Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Inductee

MEL GARLAND
Great All-Around Athlete From Tech

HIGH SCHOOL:
Indianapolis Arsenal Tech (1960)

COLLEGE:
Purdue University (1964)

An All-State performer in baseball and basketball as senior... Indiana Athlete of the Year...led Cocah Charlie Maas's Titans to regional title over Tom and Dick VanArsdale and Manual...member of the Indiana All-Star team...three-time All-Big Ten selection in both basketball and baseball at Purdue...basketball MVP in 1963...winner of Big 10 medal for combined academic and athletic achievement...coached at Greenfield and Evansville Harrison...assistant coach at Indiana State University... later head basketball coach and AD at IUPUI.