Find an Inductee

CATHERINE E. WOLF, Peoria (III.) Central H.S. Outstanding junior and high school tennis player Won six Western Association tennis championships from 1930-38 Ranked No.1 among women’s tennis players by Western Lawn Tennis Association from 1930-38 Ranked among 10 top players from 1930-38 by U.S. Lawn Tennis Association Varsity tennis coach at Elkhart High School (1930-34) […]

LLOYD (BUNK) WILLIAMS, Goshen H.S., 1929 Elkhart County’s only three-time basketball scoring champion Scored 272 points as a freshman, 346 as a junior and 327 as a senior Set GHS career scoring record of 1,174 points which stood until 1958 Competed in track and field and was a football cheerleader at GHS Played varsity basketball […]

HERB SWARTZ, Goshen H.S., 1923 Perhaps no one in Elkhart County history attended more sporting events than Herb Swartz He was a sportswriter for nearly three decades at the News-Democrat and later did some freelancing Herb attended 65 sectionals and more than 4,800 high school basketball games

WILLIAM E. (BILLY) SMOKER, New Paris H.S., 1949 Led New Paris to 1948 Elkhart County Tourney basketball championship in 1948 Elkhart County basketball scoring champion in 1949 with 316 points and 13.7 average Played tennis, track and baseball Attended Goshen College

LOWELL SHEETS, Nappanee H.S., 1925 Coached basketball, baseball and track at Jimtown High School from 1929 to 1948 Baseball teams compiled 107-29-4 record with 7 Elkhart County championships and 6 unbeaten seasons Basketball teams compiled 199-199 record Won county basketball championship in 1944 Won Elkhart Sectional championship in 1945 – the school’s only title Track […]

DR. JAMES (JIMMY) RICHCREEK, Nappanee H.S., 1936 All-NIHSC basketball second-team member in 1935 and first-team member in 1936 All-Sectional and All-County basketball team member in 1936 Shared NIHSC scoring championship with teammate John Phillips Gimble Award (now Trester Award) nominee in 1936 AAU All-American in 1937

ROBERT (BOB) RENSBERGER, Nappanee H.S., 1939 All-Sectional basketball team member in 1939 NIHSC team member and scoring champion in 1939 Four-sport standout at Nappanee Named to Indiana Silver Anniversary team in 1963 Played basketball at and graduated from University of Notre Dame Played basketball professionally two seasons with the Chicago Gears and one season with […]

ROBERT (STORMY) PFOHL, Goshen H.S., 1944 All-Sectional basketball team member in 1944 Named Northern Indiana Conference football MVP in 1943 Earned appointment to Naval Academy, but played collegiate football at Purdue University for two seasons Played professional football for the Baltimore Colts in 1948 and 1949 Coach and teacher at Marion (Ind.) High School Member […]

CLARENCE (CLICK) PETERSON, Elkhart H.S., 1925 Led 1924 Elkhart High to 7-0 record, scoring 181 of teams’s 362 total points for the season All-State football selection and honorable mention All-State basketball selection State track champion Member of Indiana Football Hall of Fame Graduate of Wittenberg (Ohio) University Named freshman of the year and Little-America honors […]

MATT PATANELLI, Elkhart H.S., 1933 All-Sectional basketball team member in 1932 Captain of football and basketball teams and competed in track and field Played football, baseball and basketball at University of Michigan Assistant football coach at Western Michigan University Assistant football, baseball and basketball coach at University of Michigan