Hall of Fame 2023-2024
Kelly Flynn
Kelly Flynn, a former high school girls’ basketball coach, who worked with many outstanding young high school student athletes, along with his coaching staff to produce an amazing string of winning teams that truly understood the meaning of Teamwork -makes the dream work!
Coach Kelly Flynn won 508 games at South Sioux City. Kelly built a girls’ basketball dynasty at South Sioux City, ruling Class B for more than a decade, winning 11 state championships – 10 in the 11 years from 1995 to 2005. The Cardinals finished second in 1999. Kelly coached at South Sioux City for 27 years, piling up 508 career wins and 17 state tournament appearances. The Cardinals were nationally ranked for eight years, earning a No. 1 ranking in USA Today in 2001.
Kelly was named national Coach of the Year in 2012 and was a national Coach of the Year runner-up in 2003. He coached in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American Game in 2003 in Atlanta and the McDonald’s All-American Game in 2005 in Indiana.
Kelly spent five years working as South Sioux City’s Director of Economic Development before accepting the head coaching position of the girls’ basketball team at Fremont High School in 2018. Kelly also earned the Omaha World Herald's 2022 Girl’s Coach of the Year.
Congratulations, Coach Kelly Flynn,