Family and friends of Harlan "Fats" Tolle were on hand this morning when Tolle's trophies from his playing days at Morehead State University and his framed jersey were presented to the university by Gerry Calvert who is handling Tolle's estate.
Tolle, a basketball and baseball star at MSU in the 1950s, died on May 4.
Tolle was the point guard on MSU's Ohio Valley Conference Championship teams in 1956 and 1957.
He was inducted into the MSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
Tolle was a 1950 graduate of Maysville High School. He returned to MHS to coach the Bulldogs for two seasons- 1966-67 and 1967-68.
Former Maysville High School and University of Kentucky basketball player Gerry Calvert presents Tolle's trophies to Brad Stephens, MSU Assistant Athletic Director for External Affairs, and Victoria Cable, Marketing and Promotions Coordinator.
Tolle's framed MSU Jersey
Former Maysville Bulldogs basketball playr Tommy Breeze and former University of Kentucky basketball manager Humzey Yessin.
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