Members
Inductee
SCISM, DANIEL W.
SCISM, DANIEL W.
Born on February 28, 1901
Bloomfield, MO
January 1, 1982.
Inducted On
November 30, 1979
Location Inducted
Evansville, IN
Region Number
9
Evansville
Merit - Sportswriter
Bloomfield
1920
Southeast Missouri State 1921-1922; University of Evansville
1925
Founded the Evansville City Golf Tournament and played in it for 38 consecutive years, with a scholarship given in his name beginning in 1965; President of the Indiana Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association 1952; honored with the Joe Bolan Memorial Award 1971; received the Silver Medallion from IHSAA 1976; inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame for outstanding contributions as a sportswriter 1976; inducted into University of Evansville Athletic Hall of Fame 1979; inducted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame, posthumously, in 1995.
Wife, (deceased); son, Reed; daughter, Dana Jo
Coaching Experience: Commerce, Missouri, 1 year as basketball coach.
Merit Contributor - Sportswriter: Worked as Sports Editor at the Evansville Courier for 42 years, including covering all levels of football game; wrote a column called "Sew it Seams" which covered events such as the World Series, the Olympics, Kentucky Derby, and many others
Merit Contributor - Sportswriter: Worked as Sports Editor at the Evansville Courier for 42 years, including covering all levels of football game; wrote a column called "Sew it Seams" which covered events such as the World Series, the Olympics, Kentucky Derby, and many others
