Members
Inductee
WESSEL, EDWARD M.
WESSEL, EDWARD M.
Born on April 1, 1930
Evansville
January 16, 2021, in Evansville.
Inducted On
March 3, 2001
Location Inducted
Evansville, IN
Region Number
9
Evansville North
Coach
Evansville F. J. Reitz
1948
In football, was All-City, All-SIAC, and All-State 1947; also participated in basketball, baseball, and track.
Evansville College BS; Indiana University MS
1952
4-year football starter; captain in 1951; All-Ohio Valley Conference in 1951; senior class president 1952.
Active in Bethlehem United Church of Christ, serving as president of the congregation; on Board of Directors of Evansville Federal Teachers Credit Union; inducted into the Evansville North and Reitz High School Halls of Fame.
Wife, Barbara (deceased); children, Ed (Cindi) and Debbie (Mark); 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren
Coaching Experience: Oblong, IL, head coach; assistant to Jim Graham at Evansville Bosse HS 1953-1956; first assistant to Morris Riley at Evansville North HS 1957-1974; head coach at North 1976-1980; also coached boys and girls golf at North.
Coaching Honors: Member of the Coaching Legends of Southern Indiana; president of Downtown Quarterback Club of Evansville; past-president of Evansville Coaches Association.
Outstanding Players Coached: Jerry Bruner and Lane Fenher, Florida State; Steve Sanders, Stoner Gray, and Mike Pendleton, IU.
Coaching Honors: Member of the Coaching Legends of Southern Indiana; president of Downtown Quarterback Club of Evansville; past-president of Evansville Coaches Association.
Outstanding Players Coached: Jerry Bruner and Lane Fenher, Florida State; Steve Sanders, Stoner Gray, and Mike Pendleton, IU.
