Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Otis Dinning Drive

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021

1. Otis Dinning Drive Marker

Inscription. Named for Otis Dinning, Sr., basketball coach at Washington Jr. High 1926-1938 and Tilghman High School 1938-1963. He never had a losing season. His overall coaching record was 738-262. Tilghman won 22 District tournaments and went to State 6 times. A formidable competitor on the court, a revered and respected Leader of young men, Coach Dinning-a legend in his own time.

Erected by Citizens of Paducah.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 37° 4.567′ N, 88° 37.446′ W. Marker is in Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is at the intersection of Broadway Street (Business U.S. 45) and South 23rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2232 Broadway St, Paducah KY 42001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Paul Lutheran Church (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oscar Turner (about 700 feet away); Chief Paduke (approx. ¼ mile away); Linn Boyd Home — 1853 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Westminster United Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); Gen. Lloyd Tilghman (approx. half a mile away); Temple Israel (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paducah.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, April 3, 2021

2. Otis Dinning Drive Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 472 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2021, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.