Robert A. “Bob” Cappelletti, Elkhart High School (1951) Bob was an outstanding athlete, being a three-time letter winner in each of three sports at Elkhart High. He was named team MVP in basketball in 1950 and was named to the All-League Team of the East Division of the Northern Indiana Conference. In 1951 he was […]

Dennis Tepe, Elkhart High School (1956) The 1955-56 Elkhart Blue Blazers advanced to the IHSAA Basketball Final Four and when the competition was finished, Dennis was announced as the winner of the Trester Award, the first ever for anyone from Elkhart County. Dennis earned a total of 8 letters at EHS in four sports: basketball […]

Peter Sarantos, Elkhart High School (1965) Peter was an All-Conference and All-State linebacker, playing for Elkhart, and was the team MVP his junior year. He lettered in wrestling and was a sectional champ in 1964. He also tossed the shot put in track for three years. After high school, Peter played football for the University […]

Dan Kratzer, Elkhart and Elkhart Memorial High Schools (1973) In 1979 Dan and brothers David, Gary and Ron were inducted into the Indiana Wrestling Hall of Fame as the very first family to receive the honor as a family (Harold Kratzer family). In high school wrestling, he was three-time sectional and regional champion and 1973 […]

William “Bill” King, Elkhart High School (1946) Bill lettered two years in both football and track. In football Bill played offensive and defensive tackle and was MVP as a senior. In track he tossed the shot put. He played football at Ball State, lettering four years, acting captain three years, and MVP two years (’47 […]

George Rollin “Rollie” Hoover, Elkhart and Elkhart Central High Schools (Coach) Some call Rollie the “father of wrestling” for Elkhart High School and other area schools because of his influence in reviving the sport in the 1950s and 1960s. All together he coached wrestling and other sports for almost 35 years, including stints at St. […]

Raymond N. Ball, Elkhart High School (1954) Some consider Ray to be one of the best athletes to perform for Elkhart High School. He was an outstanding basketball and track athlete. In basketball, as a senior, he scored 528 points and played on an EHS team that advanced to the Final Four in 1954. After […]

Floyd Lamar “Bill” Tipmore, Elkhart High School (1937) Bill was an outstanding basketball and football player for the Elkhart “Blue Avalanche” (Blue Blazers in basketball) during the late 1930s. In his senior year, he was captain of the football and basketball teams, as well as quarterback and MVP of the football team. He was consistently […]

E. Dale Swihart, Elkhart High School (1939) Dale earned eleven varsity letters in four sports at Elkhart HS in the late 1930’s. He earned All-State honors as a quarterback in 1938, then played football at Indiana University under coach Bo McMillin. During WWII, he served in Europe for 3 1/2 years with the Fifth Armored […]

Greg Price, Elkhart and Elkhart Memorial High Schools (1973) At the conclusion of Greg’s senior year at Elkhart Memorial, he was selected as the school’s “Athlete of the Year.” Indiana University awarded him a track scholarship after he made his mark at the county, conference, and state levels in the shot put (2nd at State) […]