Today Warren Harding Cooper of Brooksville is being inducted into the North-Eastern Kentucky Basketball Officials Association Hall of Fame.

 

Warren Cooper was born in Brooksville and played on their 1939 state championship basketball team. He also coached his Dilce Combs team to the state tournament in 1954. What this Hall of Fame is really for is for his 36 years as a basketball official, reffing many high school and college basketball official. Also officiating 4 state tournaments making him the only person to play, coach, and officiate in the Sweet 16.

 

List of honors and awards:

-MSU's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985

-Dawahare's KHSAA Hall of Fame in 1990

-RCSHS's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2010

-10th Region Hall of Fame as a contibuter

-Named to the KABC Coaches Court of Honor in 2007

-Sweet Sixteen Official Hall of Fame in 1985

-Selected as the Outstanding Official by the NEKBOA in 1973.

-Rowan County School Board named the high school gym the "Warren H. Cooper Gymnasium" on February 8, 2002

Great honor for a great man! Had the honor of knowing Warren in his later years. Always enjoyed sitting down and talking basketball with him.