2014 Kentucky Mr. Football Elijah Sindelar
A Kentucky Mr. Football and a national champion are included in the newest class of the Caldwell County Football Hall of Fame.
The seven newest members will be honored at Caldwell’s home football game against Murray on Friday, Oct. 18. (Note: This is a change from the originally announced date of Sept. 20 against McCracken County.)
The list features Elijah Sindelar, Jaylen Boyd, Justin Grooms, Evans Wells, Kyler Kendall, Drake VanHooser and Bob Hayes.
Sindelar was named the state’s Mr. Football in 2014 after setting the state record for career touchdown passes and finishing second on the all-time passing yardage list. He holds virtually every Caldwell passing record. Sindelar later played quarterback at Purdue University.
Boyd, who played in the same backfield as Sindelar at Caldwell, is the only Tiger to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season, running for 2,041 yards in Caldwell’s state runner-up season of 2012. He is second on Caldwell’s career rushing list. Boyd later won an NAIA national championship as the starting running back at Lindsey Wilson College.
Grooms and Wells were both seniors on Caldwell’s 1998 state championship team. That squad went 14-1 and beat Danville 38-28 in the state finals in Louisville. Wells had an interception to nail down the state championship victory. Grooms was part of Caldwell’s stellar linebacker corps.
Kendall was the center on Caldwell’s 2012 state runner-up squad and helped anchor the offensive line for some of the Tigers’ highest-scoring teams in school history. Caldwell averaged 50.8 points a game his senior season of 2014 and 48.9 points in 2013. Kendall went on to play football at Georgetown College.
VanHooser, a 2015 Caldwell grad, was a standout defensive end for the Tigers. He recorded 75 tackles as a senior, including 19 for a loss. VanHooser later played college football at Murray State University.
Hayes is being inducted as a contributor to the Tiger football program. A longtime member of the chain crew for Caldwell home football games, Hayes moved to the broadcast booth and spent most of the last decade calling games on WPKY Radio.
CALDWELL COUNTY FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
2024—Elijah Sindelar, Jaylen Boyd, Justin Grooms, Evans Wells, Kyler Kendall, Drake VanHooser, Bob Hayes
2023—Paul Copeland, David Feagan, Mo Hollowell, John Mark Hutcheson, Ricky Robinson, Craig Wyatt, Frankie Brown
2022—Billy Hooks, Tez Sivils, Cole Webster, Andrew Webster, Brock Thomas, Will Brown, Brian Davis, Matt Tittle, Chris George
2021—John Boyd, Brett Hawkins, Eric Faughn, Matt Wilson, Dean Sears, Jason Asher, Ralph Sharp
2020—Rodney Bell, Brandon Sigler, Kent Wells, Donovan Dame, Timmy Beshear, Ben VanHooser, Earl Hammond
2019—Will Barnes, Cameron Williams, Marc Kanipe, Bob Hudson, Chad Lane, Gary Goodaker
2018—Carl Copeland, Jason Faughn, Garrick Sigler, Chris Cochran, Mark Hooks, William Fralick, Dann Hughes
2017—Ken Barrett, Bradley Stallins, Stan Hudson, Mark Barnes, Ken Argo, Andy Davis, Kelly Tinsley, Todd Griffin
2010—Ronnie Ladd, Chris Childress, Philip Phelps, Rumsey Taylor Jr.
2009—Junior McGowan, Stewart Childress, Kelly Davis, Jerrold Fuqua
2008—1998 Class 2A state championship team
2007—Randy Bruce, Byron Copeland, David Stephens
2006—Trevor Aikins, Eddy Hawkins, Bryan Jaggers, Dexter Lander
2005—Bart Griffith, George “Bubs” Harralson, Cray Lewis, John H. Stevens
2004—Dimitri McGowan, Steve P’Pool, Dickie Thomas
2003—Don Reid, Dixie Jones, Johnny McCalister, Pat Gates
2002—Billy Joe Grooms, Ron Hunter, Norman Jackson, Johnny Stone
2001—Michael Brown, Trice Hughes, Steve Kukahiko, Waynee McGowan
2000—Mark Blackburn, Twyman Boren, William F. “Bill” Brown, Norman Carner, David Mallory
1999—Larry Curling, Bobby Franklin, Joby Loftus, Wayne Sweeney
1998—Everett Cherry, Gary Childress, Chip Hutcheson, Dickie McCalister, Sammy Newsom, Clarence Robinson
1997—Neal Cummins, Tony Franklin, Bill Giannini, Leslie “Moe” Mallory, Donnie Miller
1996—David Barnes, Carrell Boyd, Tommy Giannini, David Mitchell, Chris Lewis, Gid Shelby Pool, William “Chick” Walker
1995—Tommy Atwood, Craig Clayton, Jimmy Johnson, Pete Moore, Garnett Scott
1994—Bill Henry Cartwright, Randy Dorroh, John Hopper, Richie Hughes, Johnny Jaggers, Rayburn Pickering, Dennis Tomek
1993—Marvin Copeland, Charlie Davis, Hayden Kelly, Ronald “Duck” Lacey, David “Gut” Lewis, Charlie Mitchell, Oscar Mitchell, 1963 Class 2A state championship team
1992—Jackie Crider, Hollis Curling, Scottie Edwards, Al Giordano, Ray “Red Rider” Hammonds
1991—Dr. Ralph Cash Sr., Fred Clayton, Kerry Curling, Joe Jaggers, Wayne Kelly, Gladys Knott, Ed Settle, Irl Stevens, Rumsey Taylor Sr.
