Members
Inductee
EDMONDS, O. DON
EDMONDS, O. DON
Born on September 2, 1909
Georgetown, IL
May 26, 1996.
Inducted On
August 15, 1980
Location Inducted
La Porte, IN
Region Number
10
Indiana Univ
Player
Georgetown
1929
Selected All-County and State team recognition for punting and place kicking; basketball captain.
Indiana University 1933; Indiana University MS 1934
1934
Big Ten and All-American recognition for punting skills; Student Union member.
Became sales manager of a national manufacturing firm in 1957 that manufactured athletic clothing for high schools, colleges, universities, and professional sports; became president in 1962; innovated the material for double knit football pants, designed and produced with one and two color screen striping; innovated the material for the Sand-Aire jersey; designed and produced this jersey with one and two color screened numbers; helped design and then produce the mod colors full basketball uniform made from stretch nylon yarns.
Wife, Catharine; children, Marian and Jamie.
Coaching Experience: Newman HS 1934-1935; Murray State College, KY, as backfield coach 1935-1937; La Porte HS 1937-1947, with a record of 53-35-7; Indiana University backfield coach 1948-1952.
Professional Athletic Background: Backfield coach of Baltimore Colts under Cecil Isbell 1948.
Outstanding Players Coached: Robert Salek, Mac Elshire, Lewis Freet, John Schmidt, Robert Yelton, Robert Bachman, Fred Buchner, Richard Bachman, Dick Alban, Billy Hildenbrand, George Taliaferro, Rex Grossman, and many others.
Professional Athletic Background: Backfield coach of Baltimore Colts under Cecil Isbell 1948.
Outstanding Players Coached: Robert Salek, Mac Elshire, Lewis Freet, John Schmidt, Robert Yelton, Robert Bachman, Fred Buchner, Richard Bachman, Dick Alban, Billy Hildenbrand, George Taliaferro, Rex Grossman, and many others.
