HIGH SCHOOL:
Froebel (1922)

COLLEGE:
Indiana University (1928)

Basketball coach at Lew Wallace High School 16 years and continuing as athletic director ... 229-167 record amid fierce 'region' competition ... IHSAA tourney mark of 14-8 ... a regional championship ... also coached baseball, track, cross country, tennis and golf ... his students included Hall of Famer Howard Sharpe, Hank Stram and Vic Bubas ... people of Gary honored him by naming school's new facility the 'Richard Polk Gymnasium' ... as a player, quarterbacked Gary Froebel to undefeated season in '21 ... 11 letters in 4 sports…All-State in football…captained '22 basketball team…Indiana University graduate.