Bill Stearman

MVP 3 of 4 varsity years at Columbus…all-conference…at Indiana University, concentrated on baseball…team won Big 10 in ’48…Balfour Award winner as a junior that season…played for Cummins Engine’s state AAU championship team in ’48…coached at Waldron High School ’49-52, with 48-18 record…took over Columbus reins in ’52…concluded career with 653-318 record…22 sectional titles, 11 regional championships…2 semi-state titles, earning his team Final Four berths in ’64 and ’75…coached Columbus to back-to-back unbeaten regular seasons in ’63 & ’64.