Julie (Drook) Flores
JULIE (DROOK) FLORES
Marion High School Marion College (IWU)
Julie graduated from Marion HS in 1975
and Marion College (IWU) in 1989. She
played in the Indiana Girls State tournament in 1972, 73 & 74. Julie played on the 1st Marion HS
girls’ golf team in 1975. In the State
tournament, the team finished 5th and she finished 4th as
an individual. Julie was the 1st
female to play on the Men’s golf team at Marion College.
Julie has won a record 7 Grant County
Amateur Championships spanning 5 decades:&nbs...
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Charlie Arrendale
CHARLIE ARRENDALE
Marion High School Marion College (IWU)
Charlie
graduated from Marion HS in 1967 and Marion College (IWU) in 1971. He was an outstanding athlete in both
football and baseball during his high school and college careers.
In HS football
his record as a starting Quarterback was 17-7-2. His career passing stats were 175 completed
out of 376 attempted; career passing yards 3122, and 35 career touchdown
passes. He was selected to the Indiana
North Football All-Star team in 1967.
In HS
baseball his pitching reco...
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Dan Gunn
DAN GUNN
Marion High School University
of Mississippi
Dan
graduated from Marion HS in 1969 after moving to Marion from Thorntown, and
University of Mississippi in 1973. He
was an outstanding athlete in both basketball and baseball in his high school
and college careers.
In
HS basketball at Thorntown, he was a 3-yr starter and scored over 1000
pts. At Marion HS, he helped the Giants
go undefeated and returned to State Finals.
In 28 games, he hit 121 of 313 field goals for .387 avg.; hit 134 of 179
free throws ...
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Rick Harness
RICK HARNESS
Eastbrook HS Furman University
Rick
graduated from Eastbrook High School in 1975 and from Furman University in
1979. Rick had an outstanding career in
3 sports at Eastbrook, playing varsity basketball, baseball, and football. He was Chronicle Tribune Baseball Player of
the Year in 1974. He had a school record
of 5 touchdown passes in one game. In
basketball he averaged 25 pts, 8 rebounds, & 6 assists per game his senior
year. He graduated as the all-time
leading scorer in school history having held...
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Randy Holt
RANDY HOLT
Tippecanoe Valley HS Marion College
(IWU)
Randy graduated
from Tippecanone Valley HS after attending Marion schools from K-9, and
Shakamak HS grades 10-11. He graduated
from Marion College (IWU) in 1983 He
was an outstanding athlete in both baseball and basketball in his high school
and college careers. Randy was involved
in competitive Powerlifting from 1980-1994, winning State and Regional
competitions.
Randy had a
dream of a business venture. That dream
turned into the opening of Mid*Americ...
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Don Humes
DON HUMES
Marion High School
Don graduated
from Marion HS in 1932. During high
school, Don enjoyed bowling and golf. As
a young child, he developed some infections in his leg bones. It was quite serious. He recovered and through it all he began
walking, to strengthen the bones. This
therapy led him to caddying and learning to play golf. He began his career playing on the old Marion
Golf Club Course near the site where Marion General Hospital is located.
Don lived
near the golf course and would...
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Daric Keys
DARIC KEYS
Marion High School Wake Forrest University
Daric
graduated from Marion HS in 1987 and Wake Forrest University in 1992. He was a 3-sport standout in high school in
football, basketball, and track. He
earned All-State honors in football his senior year. He went to track State Finals in high jump
both his junior and senior years. Daric
still holds Marion High School’s high jump record of 6 ft. 10 in. He is best known for his basketball skills. He was a member of the “Dream Team” that won
3 straigh...
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Andrew King
ANDREW KING
Oak Hill High
School DePauw
University
Andrew
graduated from Oak Hill HS in 1981 and DePauw University in 1985. He was an outstanding athlete in both
football and wrestling in his high school and college careers.
In HS
football, he earned all-county and all-conference recognition in 1981. In HS wrestling he lettered 4 yrs., he was 2
time Grant County champ, 1 time MIC champ, 3 time Sectional, 1 time Regional
champ, and 2 time Semi-state qualifier.
He had a 4 year record of 53-20 (.726 winning percentage)....
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Mike McMillan
MIKE McMILLAN
Marion High School Vietnam War Purple Heart Recipient
Mike
graduated from Marion HS in 1965 and enlisted in United States Army. He served during the Vietnam War and was a
Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient.
He returned to Marion and became Executive Director of the Grant County
Boys & Girls Club for 27 years (1972-1999).
He then headed the Grant County United Way Organization for the next 10
years.
Over the
years, Mike mentored and nurtured thousands of kids that were seeking direction
in their lives.&...
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Sue Parrish
SUE PARRISH
Marion High School Ball State University
Sue graduated
from Marion HS in 1963 and Ball State University in 1968. She was an outstanding athlete in volleyball,
basketball, and track in high school and played field hockey, basketball and
tennis in college. Sue was named Marion
HS “1963 Female Athlete of the Year.”
She
established the girls’ athletic program at Yorktown HS. She then became the assistant director of
girls’ athletics at IHSAA from 1974-1977,
where she helped organize the Girls’ S...
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1965 Marion Giants Boys Basketball
The 1965 Marion Giant Basketball
team began a new era for Marion basketball teams. With Jack Colescott being named varsity coach
and Dick Persinger his assistant, hopes of change were high. Using Harold Curdy, one of Marion’s all-time
great players and Steve Ward as a foundation, Colescott built a team into
winners, through defense and playing hard for the entire game. The team was told that when players that
wanted to win would step up and strive to be the best, Marion basketball would
turn around. After the 1st seven
games, the record was 4-3 having lost to t...
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