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FRED MYERS, Concord High School, 1965 ** Earned 7 varsity letters in gymnastics, track and field; inducted into Concord Athletic Hall of Fame (1990) ** Gymnastics – 4-year letter winner … two-time IHSAA state champion in tumbling in junior and senior season; IHSAA state champion on trampoline in senior season; led team to 2 IHSAA […]

ROD MORGAN, Elkhart Memorial High School, 1978 ** Earned 8 varsity letters in football, wrestling and track and field ** Football – 3-year letter winner … two-time All-Northern Indiana Conference selection ** Wrestling – 2-year letter winner … recorded most takedowns as a senior; fourth in IHSAA state final in senior season ** Track and […]

RUSS MANN, Concord High School, 1999 ** Earned 5 varsity letters in football, baseball; named Concord Male Athlete of the Year (1999); named Phil N.Eskew Mental Attitude Award winner by the IHSAA in Class 4A (1998) ** Baseball – 2-year letter winner … team captain senior season; led team in hitting (.420) as a junior […]

DAVE WALKER (Coach), Elkhart High School (1969) ** Earned 4 varsity letters in baseball and football, coached Elkhart Central softball for 22 seasons Football: ** 2 varsity letters – 3-year participant** helped Blue Blazers to 1968 state championship and Northern Indiana Conference title Baseball: ** 2 varsity letters – 3-year participant ** All-Sectional team catcher […]

GREG TRUEX, Nappanee High School (1964) ** Earned 6 varsity letters in basketball, track & field and cross country Basketball: ** 3 varsity letters – Team MVP, captain (1963-’64) ** led Elkhart County in scoring with a 22.6 average (1964) ** scored 378 points (1963), 452 points (1964) ** helped Bulldogs to 49-17 record in […]

KENT YODER, Goshen High School, 1982 **6 letters in 2 sports – football, basketball Football: 3-time varsity letterwinner **1981 State Finals Eskew Mental Attitude Award winner **Team captain (1981), All-Northern Lakes Conference selection at TE/DE (1980, ’81) **1st Team AP All-State TE/DE (1981), 1st Team UPI All-State (1981) **2nd Team All-Bloomington Herald TE (1981), 1st […]

BRIAN SMITH, Jimtown High School, 1998 **8 varsity letters in 2 sports – football and track **Elkhart Noon Kiwanis Male Athlete of the Year (1998) Football: 4-time varsity letterwinner, 3-year starter at fullback; 2-time team captain **set career school records for career yards (3,808), rushing attempts (638), rushing touchdowns (75), all-purpose yards (3,877), points scored […]

BILL SHARPE, South Bend LaSalle High School, 1968 / Rock Valley Junior College, 1969-’70 / University of Evansville, 1971-‘72, Coaching:**Head football coach, Jimtown High School, 1980-2006 **Coached school to 4 IHSAA state championships (1A, 1991; 2A, 1997, 1998; 2A, 2005) and 2 state runnerup (1A, 1985, ’87) **Won 6 semistate titles, 10 regional titles, 17 […]

JAMES PARCELL, Nappanee High School, 1968 **10 varsity letters in 4 sports – baseball, football, basketball, track Football: 2-time varsity letterwinner **MVP, team captain, 1st Team All-Northern Lakes Conference (1967)Basketball: 3-time varsity letterwinner **team captain, averaged 19 points a game in senior year Baseball: 3-time varsity letterwinnerTrack & Field: 2-time varsity letterwinner College: Western Michigan […]

GARY NICHOLS, Elkhart High School, 1964 **5 varsity letters in 3 sports – football, wrestling and track **1964 Tim Bringle Memorial Award winner as Elkhart’s top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools, Football: 2-time varsity letterwinner **team co-captain, Northern Indiana Conference champion, state champion in 1963 **All-NIC, All-State selection (’63), team Best Defensive Back, Most […]