Carthage Athletic Hall of Fame

 

1900s Inductees

J. Arthur Baird, ’00

Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field

 

1910s Inductees

Joe Simmons, ’17

Football

Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field

 

1920s Inductees

Ehrhardt Wagner, ’23

Football, Basketball, Baseball

 

Frank Cheney, ’24

Football, Track & Field

 

Wesley Harter, ’24

Football

 

Jared Lyons, ’24

Football

 

Lloyd McCormick, ’25

Football, Track & Field

 

Albert Schnake, ’25

Track & Field

 

Maynard Stull, ’25

Football

 

Donald Sutton, ’25

Basketball

 

Herbert “Hub” Wagner, ’25

Football, Basketball

 

Wyverne Painter, ’26

Track & Field

 

Martin Shoemaker, ’26

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Harry Carlson, ’27

Football, Basketball

 

Chester Ellis, ’27

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Fred Ewald, ’27

Football, Basketball

 

Joseph Fearheiley, ’27

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

LeRoy Knoepel, ’27

Football, Basketball

 

Phil Morrison, ’27

Basketball, Track & Field

 

Werner Zugschwerdt, ’27

Football

 

Lynn Crum, ’28

Football, Track & Field

 

Paul Romeis, ’28

Football

 

Robert Gubelman, ’29

Football, Basketball

 

Eugene Ihrig, ’29

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Onlin Walker, ’29

Football, Basketball

 

1930s Inductees

Stephen Dozier, ’30

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

William Johnson, ’30

Football, Tennis

 

Robert Rienow, ’30

Track & Field

 

Eugene Wagner, ’31

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Harold Callihan, ’32

Football, Basketball

 

Homer Hankenson, ’32

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Roger Puttcamp, ’32

Track & Field

 

Fred Schultz, ’32

Football

 

Derrick “Boots” Bush, ’33

Football, Basketball

 

Bernice Hightower Ihlenfeld, ’34

Tennis

 

Carl Morrison, ’34

Basketball, Track & Field

 

Pete Hansen, ’37

Basketball, Track & Field

 

Lloyd Geiger, ’39

Football, Basketball

 

1940s Inductees

Joe Clark, ’40

Football, Track & Field

 

Johnny Diehl, ’41

Football

 

Howard Flick, ’41

Football, Wrestling, Track & Field

 

Charles Hopson, ’41

Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Tennis

 

Carlos Van Auron, ’43

Football, Basketball, Tennis

 

Bob Hade, ’43

Faculty Athletic Representative

 

Art Keller, ’44

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

Football Coach (1952-82), Basketball Coach (1953-58), Baseball Coach (1955-56), Athletic Director (1952-82)

 

1950s Inductees

Ray Anderson, ’51

Golf

 

Wes Christian, ’51

Baseball

 

Tom Good, ’51

Football, Track & Field

 

John Thiel,’ 51

Basketball

 

Ken Harnquist, ’52

Golf

 

Jim Lesher, ’52

Football, Tennis

 

Lloyd Meyer, ’53

Basketball, Baseball

 

Dick Biery, ’54

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Alonzo Kenniebrew, ’54

Football,

 

Eddie Manchester, ’54

Football, Golf

 

James Martin, ’54

Football, Baseball

 

Jim Scott, ’54

Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball

 

Tom Langan, ’55

Football, Basketball, Baseball

 

Bob Versen, ’55

Basketball, Baseball, Track & Field

 

John Eakins, ’57

Football, Basketball, Baseball

 

Jim Langan, ’57 Football

 

Bob Nordengren, ’57

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Bob Peterson, ’57

Football, Tennis

 

Myron Pihl, ’57

Football

 

Fred Lesher, ’58

Football

 

Roy Everson, ’59

Football, Track & Field

 

Gordon Postlewaite, ’59

Football, Baseball

 

Bill Winking, ’59

Football, Basketball

 

1960s Inductees

Jon Swift, ’60

Cross Country Coach (1964-71, 1983), Basketball Coach (1973-83), Tennis, Coach (1965-78), Golf Coach (1983-96) and Athletic Trainer

 

Beverly (Hand) Keller, ’61

Wife of Art Keller, Carthage football coach and athletic director (1952-82) and a longtime supporter of Carthage athletics

 

Stan Truckenbrod, ’61

Football, Track & Field

 

Bob Halsey, ’62

Football, Basketball, Baseball

 

Ann (Mullins) Tindall, ’62

Badminton, Basketball, Field Hockey, Tennis, Volleyball

 

Augie Schmidt III, ’62

Football, Basketball, Baseball, Baseball Coach (1962-80), Softball Coach (1987) and Athletic Director

 

Paul Hubbard, ’64

Basketball

 

Ervin Olson, ’64

Football, Track & Field

 

Jim Payne, ’64

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Gene Schrader, ’64

Football, Track & Field

 

Al Thom, ’65 

Football, Baseball

 

Dave Fink, ’65

Football, Basketball, Baseball

 

Pat Schrader, ’65 Football

 

Sid Truckenbrod, ’66

Football, Track & Field

 

Gary Blaschke, ’67

Football, Baseball

 

Diane Everson, ’67

Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Softball

 

Tom Fugette, ’67

Football

 

John Gavurnik, ’67

Football, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Jerry Parks, ’67

Basketball, Baseball

 

Al Stiefel, ’68

Cross Country, Track & Field

 

Bob Zapf, ’69

Football, Wrestling

 

1970s Inductees

Christine Frank, ’70

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball

 

Dennis Kramer, ’70

Cross Country, Track & Field

 

Marsha Laird, ’70

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, Track & Field, Badminton

 

Johnie Butler, ’71

Basketball

 

Bill Heinkel, ’71

Football, Basketball

 

Dennis Kessel, ’71

Basketball, Baseball

 

Dick Laba, ’71

Football, Basketball, Baseball

 

Joe Sobczak, ’71

Football

 

Craig Deaton, ’72

Football, Baseball

 

Carol Huettig, ’72

Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, Softball

 

Jack Lutz, ’72

Basketball

 

Keith Deaton, ’73

Football, Baseball

 

Jan Thieme, ’73

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball

 

Curt Whipple, ’73

Football, Track & Field

 

Tom Adams, ’74

Football, Wrestling, Baseball

 

David J. Dorak, ’74 Football, Track & Field

 

Joe McGhee, ’74

Cross Country, Track & Field

 

Kris Allison, ’75

Volleyball, Badminton, Softball, Track & Field

 

Terry Converse, ’75

Football

 

Carol Nailor, ’75

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball

 

Jim Jodat, ’76

Football, Track & Field

 

Dave Rosenbalm, ’76

Basketball

 

Alan Kingsbery, ’77

Cross Country

 

Barry Bennett, ’78

Basketball

 

Dave Doering, ’78

Football

 

Tom Hartog, ’78

Swimming

 

Jud Koenitzer, ’78

Swimming        

 

Lois Mueller, ’78

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball

 

Kathy (Mucha) Acker, ’78

Volleyball, Basketball

 

Linda Rikli, ’78

Diving, Track & Field, Softball

 

Bill Versen, ’78

Football, Baseball, Track & Field

 

Ray Threlkeld, ’79

Football, Track & Field

 

Scott Weber, ’79

Cross Country, Track & Field

 

1980s Inductees

Sandy Burkhardt, ’80

Volleyball, Basketball, Track & Field

 

Rick Kehr, ’81

Football, Swimming

 

Ken Kohler, ’81

Track & Field

 

Tim Roets, ’81

Football

 

Barb (Heinig) Tyler, ’82

Basketball

 

Jeff Kaeppeler, ’83

Baseball

 

Glynis (Payne) Walker, ’84

Volleyball, Track & Field

 

Mark Larsen, ’87

Football, Swimming, Baseball

 

Heidi (Henschel) Pellett, ’87

Tennis

 

Cindy (Czubakowski) Guentzel, ’87

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball

 

Denise (DuKatz) Grudzielanek, ’88

Volleyball, Basketball, Softball

 

Becky (Rucks) Belmont, ’88

Volleyball, Track and Field

 

1990s Inductees

Bob Bentz, ’90

Wrestling

 

Nancee (Mayer) Bucheger, ‘91

Softball

 

Chad Black, ’92

Golf

 

JoEllen Dickert, ’92

Basketball, Softball

 

Beth (Nienhuis) Buckwalter, ’92

Volleyball

 

Cory Everts, ’93

Baseball

 

Dan Falkinham, ’93

Baseball

 

Louis Maiorano, ’95

Golf

 

Christa (Goetz) Botsford, ’95

Basketball, Softball

 

Jennie Smith, ’95

Softball

 

John Zuleger, ‘95

Baseball

 

Robyn (Schenk) Schoeneman, ‘96

Volleyball, Track and Field

 

Eugene “Shorty” Flees, ’97

Baseball

 

Matt Malich, ’97

Track & Field

 

Colleen (Mewes) Grueter, ’97

Basketball, Soccer

 

Melissa Todd, ’97

Cross Country, Track & Field

 

Mike Domin, ‘98

Soccer

 

Dean Muthig, ‘99

Baseball

 

2000s Inductees

Kevin Burris, 2000

Football

 

Coaches/Athletic Personnel

Larry Hamilton

Basketball Coach (1961-69, 1984-85)

 

Dianne Mizerka

Volleyball Coach (1975-82), Basketball Coach (1968-80) and Softball Coach (1968-79)

 

Lewis Omer, Football Coach (1921-35), Basketball Coach (1922-27) and Athletic Director

 

Richard Powell

Carthage athletic team physician (1964-78), member of the Carthage Board of Trustees (1960-78) and board chair (1974-78)

 

Ron Zalokar

Wrestling Coach and Women’s Tennis Coach (1980-96)

 

Last updated on August 21, 2007