Famous athletes from middletown ohio
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by Bill Rogers
One of the many things Middletown residents have to take pride in is the plethora of amazing athletes that have been born, raised, and fostered in this city.
Other Middletown notables include Gay Brewer, a professional golfer on the PGA Tour from to and winner of the Masters Tournament.
Middletown is home to some of the biggest names in basketball, football and track and field in the state, country, and world. Middletown student athletes compete today in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, golf, swimming, tennis, track and field, cross country, volleyball and wrestling.
Perhaps Middletown's most famous alumni, Jerry Lucas is an NBA hall of famer, a gold-metal-winning Olympian, and now a world-renowned memory education expert.
In his time at Middletown High School, Jerry Lucas led the school through back-to-back undefeated seasons and Ohio state high school championships in and His team suffered their only loss in the state finals.
In his time playing for MHS he broke nearly every existing high school record.
While Lucas was offered more than athletic scholarships, he decided to go to Oh