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HIGH
SCHOOL:
Crawfordsville High (1905)
COLLEGE:
Wabash College (1909)
Coached at Crawfordsville as well as successful high school programs in Illinois, Utah and South Dakota; Indiana State
University... A 3-sport athlete at Crawfordsville High School, graduating in 1905 ... played basketball and football at Wabash College ... coached his high school alma mater to first state title in '11 ... also coached successful high school programs in Illinois, Utah, and South Dakota ... returned to home state to coach Indiana State 10 years ... retired in '52 after 41 years of coaching ... liked to relate a tale about 1911 state tourney, when a bottle of Dr. Stone's
liniment was spilled in the uniform trunk; "It fired 'em up," he said of the team…He holds a master's from IU and a doctorate from Columbia…awarded a Gold Medal during World War I for his part in defense of Verdun. |