From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
Whitney, Dave L., Sr. "Davey"
(born: January 8, 1930 - died: May 10, 2015)Davey L. Whitney was born in Midway, KY. As a student at Kentucky State College [now Kentucky State University], he earned more letters as an athlete than any other student has: in basketball, baseball, football, and track.
He went on to play baseball in the Negro League. He began coaching in 1954 as varsity basketball head coach at Burt High School in Clarksville, Tennessee, then went on to become head coach for more than 26 years at Alcorn State University in Mississippi and later also coached at Texas Southern University. In 2002, he set a career victory record as a head basketball coach (551-338) and as the head coach at Alcorn Statek, 1964-1969 (496-275). He was ranked among the top six active coaches and was the first to receive the NCAA Hall of Champions Journey Award. The Davey L. Whitney Complex at Alcorn State was named in his honor in 1975. Davey Whitney retired in 2003 and was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
For more see W. Barnhouse, "Dave Whitney, master of perseverance," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2/19/2003; R. D. Russo, "A full life, on and off the court," Black Issues in Higher Education, 4/27/2000, vol.17, issue 5, p. 37; his profile at Completely-Kentucky Fandom.com; and About Coach Whitney at theWizFoundation.com. See his gravesite in Lexington, KY in the Cove Haven Cemetery in Lexington, KY and other information at FindaGrave; and his obituary at the NCAA website.