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2006
Hall of Fame News
December 9, 2006 LHS Assistant Track Coach Earns Hall of Fame
Membership...
Mariclare Logue, LHS
Assistant Girls Track Coach, was inducted into the Rossford
High School Athletic Hall of Fame on December 9th. In
track, she earned All-NLL and All-District honors and
qualified for the Regional in the 3200 Relay and the
1600 and 3200 Runs. Cross Country was her forte as she
was the first Rossford female to qualify and run in
the State Meet. She was a four year Regional qualifier
earning All-NLL and All-District kudos in the process.
Upon graduation in 1990, she was the top female cross
country runner in school history dating back to 1972.
She is a business and economics teacher at LHS and lives
in Galloway with her husband Rick and daughters Lindsay
and Emily. Congratulations Mariclare!
December 9, 2006 LHS Varsity Girls Softball Coach Earns Hall
of Fame Membership...
Congratulations
to Kelly Skaggs, a sixth grade teacher at London Elementary
School and the LHS Varsity Girls Softball Coach. Kelly
was inducted into her High School's Athletic Hall of
Fame on December 3rd. Coach Skaggs graduated in 1984
from Chalker (Southington) High School in Trumball County
where she played Volleyball, Basketball and Sofball.
Kelly continued her career at Heidelberg College in
Tiffin, she returned to Chalker in 1989 as a Softball
Coach. In the fourteen years that followed, she and
her teams amassed a 218-93 record, eight League Championships,
one League Co Championship, five District Championships,
two Regional Runner Up Titles, one Regional Championship
and one State Championship in 1998. This past spring
was Coach Skaggs first year as the LHS Varsity Softball
Coach. The Team ended the season with at 5-15 record.
She noted that her first two seasons at Chalker yielded
6-11 and 5-11 records before the winning tradition started.
Congratulations to Coach Skaggs on this Outstanding
Honor!
October
6, 2006
London High School Hall of Fame Inductees...
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High School Athletic Department.
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October
14, 2005
London High School Athletic Hall of Fame Introductions
prior to London v Hillsboro Football game.
Barth
E. Royer, Class of 1965 Lettered basketball (4), track (3); Basketball
co-captain 1964-65 undefeated Mid-8 League champions –
20 win season; first 3 time all-league selection in LHS
history – unanimous 1st team 1965; 1964-65 led Mid-8
in scoring 17.9 ppg – averaged 14.5 rebounds per
game; 4 year starter – averaged double-double for
career; LHS records: most
points season 394; most points career 976; most field
goals in season and career; highest ppg average in tournament
– 21.3 for 4 games in 1965; most total rebounds
game 24, season 219, career 823; most total defensive
rebounds game 19, season 179, career 473; most offensive
rebounds season 140, career 350; most career games 75;
National Honor Society; Buckeye Boys State delegate; class
awards for English and poetry; Eagle Scout. Harvard University
1969 graduate; basketball – 2 letters; frosh honorary
scholarship; scored career high 33 points vs. Boston University
as frosh; lead Harvard in scoring and rebounding as sophomore;
All-IVY League mention as soph 10th scoring, 5th rebounding;
career ending injury as junior; Dean’s list; Life
Master Bridge Player; show horse owner-exhibitor; 1972
graduate University of Michigan Law School; law partner
– Bell, Royer and Sanders Columbus.
Nan
Hunter, Class of 1978 Lettered volleyball (3), basketball (3), softball
(4); volleyball; 1977 captain; 1977 MVP; 1977 1st Team
All-CBC; basketball; 1976 Defensive Scrapper Award; 1977
& 78 MVP; 1977 & 78 1st Team All-CBC; 1977 &
78 CBC team champions; 1978 Gretchen VonKanel Plaque;
softball; 34 stolen bases; 1978 co-captain; 1978 MVP;
1978 1st Team All-CBC; National Honor Society; 1978 LHS
Athlete of the Year; 1977 senior female athlete to light
homecoming “L”; Wright State University; basketball
1978-79; B.S.Ed. 1983; M.S.Ed. 1993; 22 years London Elementary
physical education teacher; coaching – retired 2004;
LMS volleyball; LMS girls basketball; LHS asst. softball;
LHS JV girls basketball; LHS boys tennis – 3 years;
LHS girls tennis – 18 years; 2003 SCOL champions;
2004-05 OHSAA “Respect the Game” state award
for exemplary contribution and service.
Carl
R. King, Jr., Class of 1993 Lettered football (3), track (4); football; LHS
records – 331 yds. Rush and 6 TD’s one game;
1st Team All-OHIO tailback; Big 33 All-Star game; North/South
All-Star game; 1st Team All-District; District Back of
the Year; 1st Team All-BAC; Dispatch-Agonis Player of
Week; WCMH Athlete of Week; 610WTVN Athlete of Week; Madison
Press Offensive Player of Year; team MVP; Bowlus Plaque;
Hume Award – offensive back; track; All-Ohio 4th
place state meet 400m dash; state qualifier 4x400m relay;
school record 400m – 49.5; 1992 BAC champion –
100m, 200m, 400m, long jump; 1993 BAC champion –
400m, 4x400m relay; 400m District champ; Regional runner-up
400m and 4x400m relay; team MVP; Bowling Green State University;
1998 graduate Elementary Education; Ashland University
– 2005 M.Ed.; coaching; football; 1998 LMS (6-1)
league champion; 1999 Brookpark (7-1) league champion;
track; 1999 LMS league champion; 2001-05 Woodward Park
– 2004 league runner-up, 2005 league champion; member
Heritage Christian Church.
R.
Wendel Deyo, Class of 1968 lettered football (2), baseball (3); weightlifting
– set two LHS records for Coach Bowlus – dead
lift and all around strength; football; captain and defensive
signal caller best defense in LHS history; 31 points allowed
with 6 shutouts in 9 games; defensive Apache Award; offensive
lineman of the year; All-Mid 8 League linebacker; Chesledine
Cup; baseball; captain Mid-8 League champions, district
runner-up; Sue Hartley plaque; All-Mid 8 League first
base; Ray Chadwell – “best fielding 1st baseman
in LHS history”; J.K. Coberly scholar-athlete award;
appointment to U.S. Naval Academy – football scholarship;
Otterbein College; 1972 graduate; football; 4 letters;
starter junior and senior years; baseball – frosh
year; team chaplain – Cincinnati Bengals and Reds;
17 years 1974-91; 2 baseball world championships; 2 AFC
football championships; 2 Super Bowl appearances; spoke
to AFC/NFC Pro Bowl players for 10 Pro Bowls; conducted
over 500 high school assemblies featuring NFL players
addressing drug and alcohol abuse; received recognition
and honor from Ohio Governor’s Office; lead teams
of NFL players to over 100 appearances at military bases
and correction facilities; provided MLB and NFL players
to Mexican government for clinics for 3 years; only non-NFL
player to receive Bart Starr Award for outstanding character
and leadership – presented by Bart Starr in 2001;
1989-2000 Athletes in Action president; Associate US Director
for Campus Crusade for Christ International; Global Human
Resources Leadership Director for 6000+ missionaries worldwide;
Crystal Globe Award from President for lifetime achievement
in ministry.
Tom
Wilson, Class of 1983 lettered basketball (3); basketball; 1982 &
83 sectional champions; 1982 & 83 team leader rebounds
and assists; 1982 MVP; 1982 & 83 1st Team All-County;
1979-80 team holds state record with 7 overtimes in tournament
game; Mt. Union College; lettered basketball (4); 1983-87
among OAC leaders in scoring, rebounds and assists; 1985-86-87
All-OAC; 1986 & 87 MVP and captain; 2nd leading scorer
in Mt. Union history at time of graduation – currently
5th; 1987 Minority Peer Counselor; Mt. Union 1000 Point
Club member; 1995 – 2005 LHS basketball coach –
Asst. varsity coach 2002 BAC champions.
October
2004
London High School Hall of Fame Inductees...
LHS
HOF Members
(L to R):
Rich Cunningham, Lori Raub, Darren Long, Bob Minner,
Shawn Silcott.
Photo courtesy of the London
High School Athletic Department.
Richard
"Cookie" Cunningham, Class of 1966
Lettered football (3), basketball (2), baseball (3); 1993-97
Hickory Grove club runner-up
coaching; helped form London Middle School football program
1985; 1985-89 asst. football coach LMS; 1990-98 head coach
LMS football; 3 undefeated teams with 4 league titles;
1986-93 LHS JV girls basketball coach; -1993-2004 LMS
head girls basketball coach; 3 league titles; only undefeated
team in LMS history; LHS varsity golf coach 199-2004;
BAC champions 2001; BAC coach of the year 2001; Second
Vice-President London Athletic Boosters 1992-2004; Desert
Storm veteran – retired U.S. Army Reserve 1995.
Darren
L. Long, Class of 1983
Lettered basketball (4) and baseball (4). basketball;
3 rd leading scorer 1096 points; most points single game
44 and 40; highest individual average 24.2 ppg; most points
one year 533; 1 st Team All-CBC 1982, 1983; All-Ohio special
mention 1982, 1983; 1982 Madison County Player of the
Year; All-District 1982, 1983; member of 1979-80 team
that holds state record with 7 overtimes in a tournament
game; sectional champions 1982, 1983; baseball 1 st Team
All-CBC 1983; Urbana University graduate 1988; lettered
basketball (1), baseball (2); scored 26 points as a frosh
vs. Division I Middle Tennessee State University; 1983-2001
Metro softball team; 1992 USSSA state champions; 2000
USSSA national one-pitch champions, all-tournament team.
Robert
"Bob" Minner, Class of 1987
Lettered football (3), wrestling (4), track (1); football;
All-Ohio honorable mention; 1 st 1000 yard rusher at LHS
with 1054 yards; 1 st Team All-CBL 1986; All-Madison County
1986; 1986 team captain and MVP; wrestling; CBL Champ
1986 and 1987; District Champion 1987; Regional 3 rd 1986;
1986 "AA" State Meet qualifier; 35-3 record
1987; All-Madison County 1986 and 1987; team Most valuable
Wrestler 1986 and 1987; Central Ohio All-Star Team 1986;
National Honor Society president 1986-87; Madison Press
Athlete of the Year 1987; J.K. Coberly Award 1987; 1991
graduate United States Military Academy at West Point;
football; leading scorer for 8-0 JV team; wrestling; brigade
championship Team with 18-1 record; rugby; starter on
runner-up team National Championships; first coach of
London Middle School wrestling team.
Lori
Raub, Class of 1979
Lettered volleyball (2), basketball (3), track (2); basketball;
team captain 1979; CBC Champions 1977-78, 1978-79; All-CBC
1979; track; sectional high jump champion 1979; set county
meet high jump record 5’0”; William Penn University
(Iowa); 1983 graduate; lettered golf (1), volleyball (4),
basketball (3); golf; All-Conference; volleyball; 1983
Conference champions; 1983 team captain; team MVP 1983;
basketball; 1981, 82, 83 conference champions; volleyball
coach – West Jefferson, Upper Arlington, Hilliard,
Dublin Coffman; Central District girls volleyball coach
of the year 2002, 2003; District champions 2002, 2003;
Regional finals Elite 8 2003; OCC coach of the year 2003;
OCC champions 2003; Boys District champions and Regional
finals Elite 8 2003; Boys Central District coaches Achievement
Award 2004; Excellence in Education Award, Dublin City
Schools; Chamber of Commerce Award 2003, 2004.
Shawn
Silcott, Class of 1978
Lettered football (3), basketball (2), baseball (3); football;
played both ways plus place kicking; All-CBC 1976, 1977;
All-District 1977; All-Ohio 1977; baseball; only one fielding
error at first base 1977, 1978; All-CBC 1977, 1978; All-District
1978; All-Ohio 1978; National Honor Society; 1982 Ohio
University graduate; lettered football (4); second in
receptions for tight ends in OU history; 13 receptions
in one game twice; 39 receptions in a season twice; 18
yards per reception average; began starting at tight end
last 3 games of frosh year; played in every game all 4
years; senior co-captain; 1981 All-Mid American Conference;
1981 semi-pro baseball with Mid-Ohio Merchants; 1982 semi-pro
football with Canton Bulldogs.
October
2003
London High School Hall of Fame Inductees...
Dr.
Martha Smith Geib, Class of 1983 Valedictorian
Lettered volleyball (3), basketball (3), and track (4);
volleyball; 1982 team captain; All-CBC 2nd team captain;
member National Honor Society; Army Spirit of Victory
Scholar-Athlete Award 1983; 1987 Muskingum College graduate;
lettered volleyball (2) before career ending knee injury
1986; Greg Riggar Memorial Dedication to Sport Award
1986-87; Academic All-Ohio NCAA Division III Volleyball
Team 1984-85; founder London Pediatrics.
Richard
"Shakey" Hughes, Jr, Class of 1948
Lettered football (3), basketball (3), and baseball
(3); football; 1947 team captain; 1947 Linemen of the
Year under Coach Bill Hackett; Coach Bowlus "1
of 2 best left ends I ever coached" Dick LeBeau
" As a boy, I looked up to Shakey and his teammates.";
participated locally in softball, bowling and golf on
winning golf team for Northwest KFC meeting 1991 in
Maui, Hawaii Presbyterian deacon; Superintendent of
London branch of Ohio Edison.
October
2002
London High School Hall of Fame Inductees...
J.K.
"Jack" Coberly, Class of 1909
Lettered football 1906-07-08; Football; Played on first
undefeated and untied team at LHS in 1908; First PA announcer
at VonKanel Field from 1937 through 1967; Head football
coach at West Jefferson 1924-25; responsible for J.K.
Coberly Cup awarded annually to an oustanding senior football
scholar-athelete at LHS since 1924; Compiled and edited
"Forty Years of London High School Football 1904-46";
Described by Coach Jim Bowlus as "Mr. Football"
in London; Served on London City Council and as City of
London Civil Service Commissioner; Deceased August 7,
1971.
Shana
Ryan-Alexander, Class of 1997
Lettered track (4), cross country (4), basketball (3),
boys' soccer (3); Track; 1st Team All-BAC 1997; BAC champion
3200m run and 4x800m relay 97; State meet qualifier 4x800m
relay 95; 1st Team All-District 95; Regional finalist
3200m run 96; Led team to BAC championships 94-95-96-97;
Cross Country; Academic All-Ohio 96; State meet 46th place
96; 1st Team All-District 93-94-95-96; BAC champion 93;
1st Team All-BAC 93-95-96; Led team to BAC championships
93-94; Led team to district championship 93; Soccer; Co-captain
96; Central District Girls All-Star Game 96; Basketball;
Co-captain 97; Wittenberg University grad 2001; Lettered
track (1), soccer (4); 97 NCAC Soccer Newcomer of the
Year first in Witt history; 1st Team NCAC 97-99-2000;
2nd Team NCAC 98; Co-captain 98-99-00; All-Ohio 2nd Team
97-98-99; All-Ohio 3rd Team 2000; 1st Team Academic All-Ohio
98-99; 3rd Team Academic Regional All-American 99; NCAC
Scholar-Athlete at Wittenberg 99; Ohio College Soccer
Coaches Association Senior All-Star Team 2000.
Crystal
Stroble, Class of 1997
Lettered track (4), cross country (4), cheerleading (2);
Track; 1st Team All-Ohio 1997; State 5th place 100m high
hurdles 1997; State semi-finalist 300m low hurdles 1997;
State semi-finalist 100mHH 1996; Regional and district
champion 100m HH 97; 1st Team All-District 1996-97; 1st
Team All-BAC 1994-95-96-97; BAC 100m HH champion 94-95-96-97;
BAC 300mLH champion 97; BAC 100m dash champion 97; Led
team to BAC championships 94-95-96-97; School records:
100m dash, 100m HH, 300m LH, 55m dash, 55m HH, 4x100m
relay, shuttle hurdle relay, hurdle medley relay; Cross
Country; 1st Team All-District 95; 1st Team All-BAC 95;
Led team to BAC championships 93-94; Led team to district
championship 93; Tiffin University grad 2002; Lettered
track (4), cheerleading (3); NAIA Outdoor Nationals 11th
place 100m HH 2001; NAIA Indoor Nationals 13th place 55mHH
2001; NAIA Nationals provisional qualifier 1999-2000;
1st Team All-AMC 3x; AMC 100m HH champion 3x; School records:
100mHH, 400mLH, 4x100m relay, 55mHH, 60mHH; February 2001
AMC Athlete of the Month; 2001 Homecoming Queen; Football
recruiting staff 1998-2002.
1900
through 2001
Past London High School Hall of Fame Inductees...
William
Louis Cain Jr., Class of 1943
Football 3 letters. Basketball 4 letters. Baseball 3 letters.
Basketball captain. 1943 Cheseldine Cup recipient. VonKanel
Cup recipient. Sue Hartley Cup recipient. 1943 J.K. Coberly
Cup recipient. Hi-Y Club. Earned wings at Tuskegee Institute
Pilot Training. WWII Flight Officer with 447th Bomber
Squadron. Attended Ohio State University 1947-49. Post
WWII London Black American Legion Commander. Participant
London community softball and basketball teams 1947-57.
Deceased March, 1963.
Mr.
Howard 'Chuck' Weimer, Class of 1924
12 letters in football, basketball, and baseball. Football
QB/HB, leading scorer. Basketball forward, senior captain,
All-Central Ohio 1st Team 1923-24. Baseball 3rd baseman
Ohio State University. 1924 OSU freshman football team
HB. Wilmington College: Football 4 letters. Basketball
4 letters, captain, leading scorer. Baseball 4 letters,
captain. Track 2 letters. Varsity "Golden W"
Award. Professional Football. 1929 Buffalo Bisons. 1930
Brooklyn Dodgers. Football and basketball official 25
years. Inducted into Wilmington College Athletic Hall
of Fame as one of the finest all-around athletes in Wilmington
history in October 1991. Deceased January 1990.
Charles
Lee Cochran, Class of 1937, CNHS
Lettered in football. Graduate Greenbrier Military Academy
1941. Navy active duty 1942-46 Graduate Muskingum College
1949. Ohio State University 1951. Lt. Commander Naval
Reserves 1947-76. 32 years coaching at LHS 1951-82.
Originated LHS track and field. program 1952. LHS baseball
coach 1951-52. LHS track coach 1952-74. LHS basketball
coach 1951-74. LHS football coach 1951-82. Assistant
football coach to Jim Bowlus and Bill Conley during
championships seasons. LHS Athletic Director 1980-81.
Considered his coaching as a "building block"
in the varsity programs.
Jim
Colwell, Class of 1962
letter Football 1959-60-61. Football All-Conference 1960-61.
Football captain 1961. Basketball All-Conference 1962.
letter Baseball 1960-61-62. Baseball All-Conference 1962.
Baseball captain 1962. graduate Ashland University 1966.
Football All-Conference defensive back 3 years. senior
Football captain. 4 letters Track. Track captain junior
and senior years. Varsity "A" Athlete of the
Year chosen by varsity athletes selected as defensive
back to the Ashland University All-Star Dream Team for
first 50 years of football. Charles Brownson Award outstanding
senior athlete. inducted into Ashland University Sports
Hall of Fame 1981. Master in Education degree 1971 Bowling
Green. Football coach at Sandusky High School 19 years,
10 as Head Coach. 72-27-5 overall record. 4 time state
play-off qualifier. Basketball coach frosh, JV, asst.
varsity. Milan Edison Football coach 9 years, 6 as Head
Coach. Basketball coach junior high, frosh, JV. 1989 National
High School Coaching Award Scholastic Coach magazine.
David
"Satch" Davidson, Class of 1953
Letter Football 1951 and 1952. Letter Baseball 1952 and
1953. Baseball All-League 1952 and 1953. Set single season
homerun and RBI record. Amateur Baseball Beulah Park Baseball
Jockey Club 1955-60. Professional Baseball Columbus Jets
1960-65. Minor League baseball umpire 1966-68. National
League baseball umpire 1969-85. Umpired Major League All-Star
and World Series games. Plate umpire for Carlton Fisk's
famous 1975 World Series homerun vs. Cincinnati Reds.
Plate umpire for Hank Aaron's record setting homerun.
21 years as a high school and college Basketball official
in Ohio Current residence Houston, Texas.
Charles Richard 'Dick' LeBeau, Class of 1955
Football 3 letters. Basketball 3 letters. Track 2 letters.
Golf 3 letters. 1954 high school football All-American.
1954 all-league and All-Ohio football. 1954 medallist
league golf championship team. 1955 all-league and All-Ohio
honorable mention basketball. 1955 district 220 yard dash
champion in track. Ranked 3rd academically in graduating
class. 1954 Buckeye Boys State delegate. National Honor
Society. Ohio State University. Graduated 1959. Football
3 letters. 1957 Big 10 Champs, National Champs. 1958 Rose
Bowl Champs. 1957 honorable mention All-Big 10. 1957 2nd
Big 10 scoring; 5.7 yards per carry average. Professional
Football. 1959 5th round draft choice Cleveland Browns.
Waived to Detroit Lions. Detroit Lions 1959-72, right
defensive cornerback. 3 Pro-Bowl appearances. Started
171 consecutive NFL games (record for cornerbacks). 62
career interceptions (tied for 5th on all-time NFL interception
list). Led conference twice in interceptions for season.
Philadelphia Eagles special teams coach 1973-75. Green
Bay Packers defensive backfield coach 1976-79. Cincinnati
Bengals defensive backfield coach 1980-91. Cincinnati
Bengals defensive coordinator 1984-91. Pittsburgh Steelers
defensive backfield coach 1992. Coached 5 divisional championships,
2 conference championships. Coached in 2 Super Bowls.
Won NFL Players Golf Championship.
Mr.
Dick Reynolds, Class of 1961
Earned 5 varsity letters in football, basketball, and
track. Senior year 1960-61, all-league in 3 sports. Otterbein
College. Graduated 1965. 12 varsity letters in football,
basketball, and track. 1965 Otterbein Athlete of the Year.
School record holder in the pole vault. United States
Air Force. 1965-68 tour of duty player/coach basketball
team. Otterbein College Head Basketball Coach 20 years.
Ohio Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 8 times. Overall
record 362-183, winningest coach in Otterbein history.
4 trips to NCAA Division III Final Four. Coached 3 players
that have been NCAA Division III National Player of the
Year. 209-82 OAC, 32-15 OAC Tournament, 16-10 NCAA Tournament.
1992 named Athletic Director at Otterbein College.
Dr.
William C. Hackett, Class of 1941
Played football, basketball, and baseball. Football All-League
and All-Ohio 2nd Team. Ohio State University. Graduated
1945 and 1947 (Veterinary School). 1942 National Champions
letter winner. 1944 consensus All-American guard; Buckeyes
undefeated. 1945 Outstanding Lineman East-West Shrine
Game in San Francisco. 1945 elected team captain unable
to play due to car accident. 1965 together with Paul Brown,
organized the Cincinnati Bengals professional football
team; on Board of Directors for 25 years. 1988 Outstanding
Alumni Award College of Veterinary Medicine Ohio State.
1989 Elected to Ohio State University Football Hall of
Fame.
Gary
Reynolds, Class of 1960
All-League 1st Team Football, Basketball, Track. Outstanding
Senior Athlete Award. Graduate Otterbein College 1964.
Outstanding frosh Football, Basketball, Track. All-Conference
Football and Track. 12 varsity letters in Football, Basketball,
Track. Never missed a Track meet in 4 years. Varsity "O"
president. 1964 Outstanding Athlete. Sandusky High School
1964-82. Health and Physical Education chairman. Assistant
coach state Football champions 1965. Head Basketball coach
9 years. Coached Scott May Indiana University NCAA Division
I Player of the Year 1975. Richardson, Texas 1983-present.
Biology teacher and assistant Football coach. 5 times
state play-offs, beat Dallas Kimbell (#3 nationally ranked)
in Texas Stadium 1992.
Steve
Garrard, Class of 1958
Lettered basketball (2) and baseball (2). Basketball 1st
Team AllMid 6 1957, 1958. Set scoring record of 33 pts.
February 1958. Set rebounding record of 21 February 1958.
Led London in free throw % 1957. Bliss College 2 years.
Set London City Amateur League scoring record of 36 pts..
Baseball 1st Team All-Mid 6 1957, 1958. All-Ohio 1958.
East-West All-Star Game 1958. Pitched 1-hit shutout vs.
Cols. Aquinas District Tournament 1958. Pitched against
Dave Roberts (Houston Astros) in District Finals 1958.
4 years in “Heart of Ohio” for Beulah Park
Jockey Club team. Played American Legion. Played slo-pitch
softball for Miller Builders – Cols. City Champions
6 consecutive years. Coached an amateur basketball team
in the Columbus City League to a 172-31 record in 4 years.
Hit 4 consecutive home runs in the Arlington Old Timers
All-Star softball game .
Alicia
Hastings Tremayne, Class of 1995
Lettered cross country (3), basketball (2) and track (4).
Cross country 1992 and 1993 BAC and District team champions.
1994 BAC Champion. 1st Team All-BAC 1994. 1st Team All-District
1994. BAC Scholar-Athlete 1992-94. Senior Plaque 1994.
Track 1st Team All-BAC 1992-95. BAC team champions 1992-95.
1995 BAC Champion 800m and 1600m runs. State Meet qualifier
4x400, 4x800 and 1600 run 1994 and 1995. Academic
All-Ohio 1994 and 1995. BAC Scholar-Athlete 1992-95.
4x400m relay school record holder 4:06.1 lead
runner. Regional meet qualifier 1992-95. W.H. Rice Plaque
1995. Ohio University 1995-99. Walk-on athlete Cross country
varsity letter 1996 and 1998. Track varsity letter 1999.
OHSAA Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award 1994 and
1995. U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award 1995.
Bill
Minner, Class of 1952
Basketball letter 3 years. 2nd team All-Mid Six 1952.
2nd team Columbus Dispatch All-Area team 1952. Baseball
3 letters. 2nd team All-Mid Six 1952. 1951 and 1952 captain.
Football 2 years. Undefeated 1951, 9-0. Team ranked #1
Class B 1951. Cedarville College 1952-53. Basketball varsity
letter as frosh. Graduate Ohio State University 1956.
Power Volleyball player for 32 years. USVBA gold medallist
55 and over division 1995. USVBA silver medallist 60 and
over division 1995. Volunteer Volleyball coach at Hanover-Horton
H.S. in Michigan for 20 years. Won 3 state championships
1987, 1989, 1991. Volleyball coach at Spring Arbor (Mich.)
College. NCCAA national champions 1992. NCCAA "Coach
of the Year" 1992.
Todd
Snyder, Class of 1983
Football 3 letters. J.K. Coberly Award 1983. Wilbur Hume
Award Best Offensive Back 1982.
2nd team All-Ohio 1982. 1st team All-CBC 1981 and 1982.
Captain 1982. Basketball 3 letters. Best defensive player
1982 and 1983. AA sectional champions 1982 and 1983. Baseball
3 letters. Track 1 letter. 400 meter dash school record
1983. 400 meter regional qualifier 1983. LHS National
Honor Society. Graduate Miami University, Oxford 1987.
Football 3 letters strong safety. Mid-American Conference
champions 1986. Played in California Bowl, Fresno 1986.
Captain and defensive MVP 1986. 2nd team All-MAC defense
1986.
Chip
Starr, Class of 1982
Cross Country 4 letters. All-Central District 1978,
1979, 1980, 1981. District Runner of the Year 1981.
1st team All-CBC 1979, 1980, 1981. CBC champion 1981.
Sectional champion 1980 and 1981. District champion
1981. 11th place state meet 1980. 12th place state meet
1981. School record holder. Led team to 8th place (1980)
and 10th place (1981) state meet finishes. Led team
to 4 year record of 435 wins vs. 74 losses. Track 4
letters
All-Ohio 3200 meter run 1981 (4th place) and 1982 (5th
place). School record holder in 6 events. CBC 3200m
champion 1980, 1981, 1982. CBC 1600m champion 1982.
Central District indoor 3000m run champion and meet
record time. Sectional 3200m run champion 1981 and 1982.
District 3200m run champion 1982. LHS National Honor
Society. Graduate Indiana University 1989. Career ending
injury during cross country sophomore year.
Dana
Hunter (Bauer), Class of 1979
Nominated by Ray Justice. Lettered volleyball (3), basketball
(4) and softball (1). All-Ohio basketball. All-Central
Buckeye Conference basketball. 1978 and 1979 CBC basketball
champions. Top game 32 points. 23.0 points per game scoring.
1983 University of Miami (Florida) graduate full athletic
scholarship. 4 basketball letters captain senior year.
Dean's List student. Top game 24 points. 6 assists, 8-8
free throws. 18.0 points per game scoring 73% free throws.
Nicknamed "Dead-Eyed Dana".
Robert
E. LeBeau, Class of 1952
Nominated by Charles R. LeBeau. 1952 LHS graduate. Lettered
football (3), basketball (2), baseball (4) and golf (3).
QB on Coach Bowlus' first undefeated team 1951 ranked
#1 Ohio Class B. All-Ohio football. All-Mid 6 League football
and baseball. Mid 6 League baseball champions 3 years.
Mid 6 League football champions 1 year. Central District
baseball champions 1 year. 1957 Wilmington College graduate
3.3 gpa. Lettered football (1) and golf (2). Conference
golf tournament runner-up. Miami Trace coach 1960-64:
football, basketball, golf Franklin Hts. coach 1965-71:
football, basketball, golf
3 time league golf champions. Retired principal Franklin
Hts. High School 14 years.
Robert
Powers, Class of 1942
Nominated by Kathy Powers Welsh and Sharon Powers Brown.
1942 LHS graduate. Lettered football, basketball, baseball
and golf. 1942 J.K. Coberly Award winner. Attended Ohio
State University. Played 20 years of independent fast
and slow pitch softball and 10 years of basketball. Co-chaired
initial slow pitch softball league in London in 1950's.
Charter coach of Little League baseball Reds. London Country
Club golf champion 21 times. LHS golf coach 1990-97. Buckeye
Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 1995-96-97. BAC
golf team champions 1995-96-97. Sectional golf champions
1996. Qualified team or individual from Sectional to District
every year coaching. "Tradition Club" member
1992-98.
Roger
E. Turvy, Class of 1957
Nominated by David M. Hume. 1957 LHS graduate. Lettered
football (3), basketball (2) and baseball (3). Varsity
football record 24-3-1 during years lettered. 1955 Mid
6 League champions. Captain of London's 50th Golden Anniversary
Year football team (1956) voted by teammates team record
9 wins and 1 loss. Led team in "solo" tackles
with over 100 senior season. All Mid 6 League center and
linebacker. J.K. Coberly Scholar-Athlete Award senior
year. Madison Press "Athlete of the Year" senior
year. National Honor Society. 1961 Miami University, Oxford
graduate full athletic scholarship. Lettered varsity football
3 years. 1958 Mid-American Conference champions. 1960
team co-captain. 1966 Ohio State University graduate Master's
Degree. Captain United States Marine Corps. Assistant
Football Massilon Tigers state champions 1965. 1981-present:
co-founder and principal of Miami Computer Supply, Inc..
Ernest
L. "Sonny" Wheeler, Class of 1952
Nominated by M. David Wilson. 1952 LHS graduate. Lettered
football (2), basketball (2) and baseball (4). Member
1951 undefeated football team Ohio #1 ranked Class B.
Member 1951 Mid-6 League basketball champions. Member
1951 and 1952 Mid-6 League baseball champions. Starting
shortstop on 1950 Central District Class B baseball champions.
All-Mid-6 League in basketball and baseball senior year.
Member National Honor Society 1952. Played amateur fast-pitch
and slo-pitch softball, baseball and basketball following
graduation. Coached first Babe Ruth League champions in
1953. President Madison Babe Ruth League 1962-64. Coached
American Legion/Connie Mack teenage team ten years 1970-79.
1967-83 play-by-play announcer for high school games on
local radio, announcing mostly London High School football
and basketball games. 1990-95 "The Voice of the Red
Raiders" football team. Chairman of London Area Baseball
Council (LABC) past 30 years for youth baseball, softball
and basketball. Burr Youth Baseball Park was renamed in
1998 in his honor to Burr-Wheeler Youth Baseball Park
Staunch all-around Red Raiders fan.
Ronald
Kulp, Class of 1950
Nominated by Richard Kulp. 1950 LHS graduate. Lettered
football (3), basketball (3), baseball (3) and golf (2).
Quarterback 1949 football to 6-1 record throwing 14 touchdown
passes before season ending injury. Leading scorer on
Central District basketball championship team 1950. Team
leading free throw shooter 1949 and 1950. Pitcher and
third baseman on Central District 1949 runners-up and
1950 champions. 1950 baseball captain with .350 batting
average. 1950 J.K. Coberly Cup honoree. 1954 Ohio Wesleyan
University graduate. Lettered football (4), basketball
(2) and golf (4). Two time Ohio Athletic Conference golf
medallist. 1998 inducted into OWU Hall of Fame for golf.
Two time London Country Club champion. U.S. Air Force
veteran.
Cheryl
McNeal, Class of 1981
Nominated by Gary McNeal. 1981 LHS graduate. Lettered
basketball (4), track (3) and softball (1). Basketball
MVP 1980 and 1981. 1st Team All-CBC 1980 and 1981. 1st
Team All-Central District 1981. Central District All-Star
game 1981. Team captain 1980 and 1981
Honorable mention All-Ohio 1981. CBC basketball team champions
1978 and 1979 (undefeated in league). Gretchen VonKanel
Plaque honoree (basketball). High scoring game 30 points
(pre 3 point shot). Scored last basket in old gym. 1978
track MVP
Sectional champion 220 yd. dash. CBC record holder 220
yd. dash and 880 yard relay. Softball MVP 1981. All-CBC
1981.
James
Stahl, Sr., Class of 1955
Nominated by David Stahl. 1955 LHS graduate. Lettered
football (4), basketball (2) and baseball (3). Only freshman
to letter on unbeaten, untied 1951 football team. Football
All-League 1952, 1953 and 1954. 1954 football captain.
Cheseldine Cup honoree (football). Gretchen VonKanel Plaque
honoree (basketball). Sue Hartley Cup honoree (baseball).
1955 Madison Press "Athlete of the Year".
Harry
"Bussey" Holloway, Class of 1935
Won 10 letters in football, basketball and baseball. All-District
in basketball. Basketball team captain. Chesledine Cup
recipient. Recipient football and basketball scholarships.
Attended Wilberforce University 1934-35. Lettered in football.
President London Senior Citizens Organization. Madison
County Senior Citizen Hall of Fame. 1989 Rotary Club Person
of the Year. Member London City Council 1986-93. Member
London Kiwanis. Member Madison County Historical Society.
Member Madison County Humane Society Member London Metropolitan
Housing Board.
Mr.
Joseph J. Hartley, Class of 1922
Teacher at LHS 1929-44. Athletic Director 1930-43. Baseball
Coach 1930-43, 1933 team undefeated. Girls Basketball
Coach 1930-37, 1932-33 team 11-1. Assistant Football Coach
1929-44, 7-0-1 '31, 8-0 '33, 7-0-1 '43. London City Schools
Superintendent 1943-72. Hired football coaches Bill Hackett,
Jim Bowlus, Bill Conley, and Lee Cochran. Hired Basketball
coaches Darwin Keye and Ray Chadwell. His leadership as
superintendent established and maintained high standards
of excellence in academics and athletics. The respect
given him as an administrator, coach, teacher, and friend
is unprecedented. 1937 lights at football field. 1949
new gym at 'old' high school. 1954 Board of Education
building
1958 merger of Deercreek and Somerford Schools into London
City School District Committee to organize Tolles Technical
Vocational School. Charter member Chamber of Commerce.
1991 Board of Education and Athletic Booster Club name
the under construction athletic complex "The J.J.
Hartley Athletic Complex".
Mark
Tremayne, Class of 1995
Lettered cross country (4), basketball (1) and track (4).
Cross country BAC Champion 1993-94. 1st Team All-BAC –
4 times. 1st Team All-District – 3 times. 1st Team
All-Ohio 1994. Academic All-Ohio 1994. BAC Scholar-Athlete
– 3 times. Led team to 15th place finish at 1994
state championships. Basketball Red Raider Sportsmanship,
Ethics and Integrity Award” 1993. BAC Scholar-Athlete.
Track 1st Team All-BAC – 4 times. 1st Team All-District
1994. 2 time state meet qualifier in the 1600m run and
the 4x800m relay. SR holder 800m run, 1600m run, 4x800m
relay. BAC Champion: 800m – time; 1600m run –
2 times; 3200m run – 3 times; 4x800m relay –
1 time. BAC Scholar-Athlete – 3 times. W.H. Rice
Plaque. Rio Grande University 1995-97. Cross country/track
scholarship. Lettered twice in cross country. 1995 RG
“Frosh of the Year” in cross country.
Eldon
“Perk” Markley, Class of1944
Lettered football (4), basketball (3) and baseball (4).
Football. London’s first T-formation quarterback.
1944 J.K. Coberly Cup honoree (student-athlete). All-Ohio
honorable mention 1943. 1943 “Backfield Award”
as best football back. Cheseldine Cup honoree. Led LHS
to 7-1 1943 season including win over Upper Arlington.
Basketball Gretchen VonKanel Plaque honoree. Baseball
Sue Hartley Cup honoree.
Mr.
James M. Bowlus, Class of 1937 London High School Head Football Coach. 1947-73
(27 years). Record: 161-66-6 .710 winning percentage.
Undefeated teams: 1951 1966. 1951 team voted #1 Class
B team in Ohio by UPI and AP. Won or shared 8 Mid-6/Mid-8
League championships. London High School. Also coached
baseball, basketball, and golf. Athletic Director 6 years
Director Ohio High School Football Coaches Association
(OHSFCA) 10 years. President-Elect OHSFCA 1974. Inducted
into OHSFCA Hall of Fame 1978 (first year of eligibility).
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Ohio State University 1974.
Jacob
von Kanel, Class of 1924 graduate South Amherst [Ohio} High School. played
football. graduate Wilmington College 1928 with honors.
Football 4 letters. Basketball 3 letters. Baseball 4 letters.
Track 3 letters, track captain 3 years. Senior football
and basketball captain. All-Ohio Honorable Mention football
1927. Varsity "W" Association. President Student
Senate. Athletic editor Wilmington College News. Phi Gamma
Mu social science honorary. caoch Sabina High School football,
basketball and baseball 1928-2. LHS chemistry teacher
1929-46. LHS principal 1947-69. Coach LHS basketball.
Coach LHS golf. Coach LHS football 1929-46 "The Golden
Age of London Football". 91-42-17 record. 1931 7-0-1.
1933 8-0. 1940 7-2. 1943 7-1. 1945 6-2. 1946 8-1. Chairman
Mid-8 League. LHS athletic director. Member Ohio High
School Athletic Directors Association. Member London Presbyterian
Church. Member Chandler Lodge 138 F&AM. Recipient
U.S. Jaycees Distinguished Young Citizen Award 1940. LHS
football field named von Kanel Field 1969. "A gifted
leader, intelligent, inspirational Christian man with
the highest morals possible" [William C. Hackett].
"If I had a son and he wanted to play football, I
would want Jacob von Kanel to be his coach" [anonymous],
deceased.
Lori
Ann Overturf, Class of 1986 Cross Country 4 letters. Track 4 letters. LHS
records cross country, 800m run, 1600m run. All-League
cross country 4 years. All-District cross country 4 years.
District cross country "Athlete of the Year"
1983. All-Ohio cross country 1983. State Meet finals cross
country 1983-84-85. led 1985 cross country team to 3rd
place finish in state championship meet. All-League track
4 years. All-District track 2 years. State Meet finals
track 1983-84-85-86. State Meet track finals 1986 8th
place 800m run. National Honor Society. Graduated #2 in
class with 4.0 plus g.p.a.. Graduated Purdue University
1990 B.S.E.E., 1991 M.S.E.E.. Cross Country 4 letters.
Track 4 letters. member Big 10 track champions 1987. Six
time Academic All-Big 10 selection. Big 10 Medal of Honor
recipient. Mackey Award recipient. Graduated with 5.0
plus g.p.a.. Senior Mortar Board Society. Tau Beta Pi
engineering honorary society. Eta Kappa Nu electrical
engineering honorary society. Employed: Eastman Kodak
Co., Rochester, NY.
Roger
Reynolds, Class of 1959 Letter Football 1957-58. All-League Football
1957-58. Football captain 1958. Football MVP 1958. Central
Ohio scoring champion 1958 168 points. Set many league
and school Football records. Recruited by over 75 colleges
and universities. Citizen-Journal Player of the Year 1958.
Letter Basketball 1958-59. All-League Basketball 1958-59.
Senior Basketball captain. Letter Baseball 1958. All-League
Baseball 1958. Letter Track 1959. Senior Track captain.
Bowling Green 1959-63 football scholarship. All-MAC 1961-62
BGSU Hall of Honor. Leading pass receiver MAC 1961. NFL
New York Giants 1963-65. 1963 Giants World Champions played
behind Frank Gifford. 1963 Giants Most Outstanding Rookie.
NFL Atlanta Falcons 1966-67. NFL Cincinnati Bengals 1968-69.
Western Michigan University. Master of Arts degree 1970.
Numerous state and national honors and certifications
1980-present Associate Director for the Cooper Institute
for Aerobics Research (Dallas, Texas) and Senior
Consultant for Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper (internationally
recognized organization and facility).
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