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BOB KENNEDY, BRISTOL HIGH, 1944 Bob scored 277 points to lead the Pirates in basketball scoring in 1944 and twice broke the one-game scoring record. He first scored 39 points in a single game and later poured in 48 points in a contest against Howe. He also lettered in baseball at Bristol and won letters […]

TERRY JOHNS, JEFFERSON TWP. HIGH, 1967 Terry was one of the Tigers’ all-time great athletes, winning 11 letters, 4 each in basketball and baseball, 2 in track and one in cross-country. Terry was the county scoring champ in 1967 with a 24.5 average and a career total of 1,237 points. He earned all-sectional honors while […]

JOHN JANZARUK, LAPORT HIGH, 1935 “Jan” was an outstanding athlete, earning 11 prep letters and 3 football monograms at IU. He was named to the 1940 Midwest College All-Star team which played against the Cleveland Rams. But he is being honored as one of the area’s outstanding football coaches. His 85-45-6 record at EHS includes […]

TED JACKSON, ELKHART HIGH, 1959 Ted won 2 letters each in football and wrestling and 3 in track. He was the first athlete in Indiana history to long jump 24 feet, reaching 24 feet, one-half inch, in a conference championship at Rice Field. That mark stood for 15 years. He was an individual state champ […]

RON IWEMA, CONCORD HIGH,1961 Ron won four letters each in basketball, track and baseball. He was a member of Concord’s 1959 unbeaten regular season team as a soph and later set single season and career scoring marks. He averaged 24.1 points per game in 1960-61, ending with a career total of 1,210 points. He was […]

JIM HOREIN, WAKARUSA HIGH,1955 Jim won 12 varsity letters at Wakarusa, four each in basketball, track and baseball. He was the No. 2 county scorer in basketball in 1955 with 365 points and won the school’s Sportsmanship and free throw percentage trophies that year. Jim scored 78 points in the 1955 sectional to lead all […]

BILL HOLLAR, NEW PARIS HIGH,1939 An outstanding basketball player, Bill led the Cubs to the Elkhart County small school tournament championship and was the leading regular-season scorer prior to sectional action. He had 200 points at the close of the season, but was passed by Nappanee’s Bob Rensberger and Concord’s Lyle Hoffman during sectional action. […]

BOB HELD, ELKHART HIGH,1960 Bob lettered three years in football and track, being named Most Valuable in both in 1959. He was an outstanding ballcarrier in football, but also led the team in blocked punts in 1958. He gained more than 200 yards rushing in a game against LaPorte. Perhaps one of the least heralded […]

TOM EASTMAN, ELKHART CENTRAL HIGH,1973 Tom earned 3 letters each in football and track and 2 in basketball. In his sophomore year, the Blazers were State and NIC champs at 10-0 and finished 9-1 the following year, repeating the NIC title. He was named team captain as a senior, All-NIC, All-State and named to North-South […]

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 […]