Category: 2011 Inductees

Bob Payne was born in 1910 in New Castle, IN and moved to Dayton, OH with his family at the age of 6.  He started his much heralded athletic career […]

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Charles”Chuck”Klee spent almost a lifetime in the halls of Stivers High School. He was an outstanding student and athlete at Stivers participating in track, football and baseball. Following college at […]

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Dick was an excellent all-around athlete at Stivers in football, track and baseball. He also found time to play the trumpet in the Stivers band and orchestra for 4 years. […]

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An outstanding All-City performer, Jack played on Stivers basketball teams that were ranked among Ohio’s best. A six-foot-three, left handed forward who excelled at rebounding and scoring, Harner’s tough play […]

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When you are named after the greatest heavy weight boxing champion, you have to be tough. At 6’4′; 220Ibs Jack was big and tough. Jack grew up attending Emerson Elementary […]

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In Stivers lore few names are more prominent than Augie George. He was undoubtedly one of the greatest athletes to wear the orange and black. At 6’4″ and 210 pounds, […]

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Harry Fenner followed his older brother, Lee, who had played on two Stivers city championship football teams in 1913 and 1914. Harry was an end, both offensively and defensively on […]

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“Cool” Doug Dowler led Stivers to its first city football championship for the school in 17 years. Coach Jim Hanby was quoted in the Dayton Daily News”Dowler is the coolest […]

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Emmett”Pete”Tidd was another one of those outstanding athletes of the 1920’s that brought glory to Stivers High School. Pete was a tough running back on the 1923 and 1924 city […]

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Jack “J Willie” Brown was one of Stivers most versatile athletes in the 1940’s. He received varsity letters in baseball, basketball, football and track, which is an unusual feat. According […]

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