HENRY BAUGHMANTennis hall of famer

Henry Baughman, 74, was inducted into the USTA Southern Tennis Hall of Fame on Jan. 22.

Baughman, who now resides in Smithfield, served three times as president of the Bowling Green Tennis Association and as vice president of USTA Kentucky, according to a USTA release.

Baughman won 18 National Public Parks Championships, more than any other player. He has been ranked in the top five in his age division in USTA Southern for 25 consecutive years through 2007 and No. 1 15 times. He has been No. 1 in his home state 60 times. In 2007, he was ranked No. 4 in the 70s singles in the nation.

His accomplishments include competing at the national level, organizing tournaments, volunteering, coaching, umpiring and donating funds to build facilities.

Baughman played collegiate tennis at the University of Kentucky and Murray State University. His coaching career included a one-year stint as assistant tennis coach of MSU, followed by two years as a volunteer assistant tennis coach at Western Illinois University in the late 1960s.

Baughman was inducted into the Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996, named Umpire of the Year in Kentucky in 1979 and called “Mr. Tennis” when he was presented with Western Kentucky University’s Public Service Award in 1981. Baughman also received the Kentucky Player of the Year Award five times.