TOM CONN, Coach (1972-77 Goshen, 1977-85 Concord) Concord 65-23 career record 8 winning seasons Class 3A state runner-up (’84) 2 sectional championships (’79, ’84) 3 Northern Lakes Conference championships (’79, ’83, ’84) President of Indiana Football Coaches Association (’83) Head coach in North-South All-Star game (’85) Ball State Coach of the Year (’84) IFCA District […]

DAVID R. WHITE, Elkhart High School (1972) , High School Swimming: 2-time State Champion (50M Freestyle 1971, 100M Freestyle 1972), Elkhart’s First Men’s State Swimming Champion, Herman Keller Mental Attitude Award Winner (1972). , College Attended University of North Carolina.

Louis M. Bonacorsi, NorthWood High School (Coach) Coach Bonacorsi started teaching at NorthWood HS in 1969, served as head wrestling coach from 1972-1984, and his record was 78 (W), 53 (L), 3 (T). In 1974, he coached the school’s first athlete to compete in the IHSAA State Finals (any sport) and in 1975 the wrestling […]

Rex Holmes, Northwood High School (1972) In his senior year Rex was selected as a 3-sport MVP … in football (14 TD passes and 8 TDs as quarterback, 12 fumble recoveries as a safety), basketball (12.4 ppg.), and track (6′ 3″ high jump,15.2 sec. high hurdles). For his career he earned 11 varsity letters in […]

Shafer Lee Suggs, Elkhart High School, 1972 Shafer was a standout three-sport athlete at Elkhart High, where he was an All-State performer in both basketball and football. Leading basketball scorer 1972. He played on two state runner-up teams in basketball (1971 & 1972) and on one state champion in football (1971). In 1972, he was […]

DEAN WEIRICH, NORTHRIDGE HIGH, 1972 Although Dean lettered 3 years in baseball, he is remembered as the most prolific per game basketball scorer in Elkhart County history. He averaged 31.8 points per game in 1971-72, and his 29.8 average as a junior is still second-best on the all-time list. His 1,823 career points are second […]

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 […]

DIANA PERRY, Concord High School, 1972 Diana won the Most Accomplished Athlete Award three years and Most Dedicated Athlete twice. She was a member of the volleyball District II champions and state runnerup was no. 1 singles tennis champion in the District II tourney and fifth in the state. An MVP in basketball and tennis […]