Members
Inductee
PIECHOWIAK, SR., FRANK A.
PIECHOWIAK, SR., FRANK A.
Born on March 21, 1916
Calumet, MI
September 18, 2000.
Inducted On
July 24, 1999
Location Inducted
South Bend, IN
Region Number
2
South Bend
Merit - Announcer
St. Hedwig Catholic, South Bend
1934
Played center at 250 lbs. junior and senior years.
Northwestern University
Air Force Contracting Officer School; received warrant to administer Air Force contracts in 1950’s.
Known as “Voice of the School Field" because of his resonant voice and ability to keep up with the game and pronounce players' names correctly; member of South Bend Riley High School Booster Club, St. Joe Valley Athletic Officials Association, South Bend Adams Adult Booster Club, South Bend Community School Corporation Department of Athletic.
First wife, Letitia (deceased); second wife, Frances; children, Frank A. (deceased), James T., and Joan; grandchildren, Lisa, Denise, Mark, and Alexis.
Merit Contributor - Announcer: High school public address announcer for 45 years, starting in 1935 and walking the sidelines for the first 23 years; worked in press boxes after they were installed in South Bend area high schools around 1960; his talented voice was also heard on WHOT (now WNDU) as the sign-on announcer for more than nine years in the early 1950's.
