Joe Dienhart

Longtime Purdue Sports Administrator

HIGH SCHOOL:
Lafayette Jeff (1922)

COLLEGE:
Notre Dame (1925)

Served as assistant athletic director at Purdue University for 24 yrs … as a high school coach, led Indianapolis Cathedral to 5 state Catholic championships … in 1933, Cathedral won national Catholic championship … football teams won 3 ‘mythical’ state titles … coached baseball, basketball, football at St. Joseph College 5 yrs … assistant coach for ‘Piggy’ Lambert 3 yrs, then Ray Eddy 9 yrs … starred in basketball & football at Lafayette Jefferson … lost championship game in 1920 to Franklin’s “Wonder Five.”