Ken Barrett Field

Ken Barrett Field. . Kenneth Ray Barrett graduated from Butler High School in 1950 as a star athlete. He served in the Navy for four years and then attended Western Kentucky University on a football and baseball scholarship from 1954-1958, graduating with a Masters in Art and Minor in Health and PE. He played running back and cornerback in football and third base and outfield in baseball., Coach Barrett was the head football coach at Russellville High School from 1976 through 1998. Coach was a hard nose military man, demanding your respect and believing in discipline. You had manners and rules to play by if you wanted to wear the Black and Gold at RHS. While he was at the head of the Panthers, they earned a 162-103 record. They had three ALL-WKC Championships, eight Regional Championships and ten District Championships. They also had an undefeated regular season in 1984. Coach led his Panthers to a State Runner-Up season in 1987 and added three "A" Championship titles in 1980, 1983, and 1990. He led his Panthers on the longest winning streak in the nation in 1983-1984, winning 24 games straight., Mr. Barrett was given Coach of the Year honors in 1984. He was then inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, known as Dawahare's KHSAA Hall of Fame, in 1993. The players' field was named after Coach in 1997., "Good things happen to good people.".