Gene C. Skirvin, Jimtown High School (Coach)/p> Gene was at Madison-Grant (Fairmont) High School as assistant football coach for four years before coming to Jimtown where he served as assistant football coach for seven years. His tenure as Jimtown’s head football coach only lasted nine years, but in those years the Jimmies won 76 games, […]

Michael J. Kavas, Jimtown High School (1967) Mike earned 11 letters in high school participating in football, basketball, track and baseball. Much of his athletic heroics, however, were achieved in football and track. In football he led the county in scoring (76 points, with 12 TDs) as a senior including a 91-yard run from scrimmage. […]

Kenneth “Kenny” Bemiller, Jimtown High School (1950) Kenny was a multi-sport star at Jimtown where he totaled nine varsity letters in basketball, baseball and track. In basketball he was the JHS free throw champion and leading scorer as a junior and senior. He was voted MVP his senior season when he scored in the top […]

Doug Simper, Jimtown High School, 1974 Doug lettered in football three years and during his senior year Jimtown HS, coached by Gene Skirvin, was undefeated at 10-0. Doug still holds Jimtown records for touchdown passes and total yardage. He also lettered three years in basketball and four years in baseball. At Illinois State University, Doug […]

Mary “Whimp” Baumgartner, Jimtown Coach 1957-69 An early leader in establishing girls’ athletics in Elkhart County, Whimp coached basketball, volleyball, track and was instrumental in starting the gymnastics program at Jimtown. She demanded excellence of her athletes and set the standard for future gymnastics coaches. Her teams competed in the GAA District, Regional, and State […]

John Luse, Jimtown High School (1954) Though John became a successful coach later, he is being inducted into the ECSHF for his career as a player at Jimtown and Indiana State University. He earned five varsity letters in track, basketball and baseball, the only sports offered at Jimtown at that time. Scored 643 career points […]

ROBERT (BOB) SIMPER, JIMTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, 1945 Bob was one half of the famed Simper twins, who helped propel the Jimmies to the 1945 Elkhart basketball Sectional Title and a Regional upset of Culver, prior to losing the regional title game to powerful South Bend Riley. The Jimmies beat Middlebury and Nappanee in the sectional […]

RICHARD (DICK) SIMPER, JIMTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, 1945 Dick was one half of the famed Simper twins, who helped propel the Jimmies to the 1945 Elkhart basketball Sectional Title and a Regional upset of Culver, prior to losing the regional title game to powerful South Bend Riley. The Jimmies beat Middlebury and Nappanee in the sectional […]

JACK SIMPER, JIMTOWN HIGH, 1956 An all-around athlete at Jimtown HS, Jack played 3 years in basketball, track and baseball. He was added to the sectional team as a freshman and played in the Goshen tourney. He was the leading scorer both his junior and senior seasons, being named to the all-sectional team both years. […]

KATHY RICE LUTTER, JIMTOWN HIGH,1978 Kathy twice won the state gymnastics all-around championship, in 1975 and 1978. She also competed in the hurdles and high jump at the regional level in track. While not competing, she also was a cheerleader. Kathy competed in gymnastics four years at Indiana University, earning all-Big Ten honors and was […]