Tayshaun Prince and Randall Cobb Headline Kentucky’s 2025 Hall of Fame Class
Two of the most iconic athletes to ever wear the blue and white are headed to the rafters in spirit.
Kentucky announced its 2025 Sports Hall of Fame class, and the headliners are unmistakable: basketball great Tayshaun Prince and football legend Randall Cobb.
For Prince, the honor is a long time coming. The Compton native was a four-year starter for the Wildcats from 1998 to 2002, earning SEC Player of the Year in 2001 and racking up All-American honors in back-to-back seasons. His signature moment came in the NBA, when he chased down Reggie Miller in the 2004 playoffs—sealing Detroit’s path to a championship.
(2004) Tayshaun Prince with the clutch chase down block on Reggie Miller! Timeless. pic.twitter.com/jPLIgGNhoY
— Timeless Sports (@timelesssports_) April 2, 2018
But long before that, he was lighting up Rupp Arena.
Prince totaled 1,775 career points at Kentucky, hitting 204 threes and grabbing 757 rebounds. His all-around versatility made him a mismatch nightmare, and his 31-point explosion against North Carolina in 2001 remains the stuff of legend.
Then there’s Cobb—the do-it-all dynamo who redefined what a Kentucky football player could be.
The Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been announced! The new inductees are Randall Cobb, Carol Liedtke, Tayshaun Prince, and Nora Martin Ross. They will be honored in Freedom Hall at the @kyexpocenter on Sep 23. @SportsinLou pic.twitter.com/OGzbj44UrZ
— Kentucky Venues (@KyVenues) July 8, 2025
A high school quarterback turned SEC Swiss Army knife, Cobb played receiver, quarterback, return man, and occasional miracle worker. He scored 35 total touchdowns across three years, accounted for over 4,600 all-purpose yards, and helped pull Kentucky football into national relevance.
After being drafted in the second round by the Green Bay Packers in 2011, Cobb went on to become one of Aaron Rodgers' most trusted weapons, recording a 1,000-yard season and Pro Bowl honor in 2014.
Also being honored in the 2025 class are Louisville gymnast and international judge Carole Liedtke, and Nora Martin Ross, a decorated trap shooter and one of the most successful women in the history of American shooting sports.
It’s a fitting class: versatile, decorated, and universally respected.
From alley-oops in Rupp to touchdowns in Commonwealth Stadium, Prince and Cobb weren’t just stars—they were program-changers. Now they take their rightful place among Kentucky’s all-time greats.