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SPORT: Men's Tennis

Bob Leytze

Induction

2009

Sports

Men's Tennis, Soccer, Basketball

Graduation

1982

Bob is a 1982 graduate. Bob was a true "all around" athlete who enjoyed playing many sports. His first year at Oak Hills High School he was selected as "athlete of the year" by the school paper and faculty after playing varsity soccer, JV basketball, and following in his older brother Joe's footsteps played #1 singles in tennis. The following year Bob was a member of the only OHHS soccer team to date to play in a State Championship, played basketball in the winter and held the #1 singles position in tennis in the spring. By his senior year Bob was recognized as one of the best soccer players in the state. He was two time All Conference, two time All City, one time All State and Oak Hills first soccer player ever selected All Midwest. He was twice named to the Ohio Olympic Development team where he played for his former coach and mentor Paul Rockwood. Heavily recruited - Bob's goal was to play Division I college soccer. Attending Indiana University, he was part of a soccer powerhouse that won back-to-back NCAA Division I National Championships in '82 and '83. After college he played semi-professional soccer in Florida for the Saint Petersburg Kickers and later moved to Seattle to play for the Seattle Storm of the Pacific Coast Soccer League now part of the USISL. Bob has since gone on to become a nationally licensed soccer coach and trainer working with several Premiere youth soccer clubs in the Seattle area including the Seattle Sounders youth development program. He has been instrumental in helping scores of players get into college programs all around the country. 

Bob Leytze

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1982

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Doug Corn

Induction

1978

Sports

Men's Tennis

Graduation

2021

Doug Corn is a 1978 graduate of Oak Hills High School.  During his high school years, Doug was one of the top high school tennis players not only in Cincinnati but in the state of Ohio.  He finished fifth place at state during his sophomore year and third place his junior year.  During his senior season, his record was an outstanding 24-2, where he captured the Sectional and District tournament titles and was the State runner-up, where he lost the title in heartbreaking fashion on the last point of the match (7-6,3-6, 6-7, 5-4 in the 9-point tiebreaker).  Doug is the only men’s tennis player in the history of OHHS to play in the State Singles Finals.   He was ranked the #1 high school singles player in Greater Cincinnati in 1977 and 1978.  

After high school,  Doug attended the University of Tennessee where he was 4-Year letterman & captain his junior and senior years.  He was an SEC champion in singles and doubles.  In 1981, Doug was the USTA National Amateur Doubles Champion, winning a coveted Gold Ball.

After college, Doug played on the Professional Tennis Tour before coaching his college teammate, Mike DePalmer Jr., who ranked 30th in the world.

Doug has been named one of Cincinnati’s all-time Top 100 Players and was enshrined into the Greater Cincinnati Hall of Fame in 2016.

Doug Corn

MEET

2021

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Joe Leytze

Induction

2013

Sports

Men's Tennis

Graduation

1979

Joe Leytze is 1979 graduate of Oak Hills High School. Joe is one of the best tennis players to ever compete at Oak Hills and the greater Cincinnati area. During his senior season his record was an amazing 30-1, including twelve straight post season victories. He was advanced to the state semifinals. For his efforts, Joe was named Oak Hills MVP and Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year in 1979. Joe attended the University of Kentucky where he went on to have an outstanding collegiate career. He was ranked as high as number twenty two in the nation and was twice named All SEC. During his senior season in 1983, he qualified for the Men's NCAA Division I tournament. In 1990 Joe was inducted into the University of Kentucky Tennis Hall of Fame. Following his college career, Joe played on the professional tennis tour for three years. In 1985 he played in a qualifying round for a spot at Wimbledon. He has also won the Cincinnati MET title twice. Recently, Joe was inducted into the Greater Cincinnati Tennis Hall of Fame. 

Joe Leytze

MEET

1979

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Tom Price

Induction

2016

Sports

Men's Basketball, Soccer, Tennis

Graduation

1979

Tom Price was a graduate of Oak Hills in the class of 1979 has earned the Meritorious Service Award. During his time at Oak Hills, he was a member of 3 Varsity Sports, which were Basketball, Soccer and Tennis. Since 1983, Price has been involved with Oak Hills Junior Pro, now OHYA as a Coach, Board and Committee Member, Treasurer, Program Coordinator, and Referee Coordinator. He has also been an Oak Hills Booster Board Member for 7 years. He was also the school Basketball coach at Delhi, Bridgetown, and Oak Hills (volunteer). He also helped by operating the scoreboard at football and basketball games, chains for the football games, and kept the scorebook for both Men's and Women's Basketball games. He also spends free time volunteering in capacities such as Split the Pot vendor at athletic events and the Booster Athletic Stag.

Tom Price

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1979

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