Joe Heath

Starting guard as junior on Marion Crawley’s 1952 state finals team, losing to Tech and Joe Sexson … all NCC as a senior … a knee injury ended his hardwood playing career after one year at Xavier … transferred to Purdue, where he played three years of baseball … coached Francesville, Winamac, and Elwood high schools to 104-71 record … in 1967, received the unenviable task of succeeding Crawley at Lafayette Jeff … coached the Bronchos to a 191-60 record in 10 years … later athletic director at Lafayette Jeff.