Members
Inductee
DOERFFLER, BUZZ
DOERFFLER, BUZZ
Born on March 4, 1938
Fort Wayne
Inducted On
June 20, 2001
Location Inducted
Fort Wayne, IN
Region Number
3
Fw Northrop
Coach
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran
1956
Earned 11 letters in football, basketball, and baseball; All-Conference in football, basketball, and baseball; co-captain and MVP in football and basketball.
Valparaiso University 1960; Ball State University MS
1963
Lettered in football and baseball 3 years.
Wife, Janeann (deceased); children, Kent and Brent.
Coaching Experience: Assistant football coach at Chesterton HS 1963 and at Central HS 1964-1967; head football coach at Central 1967-1970; head football coach at Fort Wayne Northrop HS 1970-1983; also served as assistant basketball and baseball coach at Chesterton 1963, and assistant basketball coach at Central 1964-1967; retired from coaching.
Coaching Honors: Started football program at Northrop and Bruins were a power to be dealt with immediately; District Coach of the Year 1972; one of the coaches who guided Fort Wayne football into limelight in state of Indiana.
Outstanding Players Coached: Clarence Bullock of Michigan State University (1970) and Fred Arrington of Purdue University (1973) and Detroit Lions.
Coaching Honors: Started football program at Northrop and Bruins were a power to be dealt with immediately; District Coach of the Year 1972; one of the coaches who guided Fort Wayne football into limelight in state of Indiana.
Outstanding Players Coached: Clarence Bullock of Michigan State University (1970) and Fred Arrington of Purdue University (1973) and Detroit Lions.
