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Inductee
CALAWAY, COACH JIM
CALAWAY, COACH JIM
Born on November 12, 1925
Pine Bluff, AR
May 19, 2001.
Inducted On
June 22, 2002
Location Inducted
Greentown, IN (Posthumously)
Region Number
5
Greentown
Coach
Pine Bluff
1942
Played 4 years of football; drafted into military in the middle of senior year.
University of Arkansas at Monticello
1949
Honorable Mention in Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference 1946.
Met with Richmond HS football coach, Hub Etchison, and another coach to begin and set up state football play-offs for Indiana high schools.
Wife, Nell; children, Jim, Jr., Cindy, John, and M. Gregory.
Coaching Experience: Football coach Warren, AR Jr. High 1949; moved up to Warren Sr. High 1950-1952; McGehee, AR, HS assistant coach 1952-1954; assistant coach at Pine Bluff, AR HS 1954-1959; coach at Greentown, IN, Eastern HS 1960-1965, winning 34 consecutive games; University of Arkansas 1966-1969; began the football program at Tri-Central HS and coached 1970-1973; coached football and basketball at Grady HS 1974-1987; retired in 1987.
Coaching Honors: Gridiron Champs of America; high school guest speaker in Kodac Coaches Clinic at Purdue University; set Indiana number of consecutive football wins (since broken by Bloomington, IN); while coaching in AR, won All-Conference; teams played in 2 Space Bowls; coached All-Stars at UAM.
Outstanding Players Coached: Leon Troyer, All-State 1963-1964 and All-Conference; Jim Pickett, Honorable Mention All-State and All-Conference; Alan Durr, Honorable Mention All-State and All-Conference; MIC All-Conference players Dan Cain, Lee Hullinger, Ronnie Swan, Stan Johnson, and Jan David.
Coaching Honors: Gridiron Champs of America; high school guest speaker in Kodac Coaches Clinic at Purdue University; set Indiana number of consecutive football wins (since broken by Bloomington, IN); while coaching in AR, won All-Conference; teams played in 2 Space Bowls; coached All-Stars at UAM.
Outstanding Players Coached: Leon Troyer, All-State 1963-1964 and All-Conference; Jim Pickett, Honorable Mention All-State and All-Conference; Alan Durr, Honorable Mention All-State and All-Conference; MIC All-Conference players Dan Cain, Lee Hullinger, Ronnie Swan, Stan Johnson, and Jan David.
