Congratulations Inductees!

Joe Cox – 1925

Joseph Edward Cox was a stellar athlete at Stivers, playing in an era of multiple championships. Under the leadership of their new coach, Harry Wilhelm, the 1923 football team was undefeated except for a scoreless tie with Hamilton. Stivers traveled to the East Coast, defeating a strong Norfolk team which…

Gary E. Tanner – 1957

Gary Tanner earned 4 varsity letters at Stivers with 2 each in football and track. Gary was a starting defensive halfback in his junior year and earned honorable mention on the All-City team. Coach Hanby moved Gary to quarterback as a senior where he excelled as a running back…

Bobby Wolfe – 1942

Bobby Wolfe, the stocky, diminutive athlete known as phenom, dominated Stivers sports in the 1940s.. He received honorable mention on the 1940-41 city championship basketball team and All City the next year for both his ball-hawking and defensive play as well as scoring at least 10 points each game in…

Jessica Swope – 2007

Jessica is one of the most outstanding students and three sport athletes to graduate from Stivers School for the Arts. She was an honor student with a grade point average of 4.24 and was the Salutatorian of the 2007 Class. She is also a promising modern and classical pianist….

Ray Lamb – 1951

Ray’s first involvement in organized sports was playing basketball and softball at the Lutheran Innermission just down the street from Stivers. After a growth spurt during his freshman year at Stivers, like many scholastic athletes of his time, played three sports, earning six varsity letters. A team leader, he played…

John Moore – 1955

John was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and his family moved to east Dayton when he was 4 years old. He attended Cleveland Elementary School and then entered Stivers High where he immersed himself in athletics. As a freshman he played basketball, but joined the football team his sophomore year,…

John E. Blesi – 1938

While at Stivers, John participated on the school’s golf teams. In 1938 he was the No. 1 player and the golf team captain. He also participated in Stivers basketball and found time to join the drama club. John brought further glory to Stivers and its golf program due to his…

Gary Butts – 1956

At Stivers, Gary Butts played three years varsity football and was starting tackle on the 1955 City Champions. Gary also participated on the track and golf teams. He graduated in 1956. Gary was the first alternate in the State of Ohio to go to Annapolis Naval Academy. This was quite…

Eric K. Sutton – 1975

Eric Sutton was an outstanding point guard for Stivers during the 1971-1975 years. He and Frankie Sanders, also a Stivers Hall of Fame member, led the Tigers to the Ohio State Finals during their senior year. That team was a fun group to watch but unfortunately lost the championship in…

Nathan Albert Tyree Davis – 2009

Nathan Davis distinguished himself as an outstanding two sport athlete at Stivers School for the Arts. He earned 8 letters, 4 in basketball and 4 in track. Nate was the basketball team captain in both his junior and senior years while attaining 1st team All-City and District 15 team recognition…

Bobby Joe Cox – 1958

Bobby Joe Cox came to Dayton from Crossville, TN. He attended Whittier grade school and then Patterson Elementary. He enrolled in Stivers in 1954 and joined the football team, filling in at the left guard position in every game his freshman and sophomore years until he became first string when…

Darwin Helmbold – 1943

Darwin Helmbold is another of those versatile athletes who are standouts in several sports. Darwin lettered in both football and basketball. (Baseball was not considered a varsity sport in that era.) Coincidentally, he started in the guard position in both football and basketball, lettering twice in football and three times…

Peter Streuber – 1953 (Special Recognition)

Peter J. Streuber lived in east Dayton until he was 3 years old, when in 1937 he moved to St. Joseph’s Orphans Home where he was schooled until he transferred to St. Anthony Catholic School. After first trying high school at Chaminade, Pete entered Stivers and graduated in 1953….

Charles J. Smith – 1948 (Special Recognition)

Charles “Chuck” Smith is a 1948 Stivers graduate who played varsity tennis in his junior and senior years. His induction into the Stivers Athletic Hall of Fame as an honorary member is more than his success as an athlete. Chuck has given much to his school, his church, his community…

Samuel S. Chasens (Special Recognition)

Samuel Salem Chasens, better known as Sammy, was a beloved institution for over 35 years as a teacher of English at Stivers High School. The son of Russian and French parents, Sammy was born on April 6, 1899, in New Jersey. He received his college education at the University of…

Stivers Athletic Hall of Fame!

Stivers High School honors the most deserving of its past athletes with induction into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Eligibility is considered based on athletic accomplishments at Stivers and beyond, but specifically how such participation has brought credit to the school and served as a model for its community.

Nominees may include alumni, former coaches, or others who have played a central roll in Stivers High School athletics.

Next Recognition Ceremony

The 9th Annual Stivers Athletic Hall of Fame Recognition Ceremony will be held on October 12, 2014 at the Presidential Center in Kettering, Ohio.

REMINDER:

Videos of the 2013 Recognition Ceremony are available for $20 each. These videos show the entire ceremony (about 90 minutes) as well as candid clips of attendees. It’s a great gift for inductees, family and friends, and Stivers Alumni. Copies can be ordered by sending a check along with your mailing address to: Stivers Athletic Hall of Fame; 7560 Gardenside Dr.; Dayton, OH 45414

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