Eaton Community Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Dixon-Israel / Eaton Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form for Team, Athlete or Coach FOR TEAM NOMINEE: Sport: Event: Year: Coach: Circle: Dixon-Israel High School (DIHS) or Eaton High School (EHS) Contact person(s) for team phone(s): FOR ATHLETE or COACH NOMINEE: First Name of nominee - circle: coach or athlete Maiden Name of nominee - Last Name of nominee - Nominee Address- Nominee Telephone- Coach: Coached at EHS or DIHS? years coached - Athlete: Graduate of EHS or DIHS? year Exception: If the nominee quit high school to serve in the military during the war, please give year of intended graduation branch of military service Please note: Is the nominee living or deceased? If deceased please provide name and contact information for closest living relative: Name: Phone: Person submitting application, please provide the following information: Name Address Position Phone
Eaton Community Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Dixon-Israel / Eaton Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form for Team, Athlete or Coach List of merits/ stats/ records/ state awards to be considered for the hall of fame re: coach, individual athlete, team (please attach verification of qualifying merits): Other information you feel we should know or consider: PLEASE ATTACH VERIFICATION OF MERITS Return application to: Eaton High School c/o Eaton Athletic Director, Eric Silverman 600 Hillcrest Drive Eaton, Ohio 45320 456-1141 esilverman@eaton.k12.oh.us
Eaton Community Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Dixon-Israel / Eaton Athletic Hall of Fame Nomination Form for Team, Athlete or Coach Mission Statement: This athletic hall of fame committee will use the bylaws in place to recognize the most outstanding athletes, coaches and teams who have performed at the varsity level for Eaton High School or Dixon-Israel High School. Any high schools that consolidated to form Eaton High School or Dixon Israel High School will also be part of the consideration process. Hall of Fame Merits: Select most outstanding varsity athletes. Select most outstanding varsity teams. Select most outstanding varsity coaches. Consideration of the era in which a coach, team or athlete participated should be taken into account during nomination process. Criteria of a varsity athlete- merits will be based on number of sports in which a varsity letter was earned, overall tenure as a high school athlete, league and state tournament recognition awards, rankings and placing in the state tournament, etc. Criteria of a varsity coach- merits will be based on time served in position, personal awards, team awards, player awards, rankings and place in state competition, etc. Criteria of varsity team- merits will be based on awards, rankings in state competition, etc. Please attach verification of nominee merits and statistics that the executive committee will consider for nomination/ induction to the hall of fame. (This could include Xerox of certificate, plaque awarded, yearbook, newspaper articles, etc.)
These are the ECSAHOF inductees as of 3/15: Third Induction Class 2014 Robert Weadick 1951 Eaton Norman Aukerman 1953 Eaton William Brower 1959 Eaton Robert Weadick 1951 Eaton 3X inductee Bob Weadick was inducted into the Eaton Community Schools Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of the 1950 and 1951 State Championship Mile Relay Track Teams, and as a member of the 1950 Class B state runner up basketball team. Class B State Champion mile relay team 1950 Class B State Champion mile relay team 1951 Class B State Runner up in the 440 yard individual run 1950 Class B State 440 yard individual run- Third place 1951 Regional Champion 440 yard individual run 1951 District Champion 440 yard individual run 1951 Member of the district champion track team 1950 Captain of the Ohio State University track team 1957 Member of Ohio State University track team 1953, 1954, 1957 Member of the Class B state runner up basketball team 1950 Member of the EHS Varsity Basketball Team 1949-1951 All League running back 1950 Senior captain of the EHS football team 1950 Member of the EHS Football Team (full back and middle line backer) 1948, 1949, 1950 Senior Class President 1950-1951 Preble County Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee It is worthy to note that the Eaton Men s (4x440) Mile Relay Teams were undefeated during the entire 1950 and 1951 seasons. Norman Aukerman 1953 Eaton Associated Press All State Football Team- 2d Team defensive guard First and Ten Magazine Ohio Class B Football- 1 st team All Southwestern Buckeye League- 1 st team (by unanimous vote) Eaton High School Varsity Football Team- 3 year varsity letterman Member of the University of Cincinnati football team 3 year letterman/ Offensive guard and defensive linebacker University of Cincinnati B.S. Business Education Miami University M.A. School Administration Military Service 1 st Lt. Us Army Signal Corp (2 years)/1 st Lt. US Army Reserves (3 years) Preble County Athletic Hall of Fame- Inducted 2004 Xenia Educational Endowment Fund Hall of Honor- Educator/ School Administrator Serving nearly 20,000 Xenia High School students over a 39-year span as a teacher, coach and assistant principal- Inducted 2005 William Brower 1959 Eaton Bill Brower was inducted into the Eaton Community Schools Hall of Fame in 2013 as a member of the 1958 undefeated football team
*Threw six no-hitters for the EHS Varsity Baseball Team Record holder: struck out 19 batters in a single game 47-7 pitching record for the EHS Varsity Baseball Team All league pitcher 1958, 1959 EHS varsity letterman- Baseball 1957, 58, 59 Member of the Miami University Baseball Team- scholarship recipient Member of the Cincinnati Reds minor league system- Pitcher 1960- Patalka Redlegs 1961- Geneva Redlegs 1961- Tampa Tarpons All league football 1958 offensive and defensive end Member of the 1958 undefeated football team EHS varsity letterman- Football 1956, 57, 58 Preble County Hall of Fame Inductee- 1958 football team and individually Second Induction Class 2013 Ramon Dunlope 1952 Eaton Lowell Spencer 1954 Eaton Chuck Izor 1959 Eaton Eaton Men s Football Team 1958 Ramon Dunlope Eaton High 1952 Graduate 1950 State Championship Men s Track (4X440) Mile Relay Team 1951 State Championship Men s Track (4X440) Mile Relay Team 1952 State Championship Men s Track (4X440) Mile Relay Team 1952 State Runner Up 880 Yard Run (broke state meet record) 1950 District Championship Men s Track (4x440) Mile Relay Team 1951 District Championship Men s Track (4x440) Mile Relay Team 1952 District Championship Men s Track (4x440) Mile Relay Team 1952 District Champion 880 Yard Run 1950, 1951, 1952 Anchor of the Undefeated Men s Track (4x440) Mile Relay Team Lowell Spencer Eaton High 1954 Graduate 1954 Class B State Champion 440 yard dash 51.5 seconds 1954 District Champion 440 yard dash 33 year EHS record holder in 440 yard dash Earned 12 varsity letters in football, baseball and track Chuck Izor Eaton High 1959 Graduate 1958 Honorable Mention All State Football Team Member of 1958 SWBL Champions Men s Football Team Member of 1958 District Runner Up Men s Basketball Team Member of 1959 District Runner Up Men s Basketball Team Earned 10 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball Attended Iowa State on a football scholarship Member of 1962 University of Dayton N.I.T. Championship Team
Eaton Men s Football Team 1958 SWBL League Champions 9-0 record First Induction Class- 2012 Jim Samuels 1936 Eaton Earl Pinky Bennett 1940 Eaton Bill Green 1947 Eaton Darrell Rinehart 1948 Dixon-Israel Gene Neff 1950 Eaton Eaton Men's Basketball Team 1936 Eaton Men's Basketball Team 1948 Eaton Men's Basketball Team 1950 Eaton Men's 4x440 Track Team 1950 Eaton Men's 4x440 Track Team 1951 Eaton Men's 4x440 Track Team 1952 Eaton Coach Gene Duke Ellington Jim Samuels Eaton High 1936 graduate Awarded 1936 Class B State MVP Men s Basketball Player of the Year Awarded All-State Tournament All Star Team 1936 Awarded All-Ohio First Team in men s basketball 1936 Member of the 1936 Class B Men s Basketball State Semifinalist Team with a record of 17-3 Awarded football scholarship to University of Tennessee Member of the 1935 Preble/ Butler County League Championship Team Scored 52 of 109 team points during 1935 football season Earl Pinky Bennett Eaton High 1940 graduate Awarded All-Ohio Second Team in men s basketball 1940 Awarded All-Ohio Honorable Mention in men s basketball 1939 Held Eaton High School scoring record for men s basketball single game and season Earned eleven varsity letters in three sports: football, baseball, basketball Bill Green Eaton High 1947 graduate Awarded All-District Team in men s football Awarded All-District Team in men s basketball Awarded All- District Team in men s baseball Inductee of National Star Athletes Society 1947 Inductee of Dayton Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame 1957 Inductee of Dayton Amateur Basketball Hall of Fame 1978 Member of Chicago Cubs Baseball Organization: Centralia Cubs, Wiedemann-Buds Member of St. Louis Brown s Organization: Aberdeen South Dakota Pheasants Darrell Rinehart Dixon-Israel High 1948 graduate Placed fourth in shot put at men s state track meet 1948 Awarded All-State Honors in men s track 1947, 1948 Qualified to men s state track meet in shot, discus and high jump 1948
Member of 1948 Regional Runner Up Men s Track Team Captain of 1948 Preble County Runner Up Championship Men s Basketball Team Member of the 1948 County Championship Men s Track Team Awarded All-County Honors in basketball 1947, 1948 Three year varsity shortstop, hit over.300 Gene Neff Eaton High 1950 graduate Member of 1950 State Championship Men s 4X440 Track Team Member of 1948 Class B State Championship Men s Basketball Team Member of 1950 Class B State Runner Up Men s Basketball Team Awarded All-State Tournament All Star Men s Basketball Team 1950 Awarded All-Ohio Honorable Mention Team in men s basketball 1948 Awarded All-Ohio First Team in men s basketball 1950 Member of three district championship teams: basketball, baseball and track Awarded All-League Honors in men s football 1950 Earned fourteen EHS varsity letters Awarded basketball scholarship to University of Kentucky Member of the Detroit Tiger s Baseball Organization 1936 Class B State Semi-Finalist Eaton Men s Basketball Team Southwestern District Champions 18-3 season record 1948 Class B State Championship Eaton Men s Basketball Team District Champions Regional Champions 23 2 season record 1950 Class B State Runner-Up Eaton Men s Basketball Team District Champions Regional Champions 1950 State Championship Eaton Men s (4X440) Mile Relay Track Team- Time: 3:34.7 1951 State Championship Eaton Men s (4X440) Mile Relay Track Team- Time: 3:40.7 1952 State Championship Eaton Men s (4X440) Mile Relay Track Team- Time: 3:37.6 Gene Duke Ellington Eaton High Coach 1948 Class B State Championship Men s Basketball Team 1950 Class B State Runner Up Men s Basketball Team 1950 State Championship Men s Track (4X440) Mile Relay Team 1951 State Championship Men s Track (4X440) Mile Relay Team 1952 State Championship Men s Track (4X440) Mile Relay Team Eaton High School coach and teacher 1947-1956 Began Eaton High School men s varsity track program Eaton High School principal 1956-1980
Member of the Southwest District Athletic Board of Control