Members
Inductee
PRESTEL, JIM
PRESTEL, JIM
Born on June 28, 1937
Indianapolis
Inducted On
October 14, 2007
Location Inducted
Indianapolis, IN
Region Number
7
Indpls Sacred Heart
Player
Indianapolis Sacred Heart (Roncalli)
1955
All-City in football 1954; Co-City Football Championship 1954; 3-year starting basketball center.
University of Idaho
1960
Varsity football and basketball 1957-1959; Athlete of the Year 1959; basketball Honorable Mention All-Pacific Coast Conference 1959; football College All-Star game in Chicago and East-West Shrine game in San Francisco 1960.
Selected by sportswriters and National Football Foundation as a member of All-Time All-Northwest Football Team; inducted into Hall of Fame, Seattle Chapter 1977; selected to University of Idaho Hall of Fame in 2008, honoring the Top 100 Athletes in the last 100 years.
Wife, Phyllis; children, Bonnie Marie, Katherine, Michael, and Mary.
Professional Athletic Background: Drafted by Cleveland Browns 1959; 9 years in NFL as defensive tackle for Cleveland Browns 1960, Minnesota Vikings 1961-1965, New York Giants 1966, and Washington Redskins 1967-1968.
