Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1995
- Class:
- 1950
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:ย Graduated from South Hills High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1944โฆEarned 12 varsity letters (baseball, basketball, football, and track) as a prepโฆKSU CAREER:ย Earned six Varsity โKโsโ for the Flashes, four in baseball and two in football (1946-49)โฆWas co-captain of the 1949 baseball team and a member of Kentโs famed โMurdererโs RowโโฆA first baseman, he hit for a .379 average in 1949 and started every game for three seasonsโฆPlayed left end in footballโฆCaught a pair of TD passes against Central Michigan and had a third called back because of a penaltyโฆReceived his bachelorโs degree in health and physical education in 1950, his mastersโ degree in school administration in 1957 and his superintendentโs certification in 1962โฆWas a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, HPE Club and Phi Epsilon Kappa HonoraryโฆPOST KSU CAREER:ย Coached and taught at Twinsburg High School and led them to the Ohio Class B State Football Championship in 1952โฆHis basketball and baseball teams won Summit County titles in 1951 and 1952 respectivelyโฆCoached 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 wellโฆServed as a teacher and administrator for the Ravenna school system, including 12 years as superintendent, until his retirement in 1982โฆPERSONAL:ย Born on December 21, 1925 in Pittsburgh, PAโฆServed in the United States Air Force as an engineerโฆWas active in numerous community and service organizationsโฆInducted into the Portage County Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 and also served on its Board of DirectorsโฆEarned Kent State Universityโs Special Achievement Award in 1980โฆWas named Ravenna JayCeeโs Citizen of the Year and earned this Jefferson Award for Community Service in 1982โฆMarried the former Lorie Postlethwaite, they had three children; Jim III, Lorie, and Rob.
