Congratulations Inductees!

Harry Wilhelm

Harry Wilhelm was a member of the Stivers Football team that won the State Championship in 1919. He was coach at Stivers High from 1924 until 1926. In an article by Marc Katz, he was described as a hell and high water coach. Harry Wilhelm was coaching both football and…

Kenneth Thompson 1953

Ken earned 7 letters during his high school years. He earned 4 letters in football and made All-City Halfback in 1951, 1952 and 1953. Ken was All-State in 1953. His team was Public School Champs in 1953 and Ken was 2nd in the State in scoring in 1953. In Track…

Floyd Stahl – Coach

Floyd “Shorty” Stahl was head coach of basketball and football at Stivers from the fall of 1926 until the final 1928-1929 season. The first team he coached at Stivers was the 1926 – 1927 team. They won 21 games out of 23. Bob Lively was Captain of the 1928 team….

Bill O’Neill 1947

“Billy” O’Neill is one of the greatest tennis players to come out of the Dayton area. He played No.1 singles for Stivers for 4 years from 1944 to 1947. To quote – The Stivers News, May 31, 1946, “The brightest spot on this year’s tennis team was the No.1 singles…

Jim Morgan 1953

Jim played basketball as a starter for 3 years, the only Sophomore starter on the ’50-’51 team that won the City and the District. He was the leading scorer in the championship game against Chaminade. Stivers was ranked #1 in the State in 1953 final Associated Press poll. Jim was…

Robert Milthaler 1951

Bob earned 10 Varsity “S” letters. He played End Position in Football during his Sophomore and Junior years and received 2 letters. Bob played Outfield position in Baseball during his Sophomore, Junior and Senior years and earned 3 letters. Bob also received three letters in Basketball in his Sophomore, Junior…

Gene Millard 1953

Gene received 3 letters in Football. In 1953 he received the Public School Champions letter, In 1952 – ’53 he was the All City Quarterback 2nd Team and he was the Team Captain in 1952 – ’53. In Basketball he also received 3 letters. The Stivers team won City Champions…

Raymond LaRue – Coach

Coach “Skip” LaRue came to Stivers from Mason High School in 1942. He coached basketball, football, and track until 1957. Skipper led his basketball teams to the City Championships in 1943, 1947, 1951, and 1953. Stivers shared that title with Chaminade in 1944 and was runner-up to them in 1945…

Vern Woods 1953

As a Stivers Tiger, Vern earned 4 letters in baseball and 2 letters in basketball. During his 4 years at Stivers basketball was very successful in gathering City Championships in 1950, 1951 and 1953. In 1951 they won a District Championship. In 1952 Vern was Honorable Mention All-City and 1st…

Bill Hosket 1930

“Big” Bill Hosket, so named because he was just shy of 6’5″ tall. In his Sophomore year at Stivers, he was called the greatest center ever seen in action on a high school basketball court by the three tournament officials who placed him on the All-Star Class A team. He was…

Jim Hanby 1940

Jim lettered in 3 years in football at Stivers. In 1939 and 1940 he was on the All-City Team as a guard and was Captain of the Stivers Football team in 1940. Jim was Class President of Stivers in 1937. Jim received a football scholarship to the University of Dayton….

Charles Grigsby 1947

Chuck attended Stivers his freshman, sophomore and junior years but became so disappointed at sitting on the bench that he dropped out for a full year to help support his mother and 7 siblings. When his brother returned from the military he urged Chuck to return to Stivers. At 6’5″…

Kermit Davis 1944

Davis received 3 letters in football and 3 letters in track during his high school years and was known as a fireball, do-it-all man for the Stivers grid squad. The Dayton Journal Herald Newspaper named him the “Most Valuable Football Player in Dayton” in 1943 at their Eight Annual Citation…

Robert Colburn 1929

Colburn attended Stivers from 1926 – 1929. The Stivers team he played with went 29-1, 29-1, and 27-0 in 1928-29-30, the 2 losses coming in a National tournament in Chicago. Bob was only 5’1″ & 102 lbs. when he started but Coach Stahl said that he had such beautiful coordination…

Gene “Whiff” Brown

Gene began his Stivers Basketball career on the varsity as a freshman and started every game as a guard, forward or center during all 4 years. He served as Captain in both his junior and senior years. Gene was named to the All-City team as a junior and named Captain…

Dale Andrews 1949

Dale participated in Baseball (I year) Golf (3 years) Basketball (4 years). He earned 7 Varsity Letters – 1 in Baseball, 3 in Golf and 3 in Basketball. Dale was the lead scorer for the Reserve Basketball team and scored a basket in a Varsity game as a Freshman. He…

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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