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ERICH BARNES, Elkhart H.S., 1954 All-Sectional basketball team member and sectional leading scorer with 55 points in 1954 Helped 1954 team to Indiana Final Four All-State foot­ball team selection; attended Purdue University on football scholarship Set Big Ten Conference record for longest pass reception Played two seasons on Purdue basketball team Played foot­ball professionally for […]

RAY BLOOMINGDALE, Bristol H.S., 1938 All-Sectional basketball team member and Elk­hart County scoring champion in 1938 with 217 points and 10.3 average Played on Indiana Cen­tral’s 1942 basketball team which was 16-0 and ranked ninth Played professionally for Indianapolis Kautsky Athletic Club Former teacher, coach and athletic director at Bristol High School.

WINSLOW CLARK, Bristol H.S., 1915 A member of the school’s first basketball team, in­cluding the unbeaten 1914 Pirates which went 7-0 As a pitcher in baseball, he had a combined four-year record of 23-10, including one undefeated season.

PAUL V. BROWN, Millersburg H.S, 1926 Four-sport athlete, four letters in basketball and baseball, three letters in track and field, one letter in speedball competed on 1925 Millersburg team which won Elkhart County boys basketball tournament competed on Ross Transfer, semi­professional football team based in Elkhart-Mishawaka officiated high school contests after grad­uation.

DAVID MARTIN, Concord H.S., 1949 All-Sectional basketball team member Led Concord to first sectional championship in 1949 Helped Concord to 42-7 record in 1948 and 1949 In track and field, set CHS high jump record in 1949 Played in Elkhart County Baseball League for three years Played varsity basketball and baseball at Ball State Coached […]

ELDON LUNDQUIST, Elkhart WTRC Many basketball fans grew up listening to “Eldy” Lundquist broadcast basketball games on WTRC radio in Elkhart. He especially drew large listening audiences during the sectional tournament season when as many as 14 schools were involved with the Elkhart tourney. He was a coveted public speaker He also served in the […]

JOHN L. LONGFELLOW SR., Warsaw H.S., 1920 Coached basketball from 1929-1948 at Elkhart High School. compiling 280-133 record Combined for 24 Northern Indiana Conference. sectional and regional championships Graduate of Manchester College Coached at Indiana State University from 1948 to 1955 and helped ISU to the NAIA tournament championship in 1950 Coached U.S. Pan-American Games […]

SHAWN KEMP, Concord H.S., 1988 Four-year starter for boys basketball team Competed on Concord team which reach state championship game (1988) Elkhart County’s all-time leading career scorer Holds Concord career, season and game scoring records 1988 Indiana All-Star team selection Selected No.17 by Seattle SuperSonics in 1989 National Basketball Association draft Five-year professional basketball forward […]

HAROLD (BARNEY) HOLMES, Wakarusa H.S., 1942 All-Sectional basketball team member and Elkhart County scoring champion in 1941 and 1942 Earned three letters each in basketball, baseball and track

DONALD HOFFMAN Concord H.S. 1946 All-Sectional basketball team member in 1945 Elkhart County scoring leader in 1946 with 302 points and 13.1 average Earned three varsity letters in basketball and also earned letters in track and baseball Played with Whisler Packers of Elkhart which won 1949 Indiana YMCA basketball title