2023 Parade Photos

Grand Marshals:
Danny Graves (Cincinnati Reds Pitcher, 1997-2005; 2023 Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame)
Bronson Arroyo (Cincinnati Reds Pitcher, 2006–2013, 2017; 2023 Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame)


Marty Brennaman - Retired Cincinnati Reds radio announcer, Ford C. Frick Award Class of 2000.
Current Cincinnati Reds players: Pitchers: Graham Ashcraft and Nick Lodolo
Retired Cincinnati Reds players: George Foster, Doug Flynn, Ron OesterTodd Benzinger.


Cincinnati Bengals Kicker Alumni - Kickers of the Cincinnati Bengals Teams: Jim Breech (Kicker Super Bowls '81, '88, All-Time Top scorer for The Bengals), Doug Pelfrey Kicker (1993 - 99) & Shayne Graham (Kicker (2002 - 15) & Pro Bowler)

Members of the 1981 & 1988 Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl Teams - Members of the 1981 & 1988 Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl Teams along with Smoothie King would like to bring attention to Ken Anderson Alliance.
- Super Bowl XVI: Ken Anderson (Super Bowl XVI, 1981 MVP, 4x Pro Bowl, All Pro), Louis Breeden (All Pro)
- Super Bowl XXIII: David Fulcher (3x Pro Bowl, 3x All Pro), Joe Kelly & Kevin Walker


Cincinnati Bearcat Basketball Float
- Carl Bouldin - UC 1959-61; 1961 National Champion Team; played 4 seasons in MLB with the Washington Senators
- Tom Thacker - UC 1961-63; 1961 & 1962 National Champion Teams; 2x First-team All-MVC (1962, 1963)
- George Wilson - UC 1962-64; 1962 National Champion Team, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist (Basketball), Cincinnati Royals
- Roland West - UC 1964-67; First-team All-MVC (1966); 1966 Sweet 16
- Mike Artis - UC 1974-76; 1975 Sweet 16
- Robert Miller - UC 1975-78; First-team All-Metro Conference (1977); 1975 Sweet 16; Cincinnati Slammers (CBA)
- Myron Hughes - UC 1982-86; 1985-86 UC MVP
- Damon Flint - UC 1994-97; 2x Elite Eight; OHSBCA Mr. Basketball
- Corie Blount - UC 1992-93, 1992 Final 4, 1993 Elite Eight; 11 Seasons in the NBA, primarily with Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers
- Terry Nelson - UC 1992-93, 1992 Final 4, 1993 Elite Eight;
- Melvin Levett - UC 1996-99; UC single-game record for three-pointers (10) vs E. KY; Cincinnati Stuff (IBL); Harlem Globetrotters


Miss America 2000 with current Miss IN, KY & OH
- Heather French Henry - Miss America 2000
- Elizabeth Hallal - Miss Indiana 2022
- Hannah Edelen - Miss Kentucky 2022
- Elizabetta Nies - Miss Ohio 2022


Cincinnati MMA Fighters
- Rich Franklin - 3x UFC Champion and UFC Hall of Fame, Class of 2019 and current Vice President of ONE Championship
- Khetag "The Lion" Pliev - Ohio Div 1 Most Outstanding Wrestler. Bronze 2011 Pan Am Wrestling
- Matt "The Hammer" Hamill - 3x NCAA Champion; Retired UFC Fighter, and the subject of the movie: The Hammer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094666/
- Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall - Retired UFC Fighter

Musical guest: King Records: Bootsy & Patti Collins; Otis Williams of Otis Williams and The Charms.  Country-rock group: The Kevin McCoy Band.

Other special guest: Lucy of Miami Valley Gaming, Jim Scott (Cincinnati radio legend - 700 WLW), FC Cincinnati Corben Bone (retired Midfielder) & Omar Cummings (retired Forward), Mason Parris (3x NCAA all American Wrestler) and Patrick Fette, Taxi Phil, David Neiheisel and The Jones Brothers of Cincinnati Beard Barons

Photos by: Jeffrey Gladish, Ron Murphy, Earl Stanfield & Jake Blucker

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