Rod Andrew’s life and career add new meaning to the term well-rounded. This top-drawer 5 sport athlete earned eleven letters in baseball, football, basketball, track and tennis. He was a play making guard and the best defensive man on the basketball city champions in 1947. Two of his teammates were […]
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Jacob”Jake” Dailey 1960
Jake Dailey was one of the best gymnasts of the many coached by Joe Sullivan at Stivers. He competed on a national level in 1959, 1960 and 1961. In 1959 teams from Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota met in Detroit and Jake finished 2nd in the Senior Trampoline event. In Columbus […]
Read moreTom Talbott – 1954
Tom Talbott was a good athlete at Stivers playing football for 4 years and basketball one year. Tom, however, made his mark in athletics as a teacher and coach. Tom served 27 years as an assistant coach in football and was a head coach with 40 years in wrestling. Throughout […]
Read moreDan Wheeler – 1956
A precocious, quick athlete with good size, Dan had an effect on Stivers teams even before he arrived there. He ran freshman track as an 8th grader. He played varsity football all four years, and as a sophomore he was the starting end on both offense and defense for Hall […]
Read moreJames Walton – 1960
Jim Walton earned six letters at Stivers, two in football and four in baseball. He was a four year starter in baseball and one of the best players to ever suit up for the Tigers. In 1959, Jim finished fourth in the city Class B Summer League, on 22 hits in […]
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