Page 21 - The History of Lafayette Area Boys Basketball

Doyal Plunkitt

High School: Frankfort (1926) College: Iowa (1930) Induction: 1988
1. Starting forward & All-State selection for Frankfort's 1925 state champions.
2. Team Captain of 1926 State Finals team.
3. Member of Varsity Basketball team at the University of Iowa.
4. Played AAU basketball for Firestone in Akron (OH).
5. Returned to Frankfort as Everett Case's assistant coach in 1934.
6. Varsity Basketball Coach for six seasons at Southport H.S.
7. Assistant coach for 1939 Indiana All-Star team that played the 1939 State Champion
Frankfort Hot Dogs.

Morris Pollard

High School: Jackson Twp. (1942) College: Canterbury College (1949) Induction: 1984
1. 4-year letter winner in basketball at Jackson Twp.
2. Led the Cardinals to the 1941 Frankfort Sectional championship, upsetting the
Everett Case-led Frankfort Hot Dogs.
3. Named to three All-Frankfort Sectional Teams (1940-42).
4. 3-year lettermen at Canterbury College, where he also played football & baseball.
5. Head Coach at Amo H.S for 5 years (won 1953 Sectional), Danville H.S. for 2
years, & Speedway for 27 years.

Robert Primmer

High School: Frankfort (1930) College: Franklin (1934) Induction: 1977
1. Member of Frankfort’s 1929 state championship team.
2. 4-year basketball player & 4-year track athlete at Franklin College.
3. Head Coach at Dunkirk, winning the Jay County championship from 1939-1942.
4. Won 4 straight Sectional & Regional titles as coach at South Bend Central.
st
5. 1 basketball coach at South Bend Adams H.S.
6. Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Ball State until 1954, later serving as Athletic
Director.

Pat Rady

High School: Roachdale (1959) College: Hanover (1963) Induction: 2002
1. Graduate of Roachdale H.S. & Hanover College, playing basketball at both schools.
2. Accumulated 761 wins over a 51-year head coaching career. Retired as the
3. First head coach @ Southmont in 1971-72. Also had head coaching stints @
Bainbridge, Winchester, Shelbyville, Terre Haute South, & Cloverdale.
a. Won 18 Sectional, 8 Regional, & 1 Semi-State titles.
4. Head Coach of the 1989 Indiana All-Star Team.

21