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Local Legends: The Stories Behind the Headlines
Introduction & Dedication Local Sports IQ Quiz Chapter 1 (1907-1949) Reitz Football: A Tradition of Excellence The Byers Family: West Side Royalty The 1923 Alices in Wonderland Edd Roush: The “$10,000 Man” Bob Hamilton: “It’s a great world!” Pete Fox: Evansville’s First World Series Champion The Dope Bag: A 34-Year Tradition The Ping Era: When the Tigers Reigned Supreme Billy Hillenbrand: The Evansville Express 100 Years of Washington Basketball Bosse Goes Back-to-Back in ’44 & ’45 Cyril Birge: A Piece of Hoosier Hoops History The Wildcat Wonders, Jasper’s 1949 State Champs Chapter 2 (1945-1965) Local Girls Had a League of Their Own Lee Hamilton: From the Court to the Capitol Lincoln High School: The End of an Era Marty Amsler: Persistence and Patience Pay Off Roger Kaiser and Bob Reinhart: Dale High School’s Pair of Aces Carson Jones: The Nebo Flash 1950– ’51: A Season to Remember Gil Hodges: An American Hero Larry Stallings: He Tackled the Best Quentin Merkel: Memorial’s Mr. Baseball Chapter 3 (1957-1962) The Perfect Panthers of 1961 Don Hansen: Big Man in the Middle Mike Madriaga: Fear Factor Made Him a Winner Princeton’s Jerry Scott: ‘The Snake’ Could Do It All The Volkmans: Ed, Eileen and the Boys Once in a Lifetime Journey Bosse’s 1962 State Champs: A Touch of Class Dave Schellhase: A Game for the Ages Our Fields of Battle Chapter 4 (1950-1975) Aces Basketball: An Incredible Journey The Golden Age of Aces Basketball Arad McCutchan: The Man with the Plan Gus Doerner: The Mackey Marvel Hugh Ahlering: ‘The Old Man’ Was a Winner Ed Smallwood: The Big Smoke Buster Briley: Sweet Guy with a Sweet Shot Larry Humes: Still #1 Jerry Sloan: Simply the Best Steve Welmer: A ‘Whale’ of a Career Don Buse: From Poverty to the Pros Chapter 5 (1958-1975) Bob Griese: From Sandlot to Super Bowl Senior Moments Vaughn Wedeking: A Winner On and Off the Court Jerry Brewer: 44 Years of Winning Larry and Haley Harris: Like Father – Like Daughter Paul Gries: A Lifetime of Sports Vincennes University: A Stepping Stone for Talent The Owen Family: Three Generations and Counting The Lochmuellers: Father and Son Hall of Famers Basketball and Strawberry Shortcake Vincennes Basketball: The Memering Era Gunner Wyman: He Did It His Way Tom Kron: UK Blue Through and Through Chapter 6 (1960-1990) The ’67 North Huskies: How Sweet it Was! Bob Ford: Mr. Clutch The Mattingly Brothers: Talent and Class Don Mattingly: Donnie Baseball Woodie Sublett Walker: At the Top of Her Game Bob Winchell: Brains and Brawn Scott Studwell: ‘Little’ Man Made It Big Andy Benes: From #3 to #1 Area Bowling Centers Are Steeped in Tradition Bosse’s Bulldogs: Back-to-Back Perfection Castle’s Rise to Football Prominence Cheryl Dowell: The Queen of Mean Fütbol: The New Kid in Town Vincennes Lincoln: #1 in ’81 Chapter 7 (1960-1990) Richard Lankford: The Voice of Gibson County The Lander Family: Daddy’s Little Girls Made It Big The ’81 Lady Panthers: Super Team – Super-stitious Kevin Hardy: As Tough as They Come Lanae Renschler: A Perfect 4 for 4 Lights, Camera, Action Mike Blake: A 35-Year Stopover Chris Lowery: A Coach on the Floor Mark Buse: Flying High Calbert Cheaney: Mom Showed Him the Way Elissa Kim: “Off the Record” Walter McCarty: You Gotta Dream Mt. Vernon Swimming: “There is no secret.” Pat Shoulders Brought the World to Evansville Chapter 8 (1985-2007) 1994 Castle Football: From Outhouse to Penthouse Memorial Girls Tennis: A Legacy of Love USI: From Ugly Duckling to Swan ‘Big John’ Hollinden: A Giant of a Man LeAnn Freeland: A Small Town Girl with Big Dreams Mike Pegram: The Man with the Golden Touch Boonville Softball: He Built It, and They Came Heritage Hills Football: Pipeline to the Pros Jay Cutler: God-Given Talent Ken Dilger: Super Bowl Champion Matt Mauck: Natural Talent, Natural Leader Stephanie Hazlett: A Competitor at Every Level Mater Dei Wrestling: Decades of Dominance Jamey Carroll: Little Man with a Big Heart IHSAA State Champions Legends in the Making Acknowledgements |
Local Legends II: The Stories Continue
Introduction & Dedication Legends Update Local Sports IQ Quiz Chapter 1 – Gridiron Greats Evansville College Football: A Legacy of Leadership Levron Williams: He Beat the Odds Mt. Carmel Football: A Way of Life Bob Stephenson: Grey & Blue Through & Through Logan Hayford: The Heart of a Champion Curtis Painter: Courage under Fire Joe Gengelbach: A Career of Service Super Fan ― Super Family Deke Cooper: This Dog Could Bite Chapter 2 – Batter Up! Castle Softball: A Model of Excellence Jim Haaff: Rockport’s Mr. Baseball Tecumseh Softball Can Play with the Best Don Liddle: A Piece of World Series History Larry Collins: A Little League Legend Gibson Southern Softball: A Winning Machine Jasper Baseball: First Class All the Way Chapter 3 – Fore! The City Golf Tournament Bob Walther: Golf’s Guru Steady Ed Wolf Kevin Wassmer: Chasing the Legend Jerry Schreiber: The Undisputed King Victoria National: A Diamond in the Rough Brian Tennyson: The Dream Chaser North High Golf: A Model of Consistency Jeff Overton: BOOM, BABY! Natalie Schmett: Destined for Greatness David Erdy: The Natural Chapter 4 – Hoops Heroes Tex Graham: A Leader of Men Jerry Clayton: The Best Ever? Vincennes Rivet: From Joke to Juggernaut Joe Mullan: The White Shadow Marty Simmons: The Man for the Job Bruce Dockery: “I Could See It in Their Eyes” ‘Little Dickey’ Kinder: Long-range Sniper The’09 Princeton Tigers: Pure Perfection The Jim Crews Era at UE Mater Dei’s Lady Wildcats: “Don’t stop until you get there” The Best of the Best: The Area’s Top 20 Chapter 5 – Multi-talented John Wellemeyer Could Do It All Jim Schmidt: A Man for All Seasons Jalen Pendleton: Player of the Year Dan Egierski: “It’s All about the Kids” Julie Goedde: Versatile and Talented Bruce Lomax: Hometown Proud Wayne Boultinghouse: From Farm to Fame Jerry Birge Has Done It All Clint Keown: One of a Kind Rex Mundi: 13 Years of Excellence Chapter 6 – Superstars Alisa Raymond: Power Personified John Schmitt: Star Gazer Mary Cox: A True Boonville Pioneer Bud Garland: The Relay Master Jim Kaiser Could ‘Deliver’ Ginger Lutterman: The Queen of Local Volleyball Charlie Siesky: The Maestro Memorial Soccer: Double Domination Bryce Brown: Simply the Best Blake Maurer: In a Class of His Own Leslie VanWinkle: Born to Compete Chapter 7 – A Family Affair The Welch Brothers: Castle’s Triple Threat Max & Gracie Lachowecki: Super Siblings The McIntosh Boys: All the Clichés and More The Risingers: Tree-mendous Family The Emmons Sisters: A Recipe for Success Pete & Chad Rupp: Like Father, Like Son The Zellers: Building a Foundation The Winsett Sisters: Unparalleled Success The Schiff Brothers: An Era of Supremacy Chapter 8 – Diaper Dandies Macie Elliott: Fierce & Fearless Jasmine Lee: A Product of Desire McKinley Warren: Running for Daylight Bosse’s Super Sophs Lukas Greif: Extraordinary Talent Travis Wannemueller: Little Man, Big Leg The Duncans: A True Family Affair Tori Schickel: Power in the Paint Maura Muensterman: The Best of the Bunch Tyra Buss: Little Sure Shot Yamani Hunter: Chasing History Jackie Young: The Sky’s the Limit |