Sue Bowman
Sue Bowman began her coaching career at Indiana Wesleyan University, then known as Marion College, in 1970. That was only the second year for women's athletics at the school. She coached women's field hockey, women's tennis, and volleyball in her first year. As the 70's went along, she also was head coach in women's basketball and women's track and field.She coached field hockey from the late 70's until 1988. She was the only field hockey coach in the school's history with her 1980 team winning the women's state championship, which involved all colleges in the state.Bowman became the first IWU...Read more
George Glass
George Glass had an outstanding career not only as Taylor University athletic director, but also as a coach. Glass was the Taylor men's head cross country coach and track coach from 1960-1985. During that time, he produced 32 conference championship teams, won 32 Coach of the Year awards and coached two individuals to NAIA National Championship titles. From 1966-1979, teams coached by Glass won 14 consecutive track and field championships. He also spearheaded seven straight conference cross country titles from 1966-1972.The Taylor cross country program rose to NAIA prominence under Glass, earn...Read more
Lyndon Jones
A consummate team player, Lyndon Jones started playing basketball early on at the Boys & Girls Club, always dreaming of being the next Mo Tyson wearing the purple and gold. Little did he know that there were four other young boys in Marion that shared that same dream. Teamed with Jay Edwards, Daric Keys, Kyle Persinger and Eric Ewer, Lyndon achieved his dream of wearing the purple and gold and soon led a team known as the dream team that would compile an 85-4 record and 3 consecutive state championships over 3 years. These accomplishments would earn "Purple Reign" a place in Indiana High S...Read more
Kevin Pearson
Kevin Pearson ranks as one of the greatest all around athletes in Grant County sports history as a total team competitor. It's not often that athletes can hold records in 3 different sports but Pearson was one of the top basketball players in the history of Indiana Central, left Marion High School as the holder of the all time longest field goal kick in school history, competed in the decathalon and was a 7 foot high jumper, (71.25" personal best) in track at I.C.U.While a 3 sport athlete at Marion, Kevin was one of the senior leaders of the 1975 Basketball State Champion Marion Giants who won...Read more
Terry Porter
Terry Porter is in his 20th year as the women's head tennis coach at Indiana Wesleyan University. His team won the Mid- Central College Conference regular season and tournament in the fall of 2010 for the 19th consecutive year. Indiana Wesleyan is currently ranked 15th nationally in NAIA. A 13-0 record stretched its winning streak in the regular fall season to 195 matches dating back to 1995. Porter's overall record since the women's tennis program was started up again in 1991 is 349-35. He will take his team to the NAIA National Tournament in 2011 for the 14th straight year.Porter was selecte...Read more
Jovon Price
Jovon Price never averaged more than seven points in two seasons with the Marion High School boys' basketball team. Yet, few players had more of an impact than "Spider", who starred for one of the Giants' greatest teams.The 6-foot-6 Price gained his nickname for his freakishly long arms, and he spun his web to shut down some of the best offensive players of his era, from Dave Swetnam to John Ritter and Billy Shepherd. With his length, quickness and jumping ability, Price often was called on to put the clamps on anyone from point guards to centers.As a starting guard for the Giants from 1967-69...Read more
Jack Courtney and Sheryl Courtney
Jack Courtney and Sheryl Trueman Courtney rose from humble backgrounds in Grant County to become World Champion roller skaters in 1968 at Vigo, Spain. The pair inspired other local youths to become involved in the sport, including future Olympians Wayne and Kim Seybold.Courtney and Trueman already had been successful skaters when they first teamed up in 1961. Jack, age 9, had won national championships in Juvenile Boys' Singles and Juvenile Pairs with partner Olga Zuniga a year earlier. By age six, Trueman already was a national Tiny Tot freestyle and speed roller skating champion.During the n...Read more
Jeff Todd
Jeff Todd had an outstanding athletic and academic career at Marion High School. He played varsity basketball from 1978-1980 and both varsity golf and varsity tennis from 1977-1980.Todd was All-North Central Conference in all three sports as well as All-State and All-Academic in all three sports. He competed in each of these sports at the state finals. Jeff was the third medalist in the IHSAA golf state finals in 1980. He was the 1980 IHSAA Trester Award Winner in boys' basketball. Todd made the Indiana All- Star team in 1980 and was chosen for the 2005 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver A...Read more
Janna (Bragg) Warren
Janna (Bragg) Warren earned varsity letters in four different sports during her outstanding career at Eastbrook High School.She earned four letters in basketball, her best sport. She also earned four letters in track and field. Janna was All-Conference in volleyball and a semi-state finalist her senior year. She also lettered as a senior in cross country.Bragg played a big role on the Eastbrook basketball team which went 76-11 over four seasons. Eastbrook was undefeated during the regular season both her junior and senior years. The Panthers were state finalists in 1984. Janna scored 1,578 ...Read more
Team Category
1969 Oak Hill Eagles Football Team
1969 was the begining of the "Fantastic Era" as the Golden Eagles ran past, over and through nine straight opponents while giving up only 13 points during the entire season. With such outstanding seniors as Mike Henderson, Jeff Howell, Kim Jones, Harold Hall, Don Hogan, and Alan Frank leading the way, the Eagles won the conference title and were ranked #1 Defensive Team in Indiana. The game of games was the 10-0 victory over Western in a winner-take-all contest in the next to the last game of the season. Frank Conner's 33 yard field goal put the Eagles on top for good with six minutes to play....Read more
1970 Oak Hill Eagles Football Team
1970 was the second undefeated season in a row as the Golden Eagles soared to new heights. Again they demolished nine straight opponents, again they were the #1 Defensive Team in Indiana, and again were M.I.C. Champs, but they added an honor that no team in school's history attained - state recognition in the AP polls. The Eagles ranked 12th in the single-class poll as the season closed. Jay Hayes became Oak Hill's first All-State footballer as he was selected as a first team offensive tackle and played in the Annual North-South All Star Game in Bloomington. Frank Conner gained national recogn...Read more