About the Book
'A Proud Paducah Boy' is a nostalgic glance to Paducah of the 1970s. As the title suggests it is written from the point of view of one person. That person is Bill Whitehead. Bill lived a charmed life full of joy and involvement in Paducah. He and his three siblings attended Clark, Brazelton and Tilghman schools. His Father Dr. W. David Whitehead and Mother JoAnn had relocated the family to Paducah from Nashville, Tennessee in July of 1969. Dr. Whitehead had been hired to be the Superintendent of the City School system. The Whiteheads departed Paducah in October of 1978.
This memoir chronicles the development of a sports obsessed and energetic kid. He generally worshipped all things PTHS and the many good people he had placed in his path. An homage to Paducah, this book is a long overdue thank you from the author to his hometown of Paducah, Kentucky.
About the Author
Bill Whitehead loves bragging to anyone about his hometown of Paducah, Kentucky. Although he lived there for less than ten years, these years were both memorable and formative. He still enjoys telling the many entertaining tales of his childhood.
In 1978 his family abruptly moved away from Paducah to Greeley, Colorado. While in Greeley Mr. Whitehead has made quite a life for himself. He first graduated from high school, attended college for a year in Yankton, South Dakota, only to return to Northern Colorado where he would study American History while playing basketball for his beloved University of Northern Colorado Bears. After college he joined the family business - education. A retired History teacher, coach and administrator of 33 years, Mr. Whitehead now makes his home in Greeley with his wife of over 40 years Val and their two grown children Wilson and Carmen.
This is Bill's first book.
