[killerb]

Rest in Peace Coach Peggy Moore. Such a great Mentor for Breathitt Co. students. Prayers for Kyle and Kevin.

[basketball101]

So sad .

[Granny Bear]

I didn't know Coach Moore, but it's always sad and difficult to lose someone who is committed to their students!

Prayers for Breathitt Co community.

[Strikeout King]

So sad. RIP Coach Peggy Moore. Prayers for the family and Breathitt County Community

[UKisN1]

Amen Killerb! Role model lost to the Breathitt County community! RIP

[mandan]

Such a tragic loss. Peggy was a wonderful lady. Nobody was as dedicated to the kids and community as she was. Thoughts and prayers for Kyle, Kevin and all Breathitt Co. You've lost a great one.

[basketball101]

Prayers for the family

[zaga_fan]

Prayers from Zaga to the Breathitt and Buckhorn communities touched by Moore

[bobcatsfan]

Just such a tragedy to our community and the Buckhorn community. Peggy was one of the greatest female athletes I had ever seen play the game. Well she played better than most men. Peggy was a wonderful lady and was all about the kids in the community. She will be missed by many. Prayers for the family and our great community.

[64SUR]

Prayers for the Moore family!!

[Granny Bear]

For those of us who didn't know her, could someone explain a little about Coach Moore, i.e. what she did, what she meant to the community, what happened to her?

She sounds like a wonderful and committed person.

[WideRight05]

Praying for the Moore family!

[bobcatsfan]

Peggy and her husband Leon were both killed in a auto accident Saturday evening. Coach Moore was a person that was such an amazing athlete when she was a player at Buckhorn. Put many boys to shame to tell the truth. Grew up with a ball in her hands. After high school she went on to EKU and became one of the best to ever play there. Still may hold records there today. Not sure on that. She became a teacher and began coaching basketball, softball, etc. So many kids have been touched by coach Moore. She coached in Breathitt County for countless years. Won Regional Championships as the girls basketball coach and as the softball coach there at Breathitt. She was loved by many many people. You think of girls sports in Breathitt county you think if Peggy Moore. My grand daughter will one day hear stories about Peggy Moore. That's how much influence she had in this community. So much time she dedicated to the sports programs here. Her son is the head football coach here at Breathitt. Peggy was something else. She cared about the kids in the community. She was an assistant boys basketball coach for the last 4 or 5 seasons.

[Count]

^^^ Sound like a GREAT LADY...Prayers for her family and the entire community from Clay Co.

[rawlingsfan]

http://www.ekusports.com/hof.aspx?hof=87&path=&kiosk=
Peggy Gay Moore
Class of 1979

Induction Class of 2011
Women's Basketball
Peggy Gay started for four seasons (1975-79) for coach Shirley Duncan’s EKU women’s basketball team and finished her career as the second leading scorer in Lady Colonel history with 1,696 points. Gay still holds single season school records for most fields made (235, 1978-79) and most field goals attempted (569, 1978-79). She came to Eastern from Buckhorn High School where she was a first-team Lexington Herald and second-team Courier Journal All-State selection where she not only played basketball but also played baseball for two seasons. In her very first game for EKU vs. Western Kentucky in 1975, she scored 16 points to help Eastern beat WKU, 73-59. That first season for Gay was one of the best in school history for the women’s basketball program as Eastern beat Cincinnati, Indiana, Dayton, Louisville twice, Kentucky twice, Western twice, North Carolina State and Marshall en route to a sparkling 17-3 record and the Kentucky Women’s Intercollegiate Conference title and runner-up spot in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Region II tournament while averaging 16.0 points per game. While EKU was winning its fifth straight state title, Gay was an All-Bellarmine Invitational choice in 1975-76. She followed that season up with scoring averages of 13.9, 19.7 and 17.6 points for her next three years at Eastern and became the school’s first 1,000-point scorer during her junior campaign. As a junior, she scored 38 points in Eastern’s 75-72 win over Louisville and was an All-KWIC pick that season. Another highlight for Gay came in the opener of her senior year against No. 1 ranked Tennessee when she scored 26 points, prompting Lady Vol coach Pat Head Summitt to say, “That Peggy Gay is a super player, one of the best I’ve seen.” Following graduation in 1979 after being named first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference, Gay was drafted by the Philadelphia Fox of the Women’s Basketball League and played one season for that pro team. After receiving her master’s degree in elementary education in 1984, she served one season as an assistant coach at Morehead State. She then taught at Buckhorn High School for seven years and the past 18 years at Breathitt County High School where she also coached the Lady Cats for the past eight years, compiling a 148-92 record and winning four Region 14 titles, advancing to the second round of the state tournament in 2007-08 when Breathitt County was 27-5. Having retired from the coaching role this past summer, Gay continues to teach at Breathitt County High School. An avid gardener, she and her husband, Leon, have two sons, Kyle and Kevin.

[rawlingsfan]

http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Communi...60895.html

[Granny Bear]

Wow!! What a resume and wonderful testimonies for Mrs Moore!

I'm sure that there are a lot of people in this community who are better today for her leadership and example!!

You will obviously be greatly missed Coach Moore!!! Thank you for your service and influence!!!

[rojas]

Peggy Gay was a basketball star at Eastern Kentucky University when I was a student there. She was by far the best player on EKU's team and probably the best in the league.