Members
Inductee
JOYNER, SAM
JOYNER, SAM
Born on March 2, 1935
Dayton, OH
Inducted On
August 15, 1987
Location Inducted
South Bend, IN
Region Number
2
Warsaw
Player
Warsaw, IN
1953
Senior Class Vice-President; awards in football, basketball, and track; All-State linebacker 1952; leader of undefeated team in 1952; played for North in North-South All-Star Game.
Purdue University
1960
High academic standing; distinguished student candidate; co-captain of football team; two-way player at linebacker and center; Honorable Mention All-American; team was ranked as nation's second leading defensive team in 1958.
Active in civic affairs; works with youth of community; coach of State Champion girls softball team; served as president of Warsaw Coil Company.
Wife, Bess; children, Nick, Carrie, and Cindy.
Professional Athletic Background: Tried out with Ottawa Rough Riders, surviving to last cut under Coach George Terlep.
