kay r. ward
Year of Birth:
1897
Inducted as a:
1990
Immortal:
Yes
Executive Official:
Yes
Executive:
Yes
Elected as Immortal:
1990
Year of Death:
1988
Biography:
A founding member of the USTA and one of its long-time executives, Kay Ward died November 7, 1988 in Bloomington, Illinois at the age of 91. He served on the USTA board of directors from 1950 to 1982, representing District 5 (Illinois). He was also the USTA treasurer for twenty-four years. Ward helped organize the Illinois Trotting and Pacing Colt Association in 1937, and was a member of that state's harness racing hall of fame.
Published in the Harness Racing Museum's 1994 book, The Immortals