Six Wildcats to be Inducted into LAASHOF
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame (LAASHOF) will induct its 2024 class this weekend, including six former Kentucky Wildcats who shined in several different sports collegiately for UK Athletics.
Those with ties to UK Athletics include Sherry Ballew Agee, C.B. Akins, Tracye Davis, Winston Guy, Michelle Williams Johnson and Littleton Ward. More information on each inductee is listed below.
Guy and Ward were letterwinners for the Kentucky football program, while Davis played women’s basketball for the Wildcats. Ballew Agee and Williams Johnson were track athletes, while Akins has been very involved on the administrative side at the University of Kentucky.
The 2024 inductees were nominated by the public and hand selected by the founding members of LAASHOF. Fans can support the Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame by donating at laashof.com.
Sherry Ballew Agee
Sherry Ballew Agee was ahead of her time athletically back in the 1970s. She was a star at Bryan Station High School before going to Tennessee State University. She eventually came back home to the University of Kentucky in 1976 and participated with UK track and field. She graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in health and physical education/fitness from UK in 1978.
C.B. Akins
A vital part of the Lexington community for many decades, C.B. Akins graduated with honors from the University of Kentucky in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in social work. In 2011, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear appointed Akins to the UK Board of Trustees, where he was instrumental in the board’s approval of Kentucky Proud Park and took part in the groundbreaking ceremony. He also served as a staff advisor for the UK football team.
Tracye Davis
Tracye Davis was a four-year star for the Kentucky women’s basketball program under head coach Sharon Fanning. Her senior year in 1991, she helped Kentucky get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1986. Davis played all three perimeter positions for UK in 1991, leading the team with 4.3 assists per game. At the conclusion of her career, she was fifth all-time in program history in assists and sixth all-time in steals. Her best career performance came in 1991 against nationally ranked Ole Miss, scoring a career-high 29 points on 12-of-12 shooting from the free throw line. Davis was second-team All-SEC as a junior.
Winston Guy
Winston Guy had a fantastic four-year career at the University of Kentucky before being drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. For his career, Guy totaled 297 tackles, five interceptions and nine pass breakups. He also returned 19 kickoffs during career with an average of 25.0 yards per return. He helped the Wildcats to three bowl appearances, the AutoZone Liberty Bowl following the 2008 season, the 2009 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl and the BBVA Compass Bowl after the 2010 season. Guy was an All-Southeastern Conference performer his senior and junior seasons.
Michelle Williams Johnson
Michelle Williams Johnson was a very accomplished high school track athlete attending Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington, Kentucky. She continued her impressive career at UK under then-assistant coach Edrick Floreal. Williams Johnson put together an impressive career while with the Wildcats, setting the 55m hurdle record. One of her best performances was winning the 200-meter and 100-meter hurdles at the 2001 Cardinal Open in Louisville.
Littleton Ward
Littleton Ward played in 40 career games for Kentucky, totaling 124 tackles with 12 pass breakups and one tackle-for-loss. Ward came to UK from Bryan Station High School in 1993, earning Most Valuable Defensive Scout Team Award his redshirt freshman season with the Wildcats. After seeing mostly time on special teams in 1994, he moved into a more familiar role with the UK defense in 1995 as a sophomore and then a starting role in 1996. He was a member of the SEC Good Works Team and earned the CATS All-Around Student Award in the spring of 1996.
About LAASHOF
The Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame, Inc. (LAASHOF, Inc., pronounced “lay-shoff”) is comprised of a group of like-minded individuals who believe our local African-American sports heroes deserve to be commemorated in a special way. We are a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation striving to uplift, unite, and reinvigorate our community by shining the spotlight on our sports stars from days gone by.
