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2004 Men’s Inductees

Ray Ball (Deceased) Elkhart 1954 Indiana University 1958

Sectional champs 3 years, Regional champs 2 years; Semi-State champs as a senior…led Elkhart County in scoring , South Bend Tribune Player of the Year , Elkhart Truth’s MVP as a senior…career and single season scoring record for Elkhart; All-State, All-Star as senior…Indiana-Kentucky Star of Stars Award…1954 Mile Relay State Champions…played 3 years at Indiana University.

William “Bo” Crain Shortridge 1959 University of Utah 1963

All-City team 1959, All-State team…rebounding leader and 15.9 ppg…coached by Hall of Famer Cleon Reynolds…played 3 years for University of Utah…All-Conference 1962 and 1963... 2nd team All-American…17.7 ppg for 3 years.

Roy Danforth Summitville 1954 Mississippi Southern 1963

3 year varsity award at Summitville…head basketball coach at Syracuse University 1968-1976 record 127-43…in NCAA 3 years, NIT twice…1976-86 Assistant Athletic Director at Tulane University…head basketball coach for Tulane from 1976-81…currently Director of Athletics at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Charles Denbo French Lick 1953 Indiana Central 1957

Earned 9 varsity letters while at French Lick…played four years for Indiana Central…NAJA District 21 champs 1955-56…head basketball coach for 35 years, 27 consecutive years at Orleans High School with a total of 402 wins…began coaching at Vallonia 1961-62, (28-15), Brownstown 1962-66 (53-37), Crothersville 1966-68 (29-15)…3 sectional championships and 9 conference titles in career.

Keith Dougherty Pimento 1944 Indiana State 1949

Twelve students in class…1942-43 team was 17-4; 1943-44 17-5…both years team won the Wabash Valley Preliminary tournament and advanced to the finals…played for Hall of Famer Glen Curtis at Indiana State, left school to enter Air Force…21 years as a head basketball coach with 287 wins, 4 sectionals, 1 regional and 1 semi-state championship …state runnerup in 1971…coached at Hymera 1950-58, Nappanee 1959-68, Elkhart 1968-72.

Jerry Ellis New Castle 1950 Indiana University 1954

Indiana All-Star, All-State, All-Semi-Final, All-Regional, All-Sectional, All-NCC…17th all-time scorer…16 varsity letters…played basketball and football as a freshman at Indiana University…3 year starter on football team, leading rusher 1953 season and Balfour Award winner, captain…1954-81 US Air Force, retired as a Colonel…flew over 400 combat missions, awarded Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, 16 Combat Air Medals, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Legion of Merit.

Jim Miller Avon 1954 Franklin College 1959

Played basketball 2 years for Avon High School…Franklin College Hall of Fame…head basketball coach for 37 years with a record of 607-251…won 18 sectionals, 5 regionals, 2 semi-states, went to Final Four in 1966 and 1994…coached at Cloverdale 1962-67, Penn 1967-75, Huntington 1976-81, Warsaw 1981-85 and New Albany 1985-1995…IBCA District V Coach of the year in 1992 and 1994, Hoosier Hills Conference Coach of the Year in 1992 and 1994, Hoosier Coach of the Year in 1990,1992 and 1994…Exchange in Australia in July 1988, Assistant Coach of Indiana All-Stars 1988, IBCA District II Coach of the Year in 1975.

Bruce Parkinson Yorktown 1972 Purdue 1977

Four-year starter for Yorktown…team won first ever Sectional Championships in 1972 beating Muncie Central and then New Castle in Regional…third All-Time Leading Scorer in Delaware County…All-County, All-Conference, All-Sectional teams (three years)…Indiana All-Star, Co-Captain…four-year starter at Purdue, 73-37 record…started 112 games, won NIT in 1974, All-Big-Ten in 1975, Academic All-Big Ten in 1977…1975 USA Intercontinental Cup Team; Captain of USA 1975 Gold Medal Pan-Am Team…drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers in 9th round, by Washington Bullets in 5th round…Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1977.

Vernon Payne Michigan City Elston 1964 Indiana University 1968

All-Conference, All-Sectional, All-Regional, led Northern Indiana Conference in scoring, held single season career scoring and assists records for Michigan City, Coached by Hall of Famer Doug Adams…National East-West All-Star Game…Indiana Kentucky All Star Game, IU ranked 9th in all time scoring and 1000 point scorers for players restricted to 3 years…MVP, All-Big Ten, 2 Balfour Awards…coached college basketball for 18 years at 5 universities…head basketball coach at Wayne State University 1977-1982 and Western Michigan University 1982-1989.

Ken Pennington Warren Central 1956 Butler University 1960

Coached by Hall of Famer Blackie Braden…All-County 1st team, leading scorer in County Tourney with 14 ppg sophomore year and 18 ppg junior year…two-time Butler team captain…MVP 1959-60…two-time all-conference pick…finished collegiate career with 1,154 points…played on Butler’s NIT teams in 1958 and 1959, received Butler’s Andy Williams Mental Attitude award for 1959-60, picked to the Butler All-Decade Basketball Team for the 1950’s…named to the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997…coached high school basketball 13 years, Mooresville 1960-63, Rochester 1963-67, Rushville 1967-73.

Paul Poff New Albany 1951 Indiana University 1956

Second freshman to ever start a varsity game at New Albany…career scoring record of 1062…All-SIAC, All-State, Indiana All-Star, All-Sectional, All-Regional, All-Semi-State…coached by Hall of Famers Gordon Ramey and Branch McCracken…played freshman year at University of Detroit and then moved to IU, Big Ten & NCAA Champs sophomore year…Big Ten Champs junior year…lettered 3 years at Indiana…served as Assistant Freshman Coach under Lou Watson.

Robert Schrier Indianapolis Howe 1953 DePauw 1957

Single season scoring record 19.3 ppg; single game record of 32 vs Beech Grove…All-City 1st Team…as a senior runner-up to Hallie Bryant for City scoring leader…3-time All-Conference 1st Team while at DePauw…set single season scoring record as a junior and senior…still holds 4 year scoring average at DePauw of 18.6 ppg…Fulbright Scholar 1957-58, played for Johannes Gutenberg University and was undefeated against German Universities with 25.0 ppg,…DePauw University Charter Member of Athletic Hall of Fame 1986, Honorary Doctor of Science 1991, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award 2001, University of Chicago Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Silesia Honorary Doctor of Science, President of National Kidney Foundation, President of International Society of Nephrology, founded the International Vasopressin Congress.

Gordon Stauffer Ft. Wayne South Side 1948 Michigan St. Univ. 1952

Senior year All-City Team and Honorable Mention All-State…played on first Michigan State University team to compete in Big 10…drafted by Indianapolis Olympians 1952…began coaching career at Royerton High School 1955-59…assistant coach University of South Carolina 1959-62 and University of Oklahoma 1962-66…head basketball coach Washburn University 1966-67, Indiana State 1967-75, IUPUI Fort Wayne 1975-79, Geneva College 1979-81, Nicholls State University 1981-90 and Westminster Academy, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1990-94.

The 14 will be inducted in a ceremony to be held at Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis on Wednesday, March 24, 2004. Ticket information is available by calling the Hall of Fame office at 765-529-1891.