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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 […]

TOM STEPHENSON, Elkhart Truth, 1927-1970 Tom reported on many of the major events and the changing times during his 43 years as sports editor, columnist and wire editor for The Elkhart Truth. He covered the inaugural game at Notre Dame Stadium, wrote about Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy, saw Rice Field become one of the […]

DICK STEALY, Goshen High School, 1936 Dick was selected for his athletic ability and his successful tenure as a coach at Ball State. He was a three-sports star at GHS and Ball State, competing in football, basketball and track. He earned his degree at Ball State Teachers College (now BSU) in 1941, winning three freshman […]

HERMAN (DUTCH) SCHULER, Coach, Nappanee High School, 1928-1940. Although a graduate of Elkhart High, ‘ Dutch’ was selected to the Hall of Fame for his coaching accomplishments at Nappanee. He guided the Bulldogs to a 168-87 record, highlighted by the 1935 team’s trip to the Sweet Sixteen. The Bulldogs lost there to eventual state champion […]

BILL ROBINSON, Millersburg High School, 1938 Although he played basketball at Millersburg from 1934-38, Bill was selected to the Hall of Fame for his coaching record. In nine seasons as head of the Millers, he guided them to 112 victories and 78 losses. Thirty of the defeats came in his first two seasons when he […]

WILLIAM (TIPPY) RIBLET, Elkhart High School, 1931 “Tippy” was a standout in football, basketball and track at Elkhart HS and at Purdue. He was varsity quarterback four years and was selected first-team all-state his senior season. Was all-sectional basketball in 1931 and all-state honorable mention the same year. The Blue Blazers went to the Final […]

IKE PHILLIPS, Nappanee High School, 1930 Ike was an outstanding high school athlete, but has been selected to the Hall of Fame as a dedicated volunteer to high school sports. His selection is based on his more than 45 years of service to Nappanee and NorthWood high schools. Ike was named to the All-Sectional basketball […]

JAMES (JIMMY) PHEND, Goshen High School, 1936 A quarterback, Jim was the leading scorer on the 7-2 Redskins of 1935 and helped spark the 1935-36 basketball team to a 22-5 record. He also was one of the outstanding sprinters of all time on the GHS track team. He went on to compete in all three […]

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 […]

FRANK PARMATER, Elkhart High School, 1931 Frank was a member of the varsity football, basketball and track teams his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. A halfback, Frank was All-NIHSC and was featured in the Chicago Tribune as an outstanding punter and punt returner (longest return was 77 yards). Frank was all-Sectional in basketball when the […]