Members
Inductee
HALL, GEORGE
HALL, GEORGE
Born on November 6, 1936
Bowling Green, KY
April 21, 2012.
Inducted On
May 31, 1998
Location Inducted
Merrillville, IN
Region Number
1
Hammond
Coach
Gary Edison
1954
3-year football letterman; football team captain; football All-Conference honors; 3-year letterman in basketball; 2-year letterman in track; 1-year letterman in baseball.
Purdue University
1958
Freshman football at Purdue; also played varsity football one year at University of Colorado.
Life member of Indiana Football Coaches Association; inducted into Hammond Sports Hall of Fame 2005.
Wife, Brenda (deceased); children, Scott, Sherri, Julie (deceased), and Michael.
Coaching Experience: 6 years assistant and 8 years head coach at Hammond HS 1967-1980; head coach at Hammond Morton HS 1981-1991; retired from coaching in 1991 with an overall record of 120-70, a .632 winning percentage.
Coaching Honors: At Hammond HS - undefeated seasons (10-0) in 1978 and 1980; Indiana Lake Shore Conference Champions 1977-1980; Regional Championship 1978; at Hammond Morton - Indiana Lake Shore Conference Champions 1987; 6-time Indiana Lake Shore Conference Coach of the Year; won 28 consecutive conference games 1977-1980.
Outstanding Players Coached: Randy Harrison (Notre Dame), Kurt Nondorf (Yale), Tommy Franks (Indiana State), Jeff Tharp (Northern Illinois); All-State players Mark Murakowski, Steve Runyon, Nick Kolisz, Jeff Barton, Art Rogers, Kevin Enright, and Mike Hall.
Coaching Honors: At Hammond HS - undefeated seasons (10-0) in 1978 and 1980; Indiana Lake Shore Conference Champions 1977-1980; Regional Championship 1978; at Hammond Morton - Indiana Lake Shore Conference Champions 1987; 6-time Indiana Lake Shore Conference Coach of the Year; won 28 consecutive conference games 1977-1980.
Outstanding Players Coached: Randy Harrison (Notre Dame), Kurt Nondorf (Yale), Tommy Franks (Indiana State), Jeff Tharp (Northern Illinois); All-State players Mark Murakowski, Steve Runyon, Nick Kolisz, Jeff Barton, Art Rogers, Kevin Enright, and Mike Hall.