Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1995
- Class:
- 1950
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: Graduated from South Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1944…Earned 12 varsity letters (baseball, basketball, football, and track) as a prep…KSU CAREER: Earned six Varsity “K’s” for the Flashes, four in baseball and two in football (1946-49)…Was co-captain of the 1949 baseball team and a member of Kent’s famed “Murderer’s Row”…A first baseman, he hit for a .379 average in 1949 and started every game for three seasons…Played left end in football…Caught a pair of TD passes against Central Michigan and had a third called back because of a penalty…Received his bachelor’s degree in health and physical education in 1950, his masters’ degree in school administration in 1957 and his superintendent’s certification in 1962…Was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, HPE Club and Phi Epsilon Kappa Honorary…POST KSU CAREER: Coached and taught at Twinsburg High School and led them to the Ohio Class B State Football Championship in 1952…His basketball and baseball teams won Summit County titles in 1951 and 1952 respectively…Coached Ravenna Township High School to the Portage County League Football Championship in his own athletic career as a member of the VFW Post 1055 and Havre Chevrolet baseball teams and played basketball in the Portage County Amateur League as well…Served as a teacher and administrator for the Ravenna school system, including 12 years as superintendent, until his retirement in 1982…PERSONAL: Born on December 21, 1925 in Pittsburgh, PA…Served in the United States Air Force as an engineer…Was active in numerous community and service organizations…Inducted into the Portage County Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 and also served on its Board of Directors…Earned Kent State University’s Special Achievement Award in 1980…Was named Ravenna JayCee’s Citizen of the Year and earned this Jefferson Award for Community Service in 1982…Married the former Lorie Postlethwaite, they had three children; Jim III, Lorie, and Rob.
