HAROLD MICHAEL, Media, Nappanee High School, 1928 * Harold, along with co-inductee Lamar Stoops, worked radio broadcasts for Nappanee High School basketball from 1929 to mid-1930s, believed to be the first public broadcast of high school games in the nation * Harold worked in air traffic control for federal government for 34 years beginning in […]

HERMAN (DUTCH) SCHULER, Coach, Nappanee High School, 1928-1940. Although a graduate of Elkhart High, ‘ Dutch’ was selected to the Hall of Fame for his coaching accomplishments at Nappanee. He guided the Bulldogs to a 168-87 record, highlighted by the 1935 team’s trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Bulldogs lost there to eventual state champion […]

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