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FHS Hall of Fame ’24 & Service Award couple

  • Service Award honorees Kippie and Dr. Tom Lowry (center and right), volunteered hundreds of hours for years on end helping the highly successful Farragut track & field program — led by multi state championship-winning coach Bill Parker (left in the photo), an FHS and Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Famer — along with the couple’s equally passionate service with cross-country teams. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Ben Bosse, right (2005-basketball), honored by Donald Dodgen, his former Admirals basketball skipper and current FHS athletic director who’s also a Hall of Fame member. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Julia Hsu, right (2010-tennis), honored by former FHS coach Susan Davidson, a Hall of Fame Committee member. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Craig Humberd, left (1989, baseball), honored by John Heatherly, his former FHS baseball head coach who’s also a Hall of Fame member. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Brad Jones, right (2006-swimming), honored by Bill Parker, FHS Hall of Fame Committee co-chair. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Lori Simerly Propst, right (2003-track, basketball, volleyball), honored by Kellie Ivens, her former Lady Admirals track & field head coach who’s also a Hall of Fame member. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Mimi Slagle Rust (2005-volleyball), honored by David Moore, her former Lady Admirals volleyball head coach who’s also a Hall of Fame member. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Danielle Spetar Ashley (2001-softball, basketball), honored by David Moore, her former FHS softball head coach and Hall of Fame Committee co-chair. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • Danny Vest, right (1990, baseball, football), honored by former FHS coach Benny Lyle, Vest’s former Ads football offensive coordinator. - Photos by Alan Sloan

  • A group shot of Farragut High School Hall of Fame Class of 2024, and this year’s Service Award winners, prior to the annual ceremony, held this year on Saturday evening, Feb. 10, in the school’s Commons. Far left, seated and standing, are Dr. Tom and Kippie Lowry, Service Award winners. Others seated, from left, are Hall of Fame inductees Lori Simerly Propst (Class of 2003), Mimi Slagle Rust (Class of 2005), Danielle Spetar Ashley (Class of 2001) and Julia Hse (Class of 2010). Others standing, from left, are Brad Jones (Class of 2006), Ben Bosse (Class of 2005), Craig Humberd (Class of 1989) and Danny Vest (Class of 1990). - Photos by Alan Sloan

February 14, 2024 by Alan Sloan

Eight former Farragut High School star athletes and one coach were inducted into FHS Sports Hall of Fame, the Class of 2024, during the Hall’s annual ceremony, this year falling on Saturday evening, Feb. 10, in the school’s Commons.

Though Dennis Lindsay couldn’t be at the ceremony, this highly successful Lady Admirals soccer and FHS boys soccer head coach also was a Class of ’24 inductee.

Serving 26 years as FHS girls soccer skipper, Lindsay compiled 447 wins and led five of his teams to finish as a TSSAA state runner-up. “He was named the District Coach of the Year nine times, the Region Coach of the Year 12 times and in 2004 was honored as the State Coach of the Year,” event Emcee Erik Gerhardt said during his ceremony address of Lindsay’s accomplishments.

Moreover, “‘Dennis was instrumental in Farragut getting a dedicated soccer field and making it the first-class facility it is today,’” Gerhardt quoted Natalie Sisk, who coached with Lindsay and who’s also an FHS Hall of Famer, as saying.

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