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The old Huntington High School Gym, which has served as the school’s middle school gym for the past three decades, has been renamed in honor of a Huntington Township favorite son.
The middle school gym was renamed in honor of the late Kermit Vickers, during a ceremony held December 13th.
Kermit Vickers graduated from Huntington High School in 1959. A lifelong Huntsmen, Coach Vickers began coaching basketball at Huntington in 1980.
Up until his untimely passing on January 23, 2021 Kermit Vickers dedicated his life to the boys basketball program at Huntington.
Serving under 11 different head coaches, and 6 athletic directors Kermit Vickers spent 41 seasons on the sideline for Huntington basketball.
34 of those seasons were spent at the Junior High level. And, so, on this night Monday December 13th 2021 the Huntington Local Schools Athletic Department, along with the Board of Education, and Administration hereby dedicate the middle school basketball gymnasium to be henceforth known as “Kermit Vickers Gymnasium.”
Please join us in thanking the family of Coach Kermit Vickers for joining us tonight as we present the plaque to be hung in the gym to let all visitors and spectators know KV’s legacy will live on
MORE DETAILS ABOUT KERMIT VICKERS:
Inducted into the Huntington Local Schools Distinguished Athletic Service Award in 2003 (inaugural class).
Owner operator Custom Upholstery Shop designing interior for hot rods.
Played high school basketball for Hall of Famer George Barnes 1955-1959
Senior Year Ross County League Tournament Champions
Junior Year Ross County League Regular Season Champions
Soph Year 2nd Place Ross County League Regular Season
Frosh Year 2nd Place Ross County League Regular Season
70 wins in four years winningest class in HHS history
His memory will live on for years to come Bless you
Kermit was a true gentleman in every sense of the word. It was also never an easy task to go up against one of his teams as they would always be prepared and play hard. I always enjoyed talking to Kermit as friends whether on the court or just occasionally seeing him at any other place. I’m truly saddened to just now hear about his passing but at the same time very pleased to see that Huntington schools has honored such a fine man.