Roye Durden, Zachary Leahy, Coach Dave Matthews and Matt Urie are being inducted into the Rossford High School Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, December 17.

The four men will be honored at halftime of the boys varsity basketball game.

Mr. Durden, Class of 1986, was a star on the basketball court and was named the Northern Lakes League MVP in 1986.

After graduating from the University of Toledo, he accepted a position in the pediatric behavioral unit at Toledo Hospital and is a social worker helping youth deal with drug abuse.

Mr. Leahy, Class of 2010, did it all playing basketball, soccer, baseball and golf.

He especially excelled on the hardwood, earning First Team All NLL, District 7 Coaches Association Player of the Year, Northwest Ohio D-II Player of the Year, and State of Ohio First Team his senior year. He has scored 1,111 career points, which is fifth all time in RHS history.

Mr. Matthews coached varsity girls basketball from 1988 to 1995 and won the NLL championship in 1993 and sectional championships in 1993 and 1994.

Three times he was the Northwest Ohio District 7 Coach of the Year from 1993 to 1995. He also was an assistant cross country coach and taught art in Rossford from 1966 to 1996.

Mr. Urie, Class of 2004, is one of two Bulldogs in history to compete in the Ohio high school state boys golf tournament.

In 2004, he helped the team win the sectional tournament and shot a 75 in districts to secure an individual spot in the state tournament.

Mr. Urie is a firefighter paramedic for Cleveland Hopkins Airport Fire Department and a lead paramedic instructor for Auburn Career Center.

He also holds a United States Golf Association 0.8 handicap.