Phil N. Eskew

1970 Silver Medal Award

COLLEGE:
Oakland City College
Indiana University

The IHSAA’s most colorful commissioner, holding post from 1962 to ‘76… during his tenure, state championship tourneys grew from 6 to 17… student participation grew from 40,000 to 157,000… before taking the IHSAA helm, served as superintendent of Sullivan
schools 8 years, and Huntington schools 3 years… also served
as a teacher, coach, athletic official in Daviess County, Bloomington, and Wabash… for 20 years a prominent high
school referee… served on U.S. Olympic committee for gymnastics… member of U.S. Track and Field Federation…
a sought-after public speaker, taking his homespun Hoosier philosophy to over 500 service clubs and athletic banquets.