Members

Inductee
CONOVER, JAMES “JIM”
CONOVER, JAMES “JIM”
Born on March 16, 1898
Terre Haute
June 1, 1984.
Inducted On
April 5, 1976
Location Inducted
Terre Haute, IN
Region Number
6
Th Garfield
Merit - Official
Terre Haute Garfield
1916
First Place in 100 and 220 yard dash State Track Meet 1915.
Indiana State University 1926; Columbia University MA
1932
Honorary Doctor of Law Degree - Indiana State University
Assistant coach at Terre Haute Garfield HS 1925-1938; as a high school principal and a president of Indiana Secondary Principals' Association, emphasized importance of co-curricular activities, especially athletics in educational development of high school age youth.
Merit Contributor - Official: Football official 25 years, 1924-1949; first official in Wabash Valley to use arm signals; along with Art Strum, initiated first football officials' clinic in Wabash Valley.