Watch: Lexington Herald-Leader reveals 2023 Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year award winner
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2023 Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year
The Lexington Herald-Leader revealed the winner of its 43rd annual Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year award on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Click below to read more about the winner of the 2023 honor, view the complete voting totals and see reaction from the media members who contributed to the balloting.
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He dethroned a ‘King.’ Travis Perry is the 2023 Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year.
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Watch: Lexington Herald-Leader reveals 2023 Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year award winner
The Lexington Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com are proud to announce the winner of the 43rd annual Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year Award this morning.
Watch the video above to see who came out on top in a vote of 130 sports media members from across Kentucky.
The top three finalists for the 2023 award were Transylvania University women’s basketball coach Juli Fulks, Lyon County High School basketball star Travis Perry and former North Laurel High School and current University of Kentucky basketball standout Reed Sheppard.
Visit Kentucky.com shortly for additional details about the winner, bios of the top 10 vote-getters and the overall voting statistics compiled by Herald-Leader sports columnist Mark Story.
And congratulations to the winner.
This story was originally published January 30, 2024 at 9:01 AM.
