Members
Inductee
BALLART, ROD
BALLART, ROD
Born on July 4, 1945
Evansville, IN
Inducted On
June 4, 1999
Location Inducted
St. Leon, IN
Region Number
10
East Central
Coach
Bicknell, IN
1963
10 varsity letters; All-State in football; State Track Finalist; football team was 10-0 during his senior season.
Murray State University, KY 1967; Indiana University MS
1972
Served in US Marine Corps 1968-1969 where he served as an assistant coach at the Quantico base.
Wife, Kay; children Jim, Kim, and Rand; grandchildren, Andrew, Tyler, Kyle, Keaton, and Cole.
Coaching Experience: 28 years as head football coach, with 22 years at East Central High School and a record of 172-73-1; an all-time record of 215-81-3; had 11 consecutive winning seasons; ranked 10th among active coaches; 15th among All-Time Winning Coaches; 18th All-Time Winning percentage of 72.6%; also coached varsity baseball and assistant football at Lawrenceburg three years and coached one year at Seabreeze High School near Daytona Beach, FL.
Coaching Honors: 8 E.I.A.C. Championships; Sectional Champs 9 times; 5 Semi-State appearances; State Finalist 1993, 1994; State Champions 1994; Indiana South All-Star Coach 4 times; Indiana Coach of the Year 1994.
Outstanding Players Coached: Josh Martini, 1994 Indiana Mr. Football; Andrew Wolf, 1998 Mr. Football Finalist; Kyle Frondouf 1983 and Don Hoog 1986 All-Americans; 28 players selected All-State; 18 players selected to Indiana South All-Star teams; 22 players signed Division 1 scholarships.
Coaching Honors: 8 E.I.A.C. Championships; Sectional Champs 9 times; 5 Semi-State appearances; State Finalist 1993, 1994; State Champions 1994; Indiana South All-Star Coach 4 times; Indiana Coach of the Year 1994.
Outstanding Players Coached: Josh Martini, 1994 Indiana Mr. Football; Andrew Wolf, 1998 Mr. Football Finalist; Kyle Frondouf 1983 and Don Hoog 1986 All-Americans; 28 players selected All-State; 18 players selected to Indiana South All-Star teams; 22 players signed Division 1 scholarships.