Hammond High School 

William Lightsey competed for Hammond High School from 1963 to 1966 with remarkable success during the season winning the 1966 IHSAA sectional and regional with a jump of 23-10 1/4, better than the state meet record of 23-6 1/2. 

Lightsey attended the University of Kentucky and became an NCAA national championship in the long jump with a jump that lasted as the University of Kentucky’s record for many years and remains as one of their top 10 performers.