SPORTS/YEARS
Connersville High School (Ind.) 1958 – 62
1 Yr. Golf: (I was lousy)
1 Yr Cross Country (Team 7th at state meet = Sedam individually 103rd)
Baseball 3 Yrs.(Pitched every i1ming my senior year – 1 game a week and I game was snowed out – 6-3 record)
Basketball: 3Yrs- Team made Semifinals of Indiana State Tourney my senior year – Named to the Hoosier 100 (Top 100 players in the State ) Set school and gym scoring record that year with a 41 point game (Never shot unless I had the ball.)
Miami University 1962 (In program 2 years – honestly most of it on the pine)
INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Taught 37 years at Muncie, Indiana and North and Arvin High in Math and PE.
Coached basketball for 30 years, golf for 20+ years, and baseball and football for 4 years. I probably coached in over 1000 games during my career. My players won a few more contests than I lost! My C Class team won 25 games in a row in my younger days and I had good enough players to win 6 league championships in basketball.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1986 North High Teacher of the Year Award
Member Arvin High Athletic Hall of Fame
Member North High Athletic Hall of Fame
Was smart and lucky enough to many my bride of 50 years, Jaclyn Joy, and father the apples of their dad’s eye, Russell and Jennifer.
GREATEST MEMORIES OF NORTH HIGH
For me it’s a composite of the relationships I shared with students, athletes, fellow coaches and teachers , and administrators during my 17 years at North High. An especially joyful experience was attending the dedication of that great new gym to my longtime friend, boundless philosopher, and endless fountain of sage advice, Lloyd Williams. That, along with the chance to visit with many who positively affected my days at North made for a very memorable evening.
