Quincy was called “The Renaissance Man” by the Dayton Daily News for being a noted musician, student and athlete. During his years at Stivers School for the Arts, he was the first-chair bass trombonist in the jazz band that took top honors in the 2004 Berklee College of Music competition […]
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Catherine Cain was a three sport athlete during her career at Stivers School for the Arts. She lettered in basketball, soccer and track. She was an Honorable Mention Conference soccer player and a member of a Conference Champion track team in which she placed in several events. Basketball was by […]
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Ron Jones was born in 1954, the second of three children to Robert and Anna Mae Jones. He entered Stivers High School in the fall of 1969 from Huffman Elementary. At Stivers he played football for 2 years, basketball for 2 years, baseball for 3 years and ran track for […]
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Mike Fair played 3 sports at Stivers and earned 6 letters. His best sport was baseball as he was a four year letterman. Mike hit .320 as a sophomore and earned Second Team All-City. Mike battled through a case of mono his junior year but never missed a game. In […]
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Being a part of the academic and athletic programs at Stivers and having the role models and leadership of Mr. Samuel Chasens, Mr. Roland Flory, Mr. George Howe, Mrs. Edith Jacobson, Mr. Joe Sullivan and Mr.Vaughn Taylor, prepared him after graduation for the many amazing chapters of his life. After […]
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Marj Heyduck was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1913. She was a 1931 graduate of Stivers High School. She also was a graduate from The Ohio State University with a degree in Journalism. Marj was a reporter, columnist and editor for The Dayton Journal Herald, Dayton Press, Dayton-Journal and Dayton […]
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Jack was a two year starter at right tackle on offense and defense for the Stivers 1952 Dayton Public School Championship Team. He was a unanimous selection on the Dayton Daily News All-City Team and a First Team selection on the Journal Herald All-City Team. He was an efficient blocker […]
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Dayton Daily News sports editor Si Burick wrote in his article dated January 28, 1965, “He made it at U.D. as he had made it in high school, principally because he was a violent competitor-not big, not small, just as hard as nails and ready for action.” Burick stated that […]
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Charles Heimsch had such an extensive athletic and academic career that in order to do him justice we have decided to list his achievements below: Stivers High School Miami University Oxford, OH –1936 Harvard in Cambridge, MA University of California, Berkley Amherst College in Massachusetts University of Texas, Austin Miami […]
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Harry Baujan, legendary University of Dayton football coach and athletic director, said Johnny Heller was one of the best backs ever to play for him in 25 years. Vinee McDonough, U.D. Flyer and a pro with the Dayton Rosies, said that Johnny was the “greatest back I have ever seen, […]
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Floyd was a three sport athlete as well as being an honor student while attending Stivers High School. He joins five classmates from the Class of 1929 –Sam Andrews, Herb Brown, Carl Cramer, Marvin Farrier and Larry McAfee in the Stivers Hall of Fame. In 1929 Stivers won the State […]
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Carl “Rube” Woxman was a unanimous first team All-City tackle for Stivers High School from 1927-1929. He was named the captain of the football team when he was sixteen years old. He was the youngest player to captain a team in any sport at that time. He was named to […]
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Elmer was one of the many great players that came out of Stivers High School in the 1920’s decade. He played basketball, football and baseball for the Tigers. Basketball was his best sport and he could play all three positions. The 1925-26 team went 16-6, they beat Steele for the […]
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Clarence “Pinnie” Coleman was one of the many outstanding athletes for the Tigers in the mid 1920’s. He excelled in football, basketball and baseball. Baseball was his best sport. He was a catcher for nearly all of his career from high school until at least 1942. He was an All-City […]
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Clarence “Dip” Shuey was a 1925 graduate of Stivers High School. He was a star fullback on the Stivers 1924 team that beat Knoxville, TN, for the National Championship Football Team. He returned an intercepted pass 98 yards against Hamilton High School for a touchdown that assured a victory in […]
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