Members
Inductee
DEMAREE, DICK
DEMAREE, DICK
Born on December 13, 1914
Racine County, WI
February 24, 2000.
Inducted On
May 16, 1976
Location Inducted
East Chicago, IN
Region Number
1
Merrillville
Coach
Washington Park, Racine
1932
Lettered in football, basketball, and track; National Honor Society.
Northwestern University
1937
Graduated Cum Laude in education; participated in football, basketball, and track.
Served as assistant athletic director at Merrillville; 25-year Sunday School teacher; one of the founders of the Calumet Conference and the Lake Suburban Conference; Charter Member, Indiana Football Coaches Association.
Wife, Honor; sons, Richard, Jr. (Nancy), David (Jacquie), and Douglas (Robin); grandchildren, Natalie, Angela, Craig, and Katie.
Coaching Experience: Assistant coach at Niles Township two years; head coach at Manchester, OH, with record of 12-4; head coach at Merrillville, IN, for 30 years, with record of 159-107-16.
Coaching Honors: Gary Old Timers Leadership Award; Hammond Times Coach of the Year; Calumet Officials Association Service Award; won 6 conference championships; won 4 years out of 7 in last Calumet Conference which was divided into divisions; won division championships; had 2 undefeated teams (1949, 1964); 5 teams were 9-1; had more than 50 victories over the next winningest coach at the time of his retirement in 1974; won 18 straight games 1963-1965 and 15 straight 1948-1950.
Outstanding Players Coached: Dan Molchan, Al and Bill Schmidt, Pete George, Bob Uremovich, Ken Dike, Bill Thart, Walt Prochno, Kirk Kuzmir, Len Schmidt, Paul Surowiec, Jim Randall, Jim Lowe, Steve Yaros, Bill McDonald, Wayne Monroe.
Coaching Honors: Gary Old Timers Leadership Award; Hammond Times Coach of the Year; Calumet Officials Association Service Award; won 6 conference championships; won 4 years out of 7 in last Calumet Conference which was divided into divisions; won division championships; had 2 undefeated teams (1949, 1964); 5 teams were 9-1; had more than 50 victories over the next winningest coach at the time of his retirement in 1974; won 18 straight games 1963-1965 and 15 straight 1948-1950.
Outstanding Players Coached: Dan Molchan, Al and Bill Schmidt, Pete George, Bob Uremovich, Ken Dike, Bill Thart, Walt Prochno, Kirk Kuzmir, Len Schmidt, Paul Surowiec, Jim Randall, Jim Lowe, Steve Yaros, Bill McDonald, Wayne Monroe.