Hall of Fame
Roy King was a letterman in football, basketball and baseball at Eastern where he served as captain of the football and basketball teams in 1937-38.
Since his graduation from EKU in 1938, he served as a successful football and basketball coach at several different high schools in Kentucky and Florida, including Evarts (1938-42), Lloyd (1942-43), Hall High School in Harlan County (1943-44 & 1946-49), Winchester (1949-51), Cumberland (1952-55) and Largo in Florida (1955-59).
From 1959 until his retirement in 1973, King was employed as an athletic director and basketball coach at Dixie Hollins High School in Saint Petersburg, Florida. He won back-to-back state basketball titles at Dixie Hollins in 1961 and 1962 and was awarded certificate for meritorious service and lifetime membership by the Florida High School Coaches Association.
He was coach of the Kentucky East High School All-Star football team in 1941 and 1955 and directed the Florida South All-Star basketball team in 1962.
