Palatine High School
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Palatine High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school
in Township High School District 211
. Located at 1111 N. Rohlwing Rd in Palatine, Illinois
, United States
, a northwest suburb of Chicago
. It serves primarily all of and only those areas of Palatine northeast of the UP
NW
tracks, but also serves as a magnet school
for the entire district's special education
program.
. Its operation was reorganized into a modern school district in 1914, and in 1928 the high school built its first dedicated school building. It served the entirety of Palatine Township
as a public high school, and also admitted paying students from neighboring Schaumburg Township
.
In the 1950s, rising enrollments due to suburb
an expansion and the baby boom
caused many changes. Palatine High School's district formally expanded to include Schaumburg Township, two additions were built in rapid succession, and additional school buildings were built in the southwest part of Palatine (William Fremd High School
) and in Schaumburg (James B. Conant High School
). The student distribution changed as Fremd served as a school for freshmen and sophomores while Palatine High School served juniors and seniors.
The current three-story facility was completed in 1977, and a second gymnasium was built in 1997.
In 2003 a new math and foreign language wing was built. This new three-story wing included 24 new classrooms and activity areas, and added 46500 square feet (4,320 m²) to the existing building.
In the summer of 2009, Palatine's Chic Anderson Stadium was installed with an artificial turf
for nearly $1.5 million.
, PHS included, have been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
. While PHS has been accredited the earliest in the district, dating back to April 1, 1935.
PHS is not making Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) as a part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act because multiple sub groups within the student population failed to meet minimum standards. 2008 also marks the third year the school has been on academic watch.
In 2008, Palatine High School had an average composite ACT score of 22.1. 92.3% of the class of 2008 graduated.
Applied Technology Department
PHS maintains a comprehensive applied technology department with classes such as Computer-Aided Design
, Small Engines, Automotives, Home Construction, Woodshop, Metals, and a Plastics course when demand is large enough. Recently, the Applied Technology Department has brought in "Project Lead the Way" Courses: Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, and Civil Engineering and Architecture to further bolster the classes offered to students. These classes are all engineering based curriculum that offer the possibility for students to earn some college credit. PHS is certified through Harper College
to teach certain classes that count towards credit for receiving an apprenticeship with a Master Electrician. There is also a computer repair class that is certified through the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA
) where students that pass the qualification exam receive an A+ Certification, demonstrating competency as a computer technician.
PHS has twice received the U. S. Department of Education's
Blue Ribbon Award
, once in the 1992-1993 school year, and again in 1999-2000.
In 2000, PHS was one of few high schools named a New American High School. The award, last given in 2000, was given to schools which serve as "model" schools based on innovation.
PHS was selected as an Outstanding American High School by receiving a Silver Medal from U.S. News and World Report magazine.
In 2008, the school was ranked 1157 in the annual Newsweek
Magazine Top 1,300 high schools in America. The school had previous been ranked in 2007 (1204) and 2005 (992).
Varsity Flag Team
The Varsity Flag team has been Overall State Champions for three consecutive years: 2007, 2008, and 2009. Each year they received 1st place in the Tall Flag and Lyrical Flag categories. Additionally, they have been the Overall Flag Division State Champions, having scored the highest of all the teams that competed with a flag routine. They compete through Team Dance Illinois.
Band
The PHS band has been to numerous states across the US, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Canada, and twice to London, England.
The band represented the state of Illinois in the WWII Memorial Dedication Parade in Washington, D.C. in May of 2004.
In 2005 thirteen members of the PHS band were cast as extras in the World War II movie, Flags of Our Fathers
directed by Clint Eastwood
. The scene they were in was shot at Glencoe Train Station in Glencoe, Illinois
.
In 2007 thirty members of the band were cast to portray the Syracuse University Marching Band
in the movie The Express
. The scene was filmed at Ryan Field on the Northwestern University
campus. The movie stars Dennis Quaid
and Rob Brown
.
In 2010 the band played at the White House staff Christmas party, after the PHS choir turned down the invitation to return due to prior engagements. Instead, choir director, Steve Sivak, suggested that the band should play.
(IHSA), which governs most sports and non-athletic competitions in Illinois, as well as sponsors their state championship tournaments.
As a part of IHSA they currently host the State Meet for girls gymnastics.
The school sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball
, cross country
, golf
, gymnastics
, lacrosse
, soccer, swimming
& diving
, tennis
, track & field, volleyball
, and water polo
. Young women may compete in badminton
, bowling
, and softball
, while young men may compete in baseball
, football
, and wrestling
.
While not sponsored by the athletic department, the school sponsors a cheerleading
team which competes in the IHSA sponsored state competition. They also sponsor a club for cricket.
The following teams have finished in the top 4 of their respective IHSA sponsored state athletic tournaments:
IHSA Top Four State Championship Finishes
Both the girls' cross country team, as well at the boys' have competed in the Nike Cross Nationals since they were both invited in 2009. Since NXN is an unofficial national race, schools are not allowed to use their school name, therefore both teams use Palatine XC Club.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Township High School District 211
Township High School District 211
Township High School District 211 is a school district located in Cook County, Illinois, the largest high school district in Illinois. District 211 serves most of the Palatine and Schaumburg townships, including significant portions of the city of Rolling Meadows and the villages of Hoffman...
. Located at 1111 N. Rohlwing Rd in Palatine, Illinois
Palatine, Illinois
Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479, making it the sixth-largest community in Cook County and the 16th-largest in the state of Illinois at that time...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, a northwest suburb of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. It serves primarily all of and only those areas of Palatine northeast of the UP
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....
NW
Union Pacific/Northwest Line
The Union Pacific/Northwest is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs...
tracks, but also serves as a magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
for the entire district's special education
Special education
Special education is the education of students with special needs in a way that addresses the students' individual differences and needs. Ideally, this process involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedures, adapted equipment and materials,...
program.
History
Palatine High School was founded in 1875, the first public high school in what are now the northwest suburbs of ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. Its operation was reorganized into a modern school district in 1914, and in 1928 the high school built its first dedicated school building. It served the entirety of Palatine Township
Palatine, Illinois
Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479, making it the sixth-largest community in Cook County and the 16th-largest in the state of Illinois at that time...
as a public high school, and also admitted paying students from neighboring Schaumburg Township
Schaumburg, Illinois
Schaumburg is a city located in Cook County in northeastern Illinois. A common misspelling of the city name is Schaumberg, a spelling which persists on some modern maps. Schaumburg is located just under northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately northwest of O'Hare International Airport. As...
.
In the 1950s, rising enrollments due to suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an expansion and the baby boom
Baby boom
A baby boom is any period marked by a greatly increased birth rate. This demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain geographical bounds and when the number of annual births exceeds 2 per 100 women...
caused many changes. Palatine High School's district formally expanded to include Schaumburg Township, two additions were built in rapid succession, and additional school buildings were built in the southwest part of Palatine (William Fremd High School
William Fremd High School
William Fremd High School, or Fremd, is a public four-year high school located in Palatine, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is part of Township High School District 211, which also includes James B...
) and in Schaumburg (James B. Conant High School
James B. Conant High School
James B. Conant High School is a public four-year high school located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
). The student distribution changed as Fremd served as a school for freshmen and sophomores while Palatine High School served juniors and seniors.
The current three-story facility was completed in 1977, and a second gymnasium was built in 1997.
In 2003 a new math and foreign language wing was built. This new three-story wing included 24 new classrooms and activity areas, and added 46500 square feet (4,320 m²) to the existing building.
In the summer of 2009, Palatine's Chic Anderson Stadium was installed with an artificial turf
Artificial turf
Artificial turf is a surface manufactured from synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial applications as well...
for nearly $1.5 million.
Academics
All schools in District 211Township High School District 211
Township High School District 211 is a school district located in Cook County, Illinois, the largest high school district in Illinois. District 211 serves most of the Palatine and Schaumburg townships, including significant portions of the city of Rolling Meadows and the villages of Hoffman...
, PHS included, have been accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools , also known as the North Central Association, is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation...
. While PHS has been accredited the earliest in the district, dating back to April 1, 1935.
PHS is not making Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
(AYP) as a part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act because multiple sub groups within the student population failed to meet minimum standards. 2008 also marks the third year the school has been on academic watch.
In 2008, Palatine High School had an average composite ACT score of 22.1. 92.3% of the class of 2008 graduated.
Applied Technology Department
PHS maintains a comprehensive applied technology department with classes such as Computer-Aided Design
Computer-aided design
Computer-aided design , also known as computer-aided design and drafting , is the use of computer technology for the process of design and design-documentation. Computer Aided Drafting describes the process of drafting with a computer...
, Small Engines, Automotives, Home Construction, Woodshop, Metals, and a Plastics course when demand is large enough. Recently, the Applied Technology Department has brought in "Project Lead the Way" Courses: Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, and Civil Engineering and Architecture to further bolster the classes offered to students. These classes are all engineering based curriculum that offer the possibility for students to earn some college credit. PHS is certified through Harper College
Harper College
William Rainey Harper College is a comprehensive community college in Palatine, Illinois, United States. The college was established by referendum in 1965 and opened in September 1967. It is named for Dr. William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the...
to teach certain classes that count towards credit for receiving an apprenticeship with a Master Electrician. There is also a computer repair class that is certified through the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA
CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association , a non-profit trade association, was created in 1982 as the Association of Better Computer Dealers, Inc. by representatives of five microcomputer dealerships...
) where students that pass the qualification exam receive an A+ Certification, demonstrating competency as a computer technician.
Awards
Peer Mediation, a district wide program for the resolution of peer conflicts by peer interventions, won the 1999 Peaceleader Award from the Illinois Center for the Prevention of Violence.PHS has twice received the U. S. Department of Education's
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government...
Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
, once in the 1992-1993 school year, and again in 1999-2000.
In 2000, PHS was one of few high schools named a New American High School. The award, last given in 2000, was given to schools which serve as "model" schools based on innovation.
PHS was selected as an Outstanding American High School by receiving a Silver Medal from U.S. News and World Report magazine.
In 2008, the school was ranked 1157 in the annual Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
Magazine Top 1,300 high schools in America. The school had previous been ranked in 2007 (1204) and 2005 (992).
Activities
PHS currently offers over 80 extracurricular activities for students to participate in.Varsity Flag Team
The Varsity Flag team has been Overall State Champions for three consecutive years: 2007, 2008, and 2009. Each year they received 1st place in the Tall Flag and Lyrical Flag categories. Additionally, they have been the Overall Flag Division State Champions, having scored the highest of all the teams that competed with a flag routine. They compete through Team Dance Illinois.
Band
The PHS band has been to numerous states across the US, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Canada, and twice to London, England.
The band represented the state of Illinois in the WWII Memorial Dedication Parade in Washington, D.C. in May of 2004.
In 2005 thirteen members of the PHS band were cast as extras in the World War II movie, Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers (film)
is a 2006 American war film directed, co-produced and scored by Clint Eastwood and written by William Broyles, Jr. and Paul Haggis. It is based on the book of the same name written by James Bradley and Ron Powers about the Battle of Iwo Jima, the five Marines and one Navy Corpsman who were involved...
directed by Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
. The scene they were in was shot at Glencoe Train Station in Glencoe, Illinois
Glencoe, Illinois
Glencoe is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 8,723. Glencoe is located on suburban Chicago's North Shore. Glencoe is located within the New Trier High School District. Glencoe is regarded as one of the most affluent suburbs on...
.
In 2007 thirty members of the band were cast to portray the Syracuse University Marching Band
Syracuse University Marching Band
The "Pride of the Orange" Syracuse University Marching Band is the collegiate marching band of Syracuse University. They are also referred to as the acronym, SUMB. The band consists of more than 200 members. The SUMB performs at all home Syracuse Orange football games throughout the season in the...
in the movie The Express
The Express
The Express is a 2008 American sports film produced by John Davis and directed by Gary Fleder. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Charles Leavitt from a book titled Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, authored by Robert C. Gallagher...
. The scene was filmed at Ryan Field on the Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
campus. The movie stars Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Dennis William Quaid is an American actor known for his comedic and dramatic roles. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, his career rebounded in the 1990s after he overcame an addiction to drugs and an eating disorder...
and Rob Brown
Rob Brown (actor)
Rob Brown is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Finding Forrester , Coach Carter , Take the Lead , The Express , and currently stars in the HBO series Treme.-Personal life:...
.
In 2010 the band played at the White House staff Christmas party, after the PHS choir turned down the invitation to return due to prior engagements. Instead, choir director, Steve Sivak, suggested that the band should play.
Athletics
Palatine High School is a member of the Mid-Suburban League (MSL). They are also a member of the Illinois High School AssociationIllinois High School Association
The Illinois High School Association is one of 521 state high school associations in the United States, designed to regulate competition in most interscholastic sports and some interscholastic activities at the high school level. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High...
(IHSA), which governs most sports and non-athletic competitions in Illinois, as well as sponsors their state championship tournaments.
As a part of IHSA they currently host the State Meet for girls gymnastics.
The school sponsors interscholastic sports teams for men and women in basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, soccer, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
& diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, track & field, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, and water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
. Young women may compete in badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, and softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, while young men may compete in baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, football
High school football
High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
, and wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
Scholastic wrestling, sometimes known in the United States as Folkstyle wrestling, is a style of amateur wrestling practised at the high school and middle school levels in the United States. This wrestling style is essentially Collegiate wrestling with some slight modifications. It is currently...
.
While not sponsored by the athletic department, the school sponsors a cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
team which competes in the IHSA sponsored state competition. They also sponsor a club for cricket.
The following teams have finished in the top 4 of their respective IHSA sponsored state athletic tournaments:
IHSA Top Four State Championship Finishes
| Sport | | State Finishes |
|---|---|
| Badminton: | State Champions (1984–85, 85–86, 88–89, 90–91); 2nd place (1979–80, 89–90, 91–92); 3rd place (1981–82, 83–84); 4th place (1978–79) |
| Bowling (girls): | State Champions (1991–92) |
| Cheerleading (coed): | 4th place (2001-2002); 3rd place (2002-2003); 2nd place (2003-2004); 1st place (2004-2005); 3rd place (2007–08); 4th place (2008–09); |
| Cross Country (boys): | State Champions (2011–2012); 2nd place (1980–81, 93–94, 2003–04, 04–05, 05–06); 3rd place (2007–08); 4th place (2010–11) |
| Cross Country (girls): | State Champions (1989–90, 90–91, 91–92, 92–93, 95–96, 96–97, 2009–10); 2nd place (1985–86, 93–94, 94–95, 2003–04, 10–11); 3rd place (2005–06); 4th place (1983–84, 97–98) |
| Football: | 2nd place (1994–95); |
| Gymnastics (boys): | State Champions (2006–07); 3rd place (2007–08) |
| Gymnastics (girls): | State Champions (1987–88, 88–89); 2nd place (1978–79, 84–85, 89–90, 2006–07); 3rd place (1986–87, 2005–06) |
| Soccer (boys): | State Champions (1994–95); 3rd place (1990–91, 95–96) |
| Soccer (girls): | State Champions (1988–89, 94–95); 3rd place (1987–88, 93–94); 4th place (1989–90, 96–97) |
| Swimming & Diving (girls): | 2nd place (1983–84, 88–89, 95–96, 96–97); 3rd place (1982–83); 4th place (1994–95) |
| Track & Field (boys): | 2nd place (1958–59); 4th place (1963–64) |
| Track & Field (girls): | 2nd place (1992–93, 2005–06, 08–09); 3rd place (1990–91, 91–92, 2000–01, 01–02); 4th place (1993–94, 2002–03, 04–05) |
| Volleyball (boys): | 4th place (2003–04) |
| Volleyball (girls): | 2nd place (1984–85, 86–87); 3rd place (1997–98); 4th place (1983–84) |
| Wrestling: | 3rd place (1962–63); 4th place (1986–87, 89–90) |
Both the girls' cross country team, as well at the boys' have competed in the Nike Cross Nationals since they were both invited in 2009. Since NXN is an unofficial national race, schools are not allowed to use their school name, therefore both teams use Palatine XC Club.
| | Year | | NXN Midwest | | NXN Nationals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine XC Club (boys): | 2009 | 10th | – | ||||||
| 2010 | 4th | – | |||||||
| Palatine XC Club (girls): | 2009 | 2nd | 19th | ||||||
| 2010 | 1st | 8th | |||||||
| "—" denotes team did not place in top 22 | |||||||||
Notable alumni
- Mauro FioreMauro FioreMauro Fiore is an Italian-American cinematographer.He was born in Marzi, Calabria and moved to the US with his family in 1971.He attended Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois, and graduated in 1982. He went on to receive his B.A...
is an Academy Award winning cinematographer. - Carol MarinCarol MarinCarol Marin is a television and print journalist based in Chicago, Illinois.She began her career in 1972 at WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee working as a reporter, anchor, and assistant news director....
is a journalist known for her work in print and on television. - Kevin McKennaKevin McKenna (basketball)Kevin Robert McKenna is a retired American basketball player. He is currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oregon...
is a former NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
basketball player (1981–88) and current head men's basketballIndiana State Sycamores men's basketballThe Indiana State Sycamores basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...
coach at Indiana State UniversityIndiana State UniversityIndiana State University is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.The Princeton Review has named Indiana State as one of the "Best in the Midwest" seven years running, and the College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by U.S...
. - Len RohdeLen RohdeLeonard Emil Rohde was an American football offensive tackle who played fifteen seasons for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He helped the 49ers win the NFC West Division from 1970–72 and he was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1970 season...
is a former offensive tackle for the NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
San Francisco 49ersSan Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
(1960–74).