Members
Inductee
HOSTETLER, RICHARD W.
HOSTETLER, RICHARD W.
Born on February 10, 1930
La Porte
November 1, 1968.
Inducted On
August 15, 1980
Location Inducted
La Porte, IN (Posthumously)
Region Number
1
Laporte
Player
La Porte
1949
Standout at halfback and quarterback; scored 55 points in 1948; named to All-Northeastern Indiana High School Conference Team; scored 101 points in 1949; made All-Conference Team; voted Most Valuable Player on team; also received 3 varsity letters in track and 2 in basketball.
University of Chattanooga, TN
1954
Played fullback and halfback but suffered a serious knee injury during fifth game in freshman year and was kept on the sidelines for 2 1/2 years serving as manager; in the 4 1/2 games of his freshman year, led team with 10 kickoff returns for 182 yards and tied for first with 36 points; played as a senior, racing for touchdowns on runs of 86 and 21 yards in first game.
Never fully recovered from knee injury; after two knee operations, doctors told him to give up the sport or face a possible crippling for life.
Wife, Mary; children, Deborah, Rockne, and Marilyn.
