aiken, 1998)
The Class of 2025 Coaches
Pat O’Brien (Football, Western Hills) and Fred Tudor (Football/Basketball/Cross Country, Walnut Hills and Hughes)
The Class of 2025 Posthumous Athletes
Harry Ballman (Withrow, 1928), Jack Blau (Central Vocational, 1950), Al Sandau (Hughes, 1905) and Robert Shurelds (Western Hills, 1992)
CPS Celebrates Rich Athletic Heritage
Cincinnati Public Schools' Athletic Hall of Fame perpetuates the memory of the exceptional scholar-athletes and coaches who brought honor to our schools over the years and who serve now as role models for present and future generations.
CPS and the Activities Beyond the Classroom (ABC) commemorate the heritage, spirit and significance of interscholastic sports, and the coaches and athletes who have contributed to the athletic programs at CPS' high schools. Their contributions have maintained pride in the community's athletic traditions and inspired others through outstanding athletic achievements.
Nominations are open to all male and female athletes and coaches, living or deceased, who have distinguished themselves in interscholastic athletic competition as part of a Cincinnati Public Schools high school team. Induction is based solely upon high school athletic accomplishments in sports officially recognized by the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Nominees must have demonstrated good citizenship while in high school and after leaving high school. All nominees (except coaches) must be out of high school for at least 10 years.
Two ways to Nominate Someone to the CPS Athletic Hall of Fame:
Cincinnati Public School's Athletic Hall of Fame
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- Class of 2018
- Class of 2017
- Class of 2016
- Class of 2015
- Class of 2014
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