JOHNNY “GOON” DAVIS, Elkhart High School, 1949 Earned 8 letters in 3 sports — football, basketball, baseball. Football — 2 varsity letters … Northern Indiana Conference East Div. MVP, 1948 … AP All-State second team, 1948. Basketball — 3 varsity letters. Baseball — 3 varsity letters. College Career: Played freshman football, University of Oregon, 1950.

BILLY J. ROBINSON , Elkhart High School, 1955 Earned 3 varsity letters in 1 sport — track and field Two-time IHSAA state champion mile relay team, 1954 and 1955 Unbeaten in mile relay in regular season, sectional, Northern Indiana Conference meet and IHSAA tournament series, 1955 Team record in 440, 1955 NIC long jump champion, […]

NEAL W. SAWYER, Elkhart High School, 1956 Western Michigan University Earned 4 varsity letters in 2 sports — track and field, football … Named winner of the 1956 Tim Bringle Award for top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools. Track — Two-time IHSAA state champion mile relay team, 1954 and 1955 … Regional mile relay […]

M. SCOTT MILLER, M.D. , Elkhart High School, 1965 University of Iowa Earned 4 varsity letters in 2 sports — football, basketball. Football — 2 letters … First team All-Northern Indiana Conference, first team All-State … Helped Blue Blazers to 1965 state championship … Earned award for team’s top lineman. Basketball — 2 letters … […]

KENNETH APP, ELKHART HIGH, 1939 Kenny began 40 years of athletic service to the area in 1942. He was a scorekeeper, referee, line judge, public address announcer, starter, timer, finish judge and chain gang coordinator for high school events. Kenny worked with track coaches Chelsea Boone, Matt Ronzone and Jim Eger. He was right-hand man […]

GEORGE TERLEP, Elkhart High School, 1941 As a tailback for the Blazers, George played on a conference championship team and a state championship team. He was named all-state after his senior season. He attended the University of Notre Dame and was on the National Championship team as a freshman in 1943. He was first string […]

ORDERIA MITCHELL, Elkhart High School, 1968 The ‘Big 0′ lettered all three years at Elkhart HS in football, basketball and baseball. He was named all-state center and played for the North in the All-State game, being named Outstanding Lineman. He was inducted into the Indiana High School Hall of Fame in 1988. While on a […]

WILLIAM P. BANKS, Elkhart High School, 1971 Earned 6 varsity letters in 2 sports — football, track. Football — 3 varsity letters … Played on two state championship teams, 1968, 1970 … Led team in scoring senior season … All-Northern Indiana Conference halfback, 1970 … Scored 27 touchdowns in senior season. Track — 3 varsity […]

WILLIAM (TIPPY) RIBLET, Elkhart High School, 1931 “Tippy” was a standout in football, basketball and track at Elkhart HS and at Purdue. He was varsity quarterback four years and was selected first-team all-state his senior season. Was all-sectional basketball in 1931 and all-state honorable mention the same year. The Blue Blazers went to the Final […]

MIKE STOCK, Elkhart High School, 1972 Mike was an outstanding all-around athlete at EHS, winning the MVP award in football and the Bringle award as the outstanding athlete of `72. He lettered three years in football, basketball and track. In his junior season, Mike led the Blazers to the NIC and state championships. A quarterback […]