Conversations with Danny Weddle

Episode 31 Kirby Wright

Kirby Wright played and coached baseball and basketball at Tollesboro High School. He was the principal at Orangeburg Elementary School, Straub Elementary School and Mason County High School. He was the first executive director of Buffalo Trace CASA.

Episode 30 Tom Duncan

Tom Duncan played sports at Oneida High School in Tennessee. He is a veteran. He helped revive the football program at Maysville High School in the 1960s and helped start football at Mason County High School in the 1970s. Duncan served as a volunteer assistant football coach at Mason County for several seasons. This interview was recorded in 2012.

Episode 29 Fred Hester

Fred Hester is a 1967 graduate of Mason County High School. He began his coaching career at Ripley. After coaching the Blue Jays, Hester was an assistant coach at Mason County before being promoted to head coach in 1991. In five seasons, Hester guided the Royals to three straight 10th Region titles and compiled a record of 127-32 (77.9%). He also served as golf coach and athletic director. This interview was recorded in 2016.

Episode 28 Kirby Bennett

Kirby Bennett is a 1975 graduate of Maysville High School. He played football, basketball and baseball at MHS and football at Western Kentucky University. He shares stories about playing at the high school and collegiate levels, coaching, mission work and more.

Episode 27 Gordon ”Gordy” Jones

Gordy Jones is a 1970 graduate of Maysville High School. He played baseball and football for the Bulldogs. He still plays softball. He is a pastor, author and college instructor.

Episode 26 Glenn Bishop

Glenn Bishop is a 1968 graduate of Maysville High School. He was the catcher on the Clover Leaf Class "A" team that won the National Knothole Invitational Tournament in 1966 and the star running back on Maysville's 1967 football team.

Episode 25 Henry Boone

Henry Boone is a 1969 graduate of Maysville High School. He talks about playing sports at Maysville High School and teaching and coaching at both Maysville and Mason County.

Episode 24 Tom Becherer

After playing football at the University of Kentucky, Tom Becherer was the head coach when Maysville High School revived its football program in 1967. Becherer was the Bulldogs' head coach from 1967 through 1971. He guided the Shelby County Rockets to a state championship in 1987 and was the defensive coordinator for Collins High School's 2013 state championship team. This episode is a portion of an interview that was recorded in 2013.

Episode 23 Kenny Cracraft

Kenny Cracraft, a 1965 graduate of Mason County High School, is 28th on the Royals' all-time scoring list with 994 career points. He shares stories about playing for basketball coaches William "Teence" Ryan and Herb Childers and baseball coach Allen Smith and the Royals' first season in The Fieldhouse. 

Episode 22 Bill Forman

Bill Forman was a standout basketball player at St. Patrick High School in the 1950s. He led the team in scoring his freshman, junior and senior seasons and is 29th on the Saints' all-time scoring list with 996 career points. After graduating from college, Forman was the head coach at St. Patrick for seven seasons. This interview was recorded in 2012.

Episode 21 Darrell Hill

Darrell Hill is a 1961 graduate of Maysville High School. He is a member of the Bulldogs' 1,000-point club and played on the University of Kentucky's 1961-62 freshman basketball team. Hill also was a member of Maysville High School's 1959 region champion golf team. 

Episode 20 Bob Hutchison

Bob Hutchison, a member of Maysville's 1958 state championship baseball team, is the winningest coach in the history of the Mason County Lady Royals basketball program. This interview was recorded in 2012.