Euclid City Schools

2006 to 2010

2006 Hall of Fame

The 2006 inductees have achieved many conference, league, district, sectional, state team, and individual championships in all sports. Individual awards went to one All-Lake Erie Team; three Plain Dealer Dream Teams; one Cleveland Press Star; one Mayor Sims Award; seven All-Greater Cleveland Conference Teams; one EGCC Most Valuable Player; one Coaches East-West All-Star Team; three All-Scholastic; two All-Ohio; two Most Valuable; two News Herald East West All Stars; two News Herald Players-of-the-Week; one GCC shot-put champion; one Sun Journal MVP; one News Herald Player-of-the-Year; one TV-8 Dream Team; three East-West All-Star Games; one GCC All-Academic Team; one class Valedictorian; one News Herald First Team; two Associated Press All-Northeast Ohio All-District; one Plain Dealer Player-of-the-Week; one Sun Journal All-Star; one Ohio-West Virginia All-State Game; one Ohio High School Athletic Academic All-Ohio; one Ohio Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-Ohio; and one GCC All-Academic Team.

As collegians they achieved the following: two graduated cum laude; two All-Mid-American Conference; four NCAA Tournaments; one All-Ohio Athletic Conference; and one All-NCAA.

On the Professional level, one was in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns and other teams.

In the high amateur level of archery, one placed in the Indoor and Outdoor Nationals – Masters Division; Olympic Trials three times; Ohio Open All-Events Championships; World Masters in Australia; National Association Outdoor Championship and is a member of the Ohio FITA Archery Hall of Fame.

2007 Hall of Fame

The 2007 inductees have achieved many conference, league, district, sectional, state team, and individual championships in all sports.

Individual awards went to five All-Scholastic; five All-Greater Cleveland Conference; one Most Valuable Player-Cleveland Press; one Cleveland News “Whole Track Team;” one Cleveland Press All Star; one All-Lake Erie League; two Most Outstanding Player Awards; one Cleveland All-Star Hockey; two Euclid Outstanding Athlete Awards; one All-Northeast Ohio; six All-News Herald; one All-Ohio; one All-Area and District.

As collegians they achieved the following: two Small College Ohio State Tennis Champions; one Mid-American Decathlon Champion; one Defensive Player of the Year; one All-American; and one MVP, All-Star Ohio Valley Conference.

On the professional level, one Professional Golf Association; one National Football League; one Europe NFL; one Arena Football League; and one in Major League Baseball as a trainer.

2008 Hall of Fame

The 2008 inductees achieved many conference, league, sectional, district, and individual championships in many sports.  Individual player awards went to four who made All-Scholastic teams, three who made the All-Lake Erie League team, three who made the All-Greater Cleveland Conference team, two who won the Most Valuable Player Award on their team, four who were selected to the Plain Dealer All-Star Team, one who was named to the Cleveland Press and Call and Post teams, three who were named to the News-Herald All-Star Team, one who was picked for the Sun-Journal All-Star Team, three who were chosen for a Most Outstanding Player award, two who made the All-Northeast Ohio team, three who for two years were singled out for the All-Ohio team, and one who was selected as Mr. Ohio Football.

As collegians some achieved the following awards:  one made the All-Ohio Athletic Conference All-Star Team, two made the All-Mid-American Conference Team, one was picked for the All-Southeast Conference Team, one won his team’s Player of the Year Award, one was named his team’s Most Valuable Player, and three were honored with selection to an All-American team.

On the professional level, two played in the National Football League, and one played in the National Indoor Football League, winning the NIFL’s Defensive Player of the Year and MVP Awards.  A number of the 2008 inductees compete in various sports at the amateur level.  One has even had his name assigned by the News-Herald to a prestigious annual award for the most outstanding local football player.

The coach inductee is the coach with the most football wins in Euclid’s history, and the honorary inductee is a man who is also in Euclid’s Distinguished Achievement Award Hall of Fame.

Also honored— the State Champion Wrestling Teams of 1949, 1952, and 1958.

  2009 Hall of Fame

 The 2009 inductees have achieved many conference, league, sectional, district, state and individual championships in many sports.

 Of the eight players honored, individual player awards went to five who made All-Scholastic Teams, one who made the All-Lake Erie Team, three who won the Most Valuable Player Award on their team, seven who were honored by the Plain Dealer, one who was honored by the Cleveland Press and the Sun-Journal, five who were honored by the News-Herald, four who were selected to play in all-star games, three who were chosen for a Most Outstanding Player Award, give who were team captains, two who were All-District players, three who were singled out for All-Ohio honors, and one who was selected as a Parade Magazine All-American.

As collegians some achieved the following awards:  in two different years one made the All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Sun Belt Conference All-Star Teams, one twice made the All-Mid-American Conference Team, one captained his team, six earned multiple letters, three were named as his team’s Most Valuable player, and one was honored with selection to an All-American Team (Honorable Mention).  One inductee also has just been inducted into his university’s athletic hall of fame.

 On the professional level, one was drafted by the National Basketball Association in the second round.

 The Coach Award goes to an assistant football coach and head softball coach with a distinguished 33-year history in the Euclid Schools, and the Honorary Award goes to a man whose legacy lives for posterity through the statistics for Euclid teams that he has kept since the 1960’s.

2010 Hall of Fame

The 2010 inductees have achieved many conference, league, sectional, district, state and individual championships in many sports. Of the six players honored, individual player awards went to two who were district champions or state qualifiers; six played sports at the collegiate level; three were All-Scholastic and All-Ohio honorees; five made all-conference teams; one was an All-American, Parade Magazine, and Carnation All-American; one played in a post-season all-star game; four were captains of their respective teams;  two were honored as the top student athletes when they graduated from high school; two became coaches; and one played at the professional sport level.