The family of Janet Wimmer McKinney ’55 and the late Chuck McKinney

Janet Wimmer McKinney and her late husband, Chuck, were very active in the Catholic community and are the proud parents of five Badin graduates.

Janet is a 1955 graduate of Notre Dame High School, where she was a cheerleader and the Homecoming queen. Chuck did not graduate from Hamilton Catholic, but he was a key player in the Catham Club as well as CYO football and basketball.

Chuck was the Catham Club president from 1974-1978. In 1975, he and his fellow Catham Club members took a bold chance and held a fish fry instead of a festival for their major fund-raiser. It was tremendously successful and continues to be a major
event on the calendar.

Coach Terry Malone has said over the years that Chuck McKinney’s tenure was instrumental in making the Catham Club financially stable, something that has benefited all of our student athletes for many years.

Chuck and Janet’s children and grandchildren played and will continue to play significant roles in the success of Badin High School athletics.

Chuck McKinney ’78 was a four-year football, basketball and baseball player. After graduation, he was drafted and signed by the Cincinnati Reds. He is currently a sales manager for Bonbright Distributors and has been an assistant baseball coach
at Badin for 12 years. Chuck and his wife, Melanie Young McKinney ’81, sent three sons through Badin. Chad ’05 was a two-year starter for both the football and baseball teams, including the ’05 state runner-up. He was the GCL Most Valuable
Linebacker his senior year. Brett ’09 was a three-year starter in football and a standout pitcher for the 2008 and 2009 state runner-up baseball teams. He was the GCL Player of the Year both years, and the Ohio Division III Player of the Year as a
senior. He currently pitches for Ohio State University. Andrew ’11 was a two-year starter on the football team, as well as a member of the 2009 and 2010 state baseball teams. As a senior, he was voted Badin’s Most Valuable Lineman in football and was first team GCL.

Pat McKinney ’79 was a starting defensive lineman on Badin’s first playoff football team, which finished as the state runner-up. Pat is an electrician with the Princeton City School District and has five children – Erica, Patrick, Kayla, Matt and
Joe.

Mike McKinney ’81 played baseball and football for Badin. He is currently a sales representative for International Paper. He and his wife, Terri Hingsbergen McKinney ’84, are the parents of two daughters – Alyssa ’17 and Ashley ’21.

Melissa McKinney Krusenklaus ’83 was a four-year cheerleader at Badin. She and her husband, Doug Krusenklaus ’83, are the parents of two children – Alexa ’13, a member of Badin’s girls’ varsity basketball team, and Kyle ’16, an incoming
freshman.

David McKinney ’85 – David has been a lifelong fan and tremendous supporter of all Badin High School activities.