THE STATE TITLE. FINALLY, VERY SAD NEWS TO SHARE. WE’VE LEARNED THAT LONGTIME CONNER FOOTBALL HEAD COACH DAVE TROSPER HAS DIED. HE REPORTEDLY SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 55. TROSPER, A BOONE COUNTY ALUM, IS THE LONGEST TENURED FOOTBALL COACH IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY, LEADING THE COUGARS SINCE 2007. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NORTHERN KENTUCKY SPORTS HALL OF FAME IN 2018. AND AS A STAND UP GUY. SO WE, OF COURSE, ARE THINKING OF THE TROSPER FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE CON
Dave Trosper, Conner football coach, dies at 55
Updated: 7:08 AM EDT Jun 8, 2025
Dave Trosper, the head football coach at Conner High School, has died.He was 55.Trosper was the longest-tenured head coach in Northern Kentucky, having led the Cougars since 2007.He reportedly died of a heart attack.Trosper, a Boone County alum, was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.This is a developing story.
HEBRON, Ky. —
Dave Trosper, the head football coach at Conner High School, has died.
He was 55.
Trosper was the longest-tenured head coach in Northern Kentucky, having led the Cougars since 2007.
He reportedly died of a heart attack.
Trosper, a Boone County alum, was inducted into the Northern Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
This is a developing story.