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 […]

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 […]

JOHN WEAVER, Elkhart High School, 1960, Ball State University, 1964 Earned 5 varsity letters in wrestling and football Coached at Elkhart High (1964-‘67), Hammond Clark (1967-‘70), Fairfield High School (1970-’82), Northridge High School (1982-’88) Wrestling * captain in junior and senior seasons * sectional champion, regional runner and 4th in IHSAA State Finals at 133 […]

DAN BODIKER, Coach Bethany Christian • Hired in 1964 to begin an entire athletic program for the high school.• Coached soccer, basketball (boys and girls), baseball and track.• Compiled an all-time career mark of 918-719-39 in all sports.• Won 1987 Goshen Sectional baseball tournament.• Charter member of Northern Indiana Soccer Officials Association, officiated for more […]

Dean Foster, Elkhart High School, 1964 Dean was the only basketball player to be voted MVP and captain two consecutive years (1963 & 1964) under Coach Max Bell. He played on NIC, sectional and regional champs that advanced to the final 8. His two-year totals were 442 points, 153 assists, and 149 steals. He also […]

DORI KEYSER, BREMEN HIGH, 1964 After developing and coaching the first women’s basketball and volleyball teams at Bethel College in 1973, Dori returned to Goshen where her GHS girls basketball teams won 162 games (85 losses) in 14 seasons. She coached 5 sectional champs and one regional title. Hers was the first girls sectional winner […]

PHIL WEYBRIGHT, New Paris High School, 1964 Selected as a player and coach, Phil was the Cubs’ all-time leading scorer with 831 points and was the starting guard for 69 straight games in which the team won 60 and lost only nine. He played on two Elkhart County tourney championship teams. Phil lettered three years […]