Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inductee

JIM HINGA
All-around Athlete and College Coach

HIGH SCHOOL:
Fort Wayne North (1942)

COLLEGE:
Purdue University (1947)

Head Basketball Coach at Ball State University, A 3-sport athlete at Fort Wayne Northside ... All-State end on mythical state championship football team ... 440-yard-dash state champion ... all-city basketball center ... 3-times president of his class ... varsity basketball performer at Purdue ... co-captained team in '46 ... coached West Lafayette and Fort Wayne Northside high schools ... in '54, his Northside team won conference championship and ranked number-one in state ... varsity coach at Ball State University 14 seasons ... twice named Indiana Collegiate Coach of the Year….led team into NCAA Conference…also active as a basketball official.