Members
Inductee
STAFFORD, JOHN
STAFFORD, JOHN
Born on July 24, 1941
Indianapolis, IN
Inducted On
July 9, 1998
Location Inducted
Columbus, IN
Region Number
10
Columbus East
Coach
Indianapolis Manual
1959
Lettered 3 years in football with All-State and All-American honors; also lettered 1 year in wrestling and basketball and 3 years in track.
Purdue University 1963; Indiana University MS
1969
3-year letterman in football on a football scholarship; played guard and linebacker.
IFCA President 1992, Region Advisor, Region 10 director 3 times, All-Star Chairman twice, and Vice-President 2 years; has been a member of the coaches rating board since 1980; served as a teacher-coach at Columbus East HS.
Wife, Jan; daughters, Jeanne, Jill, and Jennifer; grandchildren, Antonio, Blake, and Madison.
Coaching Experience: 2 years as varsity line coach at New Castle HS; 7 years as defensive coordinator-line coach at Columbus HS; 26 years as head football coach at Columbus East HS, with a career record of 149-115; also assistant wrestling coach at New Castle and Columbus and head wrestling coach at Columbus East when Columbus split into North and East in 1972.
Coaching Honors: Indiana Coach of the Year in 1979; Class 3A State Champions in 1979, with record of 13-0; Region 10 Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1994; won 8 Hoosier Hills Conference titles, 2 Sectionals, 1 Regional, and 1 State Championship; coached in the North-South All-Star Game twice.
Outstanding Players Coached: Blair Kiel, Tom Hendrickson, Terry Schmidt, and Mike Phipps.
Coaching Honors: Indiana Coach of the Year in 1979; Class 3A State Champions in 1979, with record of 13-0; Region 10 Coach of the Year in 1978 and 1994; won 8 Hoosier Hills Conference titles, 2 Sectionals, 1 Regional, and 1 State Championship; coached in the North-South All-Star Game twice.
Outstanding Players Coached: Blair Kiel, Tom Hendrickson, Terry Schmidt, and Mike Phipps.
