Minerva Local School District

MHS 1965 Graduate

• Four Year Letter Winner in Track

• Three Year Letter Winner in Football

• Three Year Letter Winner in Basketball

Football

• First Team Alliance Review 1963 All-Area as a Junior

• Missed Most of His Senior Season Due to a Broken Collarbone

• Team Captain

Basketball

• Second Team Alliance Review All-Area, 1965

• Top Field Goal Shooter, Sophomore Year

• Top Foul Shooter, Senior Year

Track

1965

• All Ohio AA-220 Yard Dash

• Stark County Champion in 220 Yard Dash

• Stark County Champion in 880 Yard Relay

• Tri-County Champion in 220 Yard Dash

• Tri-County Champion in 880 Yard Dash

• First Team All Stark County

• First Team All Tri-County

• Team Captain

Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year, 1965

Attended Marietta College on a Football Scholarship

Received a B.S. Degree in Education, Kent State University, 1969

Currently Resides in Kansas City, Kansas

• Pastored churches in Youngstown, Minerva, and currently in Canton

• Several times past Chairman of Minerva Ministerial Association

• Coached football and basketball over the years  for coaches:  Tom Walters, Fred Johnson, Garth Evans, and Larry Hackenberg

• Boy's basketball scorekeeper for the last 25 years

• Team chaplain and inspirational leader of the football and boy's basketball teams for the last 36 years

MHS 2000 Graduate

• Four year letter winner

• Four time First Team All-NBC

• Four time First Team All-Stark County

• NBC Player of the Year in 1999

• First Team All-Northeast District

• School record holder

  • Career goals - 99

  • Goals in a season - 36

  • Fourth all-time career goals in Ohio - 99

College Soccer

• Graduate of Mount Union College in 2006

• Four year letter winner

• Third team Ohio Collegiate Soccer All-Ohio Team

• Two time Golden Ball Winner as Leading Scorer

• Two time First Team Ohio Athletic Conference

MHS 1973 Graduate

• First Team Canton Repository in 1973

• First Team Senate League

• WHBC Minerva MVP

• Played in North/South All-Star Game

• Played in Ohio/Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game

• Prep All-American Football Yearbook

• Quarterback of Team which set state and Stark County record for Most Points Scored in a Season (509)

• Attended the University of Michigan on a Full Scholarship in 1974 - 1978

• Three-Time Big Ten Champions

• Game bowl appearances include

  • 1976  Orange Bowl for National Championship

  • 1977 and 1978  Rose Bowl

• 1978  Graduated with Degree in Social Science

MHS 1990 Graduate

• Three year letter winner

• First Team District IV (twice)

• First Team NBC

• First Team All-Northeast Ohio Inland

• First Team Alliance Review

• Played in CYC and Rotary Stark-Summit All-Star Game

• Beacon Journal Player of Week

• Army Reserve Scholar Athlete

• Second Team All-Senate

• Top Rebounder in Senate League & Stark County - 11.7

• Current school record holder in:

  • Most rebounds season:  246

  • Most rebounds career:  652

  • Currently seventh on all-time scoring - 612 points

College

• 1994 - Graduate of Akron University

• First female to sign Division I College Basketball Scholarship

MHS 1985 Graduate

Nine time letter winner

Football

• Three time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate League

• First Team All-Stark County

• Second Team All-Northeast Ohio

• Special Mention All-Ohio

• Stark/Summit All-Star Game

Basketball

• Two time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate League

• First Team All-Stark County

• First Team Alliance All-Area

• First Team District IV

• Second Team All-Northeast Ohio

• Honorable Mention All-Ohio

• Co-MVP Senate League

Track

• Four time letter winner

• High Jump Champion 1985 Senate League

• Two time District High Jump Champion

• Two time State Qualifier High Jump

• Third place 1985 State High Jump

• Full-ride scholarship to Ohio University

• Graduate of Ohio University 1989

• Named First Team All Tri-County in 1932

• Captain of the Football Team

• The only undefeated, untied and unscored upon team in school history

• Member of Minerva Merchants Semi-Pro Football Team

• Won three State Championships

• 1976 member of Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame

MHS 1975 Graduate

• Four time letter winner

• First Team All-Senate 1972/3

• Second Team All-Senate 1973/4

• First Team All-Senate 1974/5

• First Team All-Northeast Ohio

• First Team All-Stark County

• MVP Senate League

• First Team Class AA All-Ohio

• Leading scorer for team three consecutive years

• Currently 7th on all-time scoring list with 1017 points