Danville High School Hall of Fame
Induction Class of 2015
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Excelled in football and basketball
Starting guard on the 1934 basketball team which lost in the state finals
Selected to the State All-Tournament Team
1933 & 1934
Awarded Outstanding Leadership Award at State Tournament - 1934
Attended Washington & Lee
All Southern Conference 1937 & 1938
1938 Madison Square Garden 2nd Team All-American
Played professionally for the Washington Heurichs Brewers in the ABL 1938-40
Runner-up Regional 100 Yard Dash as a sixth grader & 2nd Place in the 1 Mile Relay
1978
Regional Champion -100 Yard Dash, 880 Yard Medley Relay, and 440 Yard Relay
1979
State 4th Place in 100 Yard Dash and 5th Place in 880 Yard Medley Relay--1979
CKC 2nd Place 800 Meter Medley relay Team, & 3rd Place in the 200 Meter Dash 1980
Regionals Champion 220 Yard Dash, 440 Yard Relay, 880 Yard Medley Relay Team, and 100 Yard Dash--1980
Member of first State Track Championship Team. 1st Place 100 Meter Dash, 2nd Place 200 Meter Dash, 3rd Place 400 Meter Relay Team & 4th Place 800 Meter Medley Relay Team --1981
Regional Champion 400 Meter Relay Team, 2nd Place 100 Meter Dash, 1st Place 800 Meter Relay Team, 2nd Place 200 Meter Dash --1981
State 3rd Place 100 Meter Dash, 2nd Place 400 Meter Relay, 2nd Place 800 Meter Relay Team -- 1982
Regionals Champion 800 Meter Relay, 100 Meter Dash, 400 Meter Relay, & Runner-up 200 Meter Dash --1982State Champion 100 Meter Dash, 200 Meter Dash, 400 Meter Relay Team, & 800 Meter Relay Team --1983
Sectional 1st Place in the 200 Meter Dash, 400 Meter Relay Team, 100 Meter Dash & 800 Meter Relay 1983
Regionals 1st Place in the 200 Meter Dash, 100 Meter Dash, 400 Meter Relay, and 800 Meter Relay --1983
CKC Championship -- 3rd Place in the 200 Meter Dash, 2nd Place in the 100 Meter Dash, and 1st Place in the 400 Meter Relay -- 1983
Broke the school record in 100 meter dash 12.28 --1983
CKC Championship 1st Place 400 Meter Relay, 800 Meter Relay, 100 Meter Dash --1984
Regionals Runner-up in the 100 Meter and 200 Meter Dash, 1st Place in the 800 Meter Relay and 400 Meter Relay--1984
State 2nd Place in the 400 Meter Relay, 1st Place in the 800 Meter Relay, and 3rd Place in the 200 Meter Dash 1984
During his long coaching career he has given of himself much effort that led to many outstanding contributions to his athletes, his teams, and his school. - Coach E. G. Plummer
Poochie was a team member of the Track & Field team and Football team.Volunteer for Girls and Boys Track & Field team
Girls Track & Field State Championship--1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Girls Track & Field State Championship Runner-Up -- 1982Boys Track & Field State Championship -- 1988, 1989, 1990
Boys Track & Field Indoor State Championship --1989, 1990 Runner Up 2007
Coached and developed several state shot put champions
Volunteer for the Football teamState Football Champions -- in 1984, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003 Runner up in 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006
The only person ever involved in 27 State Titles and Runner Ups in the history of DHS
Inducted into the Kentucky Track & Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame -2013
Coaches served along-side: Track and field Beverly Durham, E.G. Plummer, J.H. Atkins, Angela Taylor, Marcus Stallworth and Sadie GambrelFootball Steel Harmon, Tom Duffy and Sam Harp
Special Recognition Category/Long-time Groundskeeper Extraordinaire and Supporter/DHS Class 1971.
For services from 1991-21)
Danny is a 1971 graduate of Danville High School. For decades he has been a Good Will Ambassador for the Danville Schools and the Danville Board of Education. His love for Athletics and field preparation through volunteering started and has continued through several generations of Danville coaches. Every coach from football to soccer, baseball, girl's softball, and cross-country has felt his love and presence. Simply focusing only on the Rice Mountjoy field, there are more than 80 individual events where Danny has maintained what is considered the finest grass surface in the entire state of Kentucky. Coaches, athletic directors, and members of boards of education, yearly visit Danville sports fields to try to duplicate his results. The University of Kentucky sends representatives from other schools, their classes and students to view his accomplishments. Danny attends classes every year with the professors of the University of Kentucky Turf Management for continuing education.
Danny officially became a full-time employee of the Danville Schools around 1991. The job of maintaining the playing fields is a 24-7, 365-day-a-year responsibility. More simply put, besides sleep, he can always be located on Admiral Turf in the Danville School District. Among Danny's many awards include but are not limited to: In 1998 he received the district-wide Apple Award, presented by the district-wide faculty. This award was in recognition of the hours of volunteerism he gave to the district to benefit all Danville students. In 2002, he received the KSD Distinguish Service Award for years of preparing their playing fields for athletic completion. In 2007, the Danville Board of Education presented Danny with the Ultimate Grounds Keeper Award. In 2009, he received the R. Quinn Bailey Outstanding Award for years of service above and beyond any reasonable contribution. In 2015, Danny was inducted into the Danville High School Athletic Hall of Fame. His induction was honored under the category of Honorary Member. This recognized one's contribution of material or non-material equity that has had a lasting effect on the Athletic program.
Soccer
In 1993, as a freshman, he was a starter on the soccer team
In 1994, as a sophomore, he was named a member of the Bryan Station Invitational All-Tournament Team, and a member of the 20th
District All-Tournament Team
In 1995, as a junior, he was awarded Honorable Mention All-State, MVP for DHS, and Central Kentucky Soccer Conference's Player of the Year
In 1996, as a senior, he was named Second Team All-State, DHS MVP, and named to the 20th District All-Tournament Team10th in game winning goals (7 goals), 7th in career goals (48), and 8th in total points (115)
Swimming
Two Regional Championships in Swimming; including a current school record for both 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Freestyle Relay."
Co MVP 1994
#5 on the KHSAA yards/Rush Ave 13.3 -- 1993
Honorable Mention All-State
All-Area Team
Member of State Championship Team -- 1991, 1992, & 1994"
Baseball
5 year starter
Finished with a school record of 53 stolen bases in only 33 games during the 1990 season
On-base percentage of .630
Best batting average of .438 & .484 during two of the 5 seasons
Semi-State All-Tournament Team in 1989, 1990, & 1991
Basketball
Starting point guard 3 consecutive years
assist & steals leader for 3 years
Set the Single Seasons Steal Record
Member of the All-Area Basketball team in 1989 & 1990
Led DHS to the Regional Title advancing to the Sweet Sixteen Tournament 1989-1990
Team Captain - Junior and Senior seasons
Upon Graduation received a baseball scholarship to play at Georgetown College where he became a letterman and starter as a freshman.
He transferred to Maryville College and lettered in basketball for the final 3 seasons of his collegiate career. Scott was team Captain of the Maryville Basketball Team his senior season.