Randall Cobb, Tayshaun Prince headline 2025 Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame class
Two former University of Kentucky stars will headline the 2025 Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame class.
Former UK football star Randall Cobb and basketball star Tayshaun Prince were named to the 2025 class Tuesday alongside former gymnastics athlete, coach and official Carole Liedtke and trapshooting legend Nora Martin Ross. The 2025 Hall of Fame class will be honored at Freedom Hall in Louisville on Sept. 23.
“The KSHOF Class of 2025 honors four exceptional individuals who represent a wide range of sports and occupations — each having made a major impact on sports in the commonwealth and nationally,” Louisville sports commission president and CEO Greg Fante said in a news release announcing the class. “This year’s inductees have worked diligently to make a difference in their respective areas. And we are proud to celebrate their achievements in Freedom Hall, home of the KSHOF’s official enshrinement gallery.”
The class was voted on by a panel of 15 sports media professionals from across the state.
Here is a closer look at the 2025 Hall of Fame class:
Randall Cobb (football)
A 2010 All-American at UK, Cobb broke the Southeastern Conference single-season record for all-purpose yards (2,396) that season. In three years at UK, playing wide receiver, quarterback and kick returner, Cobb totaled 4,674 all-purpose yards and 37 touchdowns. He went on to spend 13 seasons in the NFL. Cobb was named a 2014 Pro Bowler. He totaled 10,817 all-purpose yards with 58 touchdowns in his NFL career.
Carole Liedtke (gymnastics)
A Louisville native, Liedtke competed for Louisville Turners, Louisville YMCA, Louisville Gymnastics, Pleasure Ridge Park High School and the University of Louisville before starting a coaching career that included three state championships for Moore High School and six regional championships at U of L. She served as a gymnastics judge for 57 years and owned the Barnastics school for 10 years.
Tayshaun Prince (basketball)
A two-time All-American at UK, Prince was named SEC Player of the Year in 2001. Prince ranks eighth on Kentucky’s career scoring list (1,775 points) and was a key player on three Sweet 16 squads. After being picked in the NBA draft’s first round in 2002, Prince spent 14 seasons in the NBA. He averaged 11.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a professional and received Defensive Player of the Year votes in four different seasons. He won the 2004 NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons and the 2008 Olympic gold medal. Prince now works in the Memphis Grizzlies front office.
Nora Martin Ross (trapshooting)
A Paris native, Ross became the first woman to earn a Grand American Championship title in 1991. She is a 34-time Amateur Trapshooting Association All-American and was inducted into the National Trap Shooting Hall of Fame in 1999 at 38 years old. Ross won more than 230 trapshooting titles in Kentucky and hundreds of regional and national titles. She holds the all-around average ever attained by a female shooter.