CARL MACON, Elkhart High School, 1971 **4 varsity letters in 2 sports – football, basketball Football: 3-time participant, 2-year letterwinner **All-State and All-Northern Indiana Conference selection **1970 state championship team member Basketball: 3-time participant, 2-year letterwinner **2-time All-Northern Indiana Conference, All-Sectional, All-Regional, All-Semistate, All-State in 1971 **helped lead Blue Blazers to 1971 HIS IHSAA Final […]

JOHN WYSONG, Fairfield High School, 1971, Tri-State University, 1975 Earned 4 varsity letters in basketball and track & field Basketball, earned 3 varsity letters – Co-MVP, co-captain of Falcons’ sectional team in 1971; named to All-Northern State Conference, All-Sectional and All-Regional; helped Falcons compile a 38-9 record in junior and senior seasons; scored 451 points […]

REGINALD “REGGIE” UNDERWOOD, Elkhart High School, 1971, Illinois State University, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1975, Cardine High School (VA) coach, 1993-2001 Earned 6 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball Football * 3-year starter * two-way starter on 1970 and 1968 EHS state football championships * named Northern Indiana Conference MVP in 1970 * team MVP […]

JOHN DECHANT, Coach, Administrator (Goshen 1971-2001), Franklin (Ohio) High School, 1963, Wrestling head coach 19 years 204-63-4 dual record 6 Northern Lakes Conference championships 12 sectional championships, including 10 straight 5 regional championships; 27 total invitational titles coached 1 state champion, 41 NLC champions and 121 sectional champions coordinated Goshen Invitational (39 years), NLC tournament […]

PETE WEDDELL, Goshen High School, 1967, Clemson University, 1971, Goshen High School coach 1971-‘80 Earned 5 varsity letters in basketball and tennis Basketball * MVP, team captain during senior season * 3-time winner of team rebounding award * third all-time leading scorer in school history at graduation (851 points) Tennis * helped team to Northern […]

JOHN BABCOCK, Elkhart High School, 1971 * Three-year letterwinner in baseball, two-year letterwinner in football and basketball, 1971 Bringle Award winner as top male athlete in Elkhart Community Schools * Football – helped EHS to “mythical” 1970 state championship, honorable mention All-America (1970), first team All-State (’70), first team All-Northern Indiana Conference (’69-70), and North-South […]

GARVIN ROBERSON, ELKHART HIGH, 1971 Garvin was one of great all-around athletes in Elkhart history, being named prep All-American in football and basketball; all-state in both sports; was an Indiana basketball All-Star and was a member of the North All-Star football team. He also lettered two years in baseball. Garvin had a career total of […]

DOUG BROOKINS, FAIRFIELD HIGH, 1971 Doug led the Falcons to two Sectional basketball championships (1969 & 1971) and lost the ’70 championship game by a single point, finishing 20-3. He led the team in rebounds as a soph and was leading scorer and MVP his junior and senior seasons. Brookins scored 1,293 points in his […]

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 […]

RAYFORD CRENSHAW II, Jimtown High School, 1971 Ball State University, 1975 Earned 9 varsity letters in 4 sports — track, football, basketball, cross country. Football — 2 letters .. Team MVP … Elkhart County scoring champ, 1970 … All-Northern State Conference, 1969-70. Basketball — 2 letters … Helped Jimmies to NSC championship, 1970. Cross country […]