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BAIRD, FRANK
BAIRD, FRANK
Born on April 10, 1912
Toledo, OH
March 20, 2007.
Inducted On
August 2, 1974
Location Inducted
Bloomington, IN
Region Number
7
Indpls. Tech
Merit - Official
Indianapolis Tech
1930
3-year letterman in basketball and baseball; All-Sectional Basketball Team 1929-1930.
Butler University 1934; Butler University MA
1944
Member of Phi Kappa Phi Fraternity, John Marshall Honor Society, and Blue Key Honor Society; All-American Basketball Team 1933; basketball team captain 1934; played 3 years of baseball and basketball.
Inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 1974, Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame, Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame, and Butler Athletic Hall of Fame 1992; received Outstanding Service to Youth Award from International Lions Club 1973.
Wife, Doras; son, Donn (Linda); granddaughters, Erin and Amy; 5 great-granchildren.
Officiating Experience: Officiated high school football 1937-1975; officiated college football 1940-1974; refereed first North-South High School All-Star game in Bloomington; officiated in semi-final game of first IHSAA football play-off; worked in Tangerine Bowl and Grantland Rice Bowl.

Coaching Experience: Assistant basketball coach to Tony Hinkle at Butler 1934-1935; varsity basketball coach at Broad Ripple 1935-1972, reaching Final Four 1944-1945; golf coach at Broad Ripple 1973-1974; assistant football coach at Broad Ripple 1942-1943; also served as a baseball coach at Broad Ripple 36 years.