Legendary Mason County coach Allen Feldhaus died this morning

Legendary Mason County boys' basketball coach Allen Feldhaus Sr. died this morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 77.

Feldhaus was a basketball, baseball and football star at Boone County High School.

He played basketball for Adolph Rupp at the University of Kentucky. He was a catcher on the UK baseball team and played minor league baseball in the Washington Senators farm system.

Feldhaus' first coaching job was at Russell County. He was hired as Mason County's coach in 1975.

Feldhaus guided the Royals to their first 10th Region championship in 1981. That team was the state runner-up.

The 1981-82 team won its first 31 games before losing to Virgie in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament.

Feldhaus also guided the Royals to 10th Region championships in 1985 and 1987.

In 16 seasons at Mason County, Feldhaus compiled a 325-136 record. His teams won nine district titles. He is the winningest coach at Mason County.

Feldhaus coached the 1982 Kentucky All-Star team in the annual series with the Indiana All-Stars.

He was twice named the Courier-Journal Kentucky Coach of the Year and won the Kentucky Post Coach of the Year two times.

Feldhaus picked up his 500th career victory in 1990.

He also coached baseball and served as athletic director at Mason County.

Feldhaus coached his three sons at Mason County. All three played in the state tournament. Allen Jr. is the head coach at Madison Central. He guided the Indians to the 2013 state championship. Willie is the head coach at Male. Deron played at UK and he is one of the "Unforgettables."

Feldhaus owned Kenton Station Golf Course with his wife, Lee Anne, and his youngest son, Deron.

I had the pleasure of having Coach Feldhaus as a teacher his first year at Mason County. Then, when I was starting my play-by-play career, I was blessed to call Mason County's games during those fantastic seasons in the 1980s. Coach Feldhaus could not have been nicer to me. It was an honor to work with a legend.

Here is a link to Coach Feldhaus' obituary




(Updated to include information about Coach Feldhaus' sons and the link to the obituary)