Earl Gardner

County championship three consecutive years with New Market Purple Flyers … coaches’ all-sectional team  1941 … attended Wabash College 2 years prior to enlistment in U.S. Navy … admitted to DePauw in 1946 … earned Little All-American Honors 2 years, All-State selection 2 years, and leading scorer for 3 years … played with Minneapolis Lakers pro championship team 1948-49 … coached 25 years of high school basketball, retiring in 1983.