AMZIE MILLER, Middlebury H.S., 1944 AII-Elkhart County basketball team member in 1943 and 1944 Four-year letter winner in basketball and baseball Graduated from Manchester College Played baseball and football at Manchester Coached basketball 8 seasons at Brighton High School, 4 seasons at Adams Central and 1 season at New Carlisle compiling a 198-92 career coaching […]

KIM (BARRIER) MCGUIRE, Jimtown H.S., 1986 Three-sport athlete Lettered four years in basketball, volleyball and track and field Holds eight season and career records Was named 1986 Indiana Miss Basketball Earned four All-Northern State Conference honors 14th all-time leading scorer in Indiana girls basketball history Graduate of Western Michigan University (1991) All-Mid-American Conference in 1990, […]

LESTER (LES) MCCUEN, Nappanee H.S., 1929 Coached basketball, baseball and track at Bristol High School for four years Coached basketball, baseball and track at Concord High School for 22 years Recorded 639 career varsity victories Coached Concord’s first sectional basketball championship in 1949 Second among Elkhart County basketball coaches with 296 victories Athletic director at […]

LOWELL R. MUSSELMAN, Millersburg H.S., 1929 Two-sport athlete, lettered in basketball and baseball Scored 171 points in a 3-yr basketball career Led the 1928-29 team to a 16-5 record Competed on 1929 Millersburg team which won Elkhart County boys basketball tournament Graduate of Fort Wayne Business College (1931).

RUSSELL (PAT) O’NEAL, New Paris H.S., 1928 Played on New Paris basketball team which won 1927 sectional championship Sectional tournament scoring leader and Elkhart County scoring champion in 1927 with 230 points Former teacher in Nappanee, Goshen and Elkhart school systems

MATT PATANELLI, Elkhart H.S., 1933 All-Sectional basketball team member in 1932 Captain of football and basketball teams and competed in track and field Played football, baseball and basketball at University of Michigan Assistant football coach at Western Michigan University Assistant football, baseball and basketball coach at University of Michigan

CLARENCE (CLICK) PETERSON, Elkhart H.S., 1925 Led 1924 Elkhart High to 7-0 record, scoring 181 of teams’s 362 total points for the season All-State football selection and honorable mention All-State basketball selection State track champion Member of Indiana Football Hall of Fame Graduate of Wittenberg (Ohio) University Named freshman of the year and Little-America honors […]

ROBERT (STORMY) PFOHL, Goshen H.S., 1944 All-Sectional basketball team member in 1944 Named Northern Indiana Conference football MVP in 1943 Earned appointment to Naval Academy, but played collegiate football at Purdue University for two seasons Played professional football for the Baltimore Colts in 1948 and 1949 Coach and teacher at Marion (Ind.) High School Member […]

MAX BAILEY, Millersburg High School, 1958 Scored 1,313 points for an Elkhart County scoring record which stood for 11 years Scored 129, 383, 417 and 384 points in his four-year high school career Second-team all-sectional as a freshman and first team as a junior and senior County scoring champion in 1958 with 17.5 average Set […]

CHUCK BAKER, Elkhart High School, 1969 Chuck was the 1969 Indiana state champion in the mile run, helping the Blue Blazers to the team title. He also helped Elkhart foursomes win mile relay titles in 1968 and 1969. Baker was given the Tim Bringle Award, emblematic of Elkhart’s top male senior athlete. He was the […]