Dave Billick was a multi-sport athlete for Lorain Admiral King High School from 1961 to 1964, excelling in both football and basketball for the Admirals.

On the gridiron, he was a three-year letterman, playing at offensive end and defensive tackle for Coach Tony Misko. Dave was a dependable, durable player and was named to the All-Buckeye Conference Defensive 2nd Team in his Senior year.

Basketball, however, was Billick's dominant sport. It is for these accomplishments on the basketball court that we welcome him into the Lorain Sports Hall of Fame.

The imposing 6ft. 8in., 250 pound pivot man was a two-year varsity letterman for the Admirals under Coach Al McConihe. As a junior, Dave led the team in scoring with a total of 232 points for an 11.4 average and also garnered a total of 219 rebounds. He was named to the Buckeye Conference All-Star Honorable Mention Team. Read More

Rick Hans

Outstanding athletes have many of the same qualities such as speed, strength and endurance. However, it is the little extra intangible that allows an outstanding athlete to become a great one. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s a dual sport star, Rick Hans, from Lorain High School was one of those great athletes. Rick was a speedy receiver and ultra-fast defensive back for the Steelmen. He also was outstanding in the sport of Track and Field.

A two year letter winner in football, the 1970 Lorain High School graduate, was named in 1969 to the 1s t Team All Buckeye Conference, 1st Team All District, the Plain Dealer Dream Team and 1st Team United Press International Class AA All Ohio defensive back. He also made special mention for the “Golden Helmet” award and honorable mention on the UPI All-American team. He set a Lorain High record for the longest touchdown reception of 95 yards against Cuyahoga Falls. He was a member of the 1,000 Black Tie Club and was the first Steelman to accumulate 2,000 points for his over-all performance on the gridiron. (points being awarded for interceptions, tackles, touchdowns, etc.) Read More

Aliceson Humphries

Aliceson Humphries participated in a variety of sports during her athletic career at Admiral King High School. From 1980 through 1984 she earned varsity letters for four years in track, three years in tennis, and two years in basketball.

In addition to her varsity letters, Ms. Humphries earned the “Most Valuable Player” awards in tennis and track during her junior and senior years. In track, she was also named the “Player with the Most Field Points” during her sophomore, junior and senior years. She also received the “AKHS Coaches Choice Award” during her senior year.

Her individual contributions to the track team allowed the Lady Admirals to capture first place in the Buckeye Conference League and first place at the Class AAA Regional Track Meet in 1983. Aliceson set many school and conference records in the shot put and discus events. She competed twice at state-level competitions and during her senior year placed fifth in state in the shot put. Aliceson continues to hold the 1984 record for throwing the discus at 134 feet and 3 inches. Read More

Kenneth Kohlmyer

Ken Kohlmyer demonstrated at a very early age that he had the skills and determination to become an outstanding athlete.

Ken started his sandlot baseball career as a pitcher and first baseman playing in the Little League as a seven year old. While he was technically too young, they just let him play and he became one of the league’s leading pitchers during his five year stay. Moving up to Class F in 1959, he and his teammates captured the State Championship with an undefeated season and he was a key member of the pitching staff. In 1961 and 1963, they won the State Championship in Class E and Class D respectively. He was also an exceptional basketball player at the Junior High level in the Lorain school system. Read More

Connie Livchak

Connie Livchak was in the right place at the right time when Title IX, the school supported athletic programs for females was finally mandated and Connie immediately took advantage of the opportunity to compete as a freshman.

She attended Lorain High School from 1974-1978 and earned thirteen varsity letters and one junior varsity letter during that time.

In tennis, she earned three varsity letters and was the team’s #1 singles for two years, and was the second seed in the Buckeye Conference season ending tournament in her senior year. She continued playing tennis on the courts in the summers in Lorain and was part of a doubles team that won the sixteen and under championship in the International Festival Tennis tournament in 1976 and finished first in the eighteen and under class in the same tournament in 1978. Read More

Robert Zaletel

Sometimes, one “gets ahead of himself.” In Bob Zaletel’s case, he graduated from Lorain High School at the tender age of sixteen and was playing Division 1 college basketball by the time he was seventeen. Having started school early and then skipping a grade, he was always competing against much older players during his multi-sport career.

During a three-year career on the baseball team as a first baseman, Bob was an integral part of the success of Coach Tony Misko’s Lorain High teams. His timely hitting helped them win two Buckeye Conference championships and they reached the 1957 state finals in Columbus prior to losing the championship game. Read More

Thomas Gray

It’s safe to say that Lorain boxing trainer Tom Gray has been viewed by more ring fans than any other conditioner in the long and illustrious history of Lorain County sports.

Over a near 15-year period that began in 1986, Gray’s rugged professional boxer-brothers, Carl “Stuff” Griffith Jr.and Mike “Hammer” Griffith, appeared and won a good percentage of their fights while being seen on Pay Per View (PPV), HBO, ESPN, ESPN2, Pay Per View in Europe, USA Network and the Spanish Television Network, among other TV outlets.

Gray trained Carl Griffith (28-2-2) from amateur to pro and went on to make him the International Boxing Congress World champion, as well as the United States Boxing Association World champion. Mike Griffith (23-8-0) got nearly as far, winning the IBC America title and also battling for the IBF World crown. Among the “big names” who fought either Carl or Mike during this period were Oscar De La Hoya, Paul Spadafora, Livingston Bramble, Harry Arroyo, Dezi Ford, Sergei Artemiev, Shey Neary and Roger Mayweather. Read More

Robert Telatnik

Bob Telatnik has been on the Lorain Sports scene all of his life. He started in the Lorain summer playground program and was subsequently active in amateur city baseball and basketball leagues.

He attended Lorain High School from 1945-49 and played varsity baseball and basketball for two years and was the leading hitter and scorer on both of those teams in his senior year.

Bob attended Kent State University and played and lettered in baseball for two years while pursuing a degree in Education. Read More

1987-88 Admirial King Basketball Team

The 1987-88 Admiral King team coached by Mitch Gillam has been the only Lorain City Schools boys basketball squad to accomplish a perfect 20-0 regular season. It was a quick, explosive team that scored in the 100’s five times. On the final night of the regular campaign, King set a county record 132 points in a game. Incredible is the fact the Admirals, with mainly substitutes on the floor, scored a record 48 points in the fourth quarter of that to win over North Ridgeville. Read More