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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 […]

Richard “Dick” Murray, Elkhart High School (1954) Dick was a multi-sport star athlete at EHS, shining in football, basketball and track. In football, he was a 2-year All-Conference and All-State performer and played in the North-South All-Star game. 2-year varsity career in basketball; 1954 team went to the Final 4. In track, he set EHS […]

Clifford Murray, Concord High School (Coach) Coach Murray’s basketball teams had an overall record of 177-118 in his 13 seasons, including a 1977 Elkhart Sectional Championship and undefeated 1958-59 regular season. His coaching duties extended to golf and cross-country; he is a charter member of the Concord Athletic Hall of Fame. Cliff says, “I enjoyed […]

John Luse, Jimtown High School (1954) Though John became a successful coach later, he is being inducted into the ECSHF for his career as a player at Jimtown and Indiana State University. He earned five varsity letters in track, basketball and baseball, the only sports offered at Jimtown at that time. Scored 643 career points […]

DeVon Hoffman, Goshen High School (Coach) During Coach Hoffman’s 16 years as baseball coach at GHS, the team won 5 Sectional, 1 Regional, and 2 NLC Conference Championships. His teams won 310 games during that time; topping out at 27 wins in 1977. His teams had only 2 sub-.500 seasons. In 1981 Hoffman served as […]

Jim Eger, Elkhart Memorial High School (Coach) Jim was an outstanding three-sport athlete at Elkhart High School and was named a winner of the Bringle Award, emblematic of the top senior male athlete in Elkhart. He has proven to be an outstanding coach, at LaPorte High School from 1959-1963, at Elkhart High School from 1963-1972 […]

CARMON CRIPE, Volunteer, Northridge High School Middlebury High School Graduate – Class of 1951 Career• Clock operator for Northridge basketball (30 years), and football (10 years), soccer (3 years), volleyball (6 years), and track (2 years).• Football and Volleyball Official

Dick “Blondie” Campbell, Elkhart High School Although Dick had an outstanding athletic career, he is being honored primarily for his efforts as an Athletic Director. Dick played basketball at Elkhart High School for three years under John Longfellow on teams that accumulated a 64-12 record and captured three sectional championships. During his senior year, Dick […]

DON WOOD, BRISTOL HIGH SCHOOL, 1942 Don was an outstanding player on both the hardwood and diamond. As a pitcher, he threw one no-hitter, another game in which the lone safe­ty was an infield single, and several games of 4 or fewer hits. Pitching 66 1/3 innings during his career, he allowed only 45 hits, […]

RANDALL J. (RANDY) WEDDLE, NAPPANEE, 1966 Randy was a sophomore on the track team just to get in shape for basketball, spending most of the season as a middle distance runner. Then, in some practice 220’s, he showed some speed. In the last meet, Randy made his sprint debut, placing 2nd in the 100 and […]