Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inductee

A. L. "PETE" PHILLIPS
Successful High School and College Coach

HIGH SCHOOL:
Clay Township (1916)

COLLEGE:
Indiana University (1920)

A 2-sport athlete for Clay Township High School at Amo...after graduating in 1916, he played basketball and track at Indiana University...3-time all-Big 10...team captain as a junior...played 3 years with semi-pro teams...coached 17 years at Angola, Terre Haute Wiley, Rushville and Bloomington high schools...coached 3 teams to state finals...took over Ball State basketball coaching reigns in '38.