Members

Inductee
MATHIAS, JOHN “JAY”
MATHIAS, JOHN “JAY”
Born on September 13, 1948
Michigan City, In
May 29, 2018.
Inducted On
May 3, 2015
Location Inducted
Merrillville, IN
Region Number
1
Chesterton
Player
Chesterton
1966
Earned a total of 11 varsity letters in football as a quarterback, basketball as a guard/forward, and track in the hurdles and high jump; 1965 - All-Conference Quarterback and Calumet Conference Champions; High School All-American Quarterback; selected to Parade's All-America High School Team.
Indiana University
1970
Played on IU's Rose Bowl team 1968; starting safety 1968 and 1969; finished season ranked #2 in tackles 1968; held IU record for interceptions with 5 in 1969 season, which has since been broken.
Had served as CEO of INFISET, a marketing research company he founded in 2013.
Children, Matthew (Molly), Nicholas (Jenny), Michael (Debbie), and Natalie; grandsons, Conner, Sam, Nixon, and Rio.