TRUMBULL COUNTY HALL OF FAME 2007 inductees The Trumbull County Sports Hall of Fame’s fifth annual induction ceremonies are set for Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Golden Gate Restaurant, Parkman,

Bill Bohren, football coach: A scholastic coach for the past 43 years, he has never been an assistant, having roamed the sidelines as the architect of his team’s grid fortunes. He owns a 263-142-6 overall mark in 411 contests dating to the 1965 season when he started that streak at Ohio High School in Illinois. A native of Ambridge, Pa., where he played quarterback for the Bridgers, earned his undergraduate degree from Kent State and his MA from Illinois State. His teams have won 12 league championships. His 1987 Boardman squad finished second in the state, losing 14-7 to Cincinnati Princeton. He was inducted into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in April.

Dave Burcham, media award: A sportswriter for 35 years, he spent 27 years as a sports editor at various papers. The youngest sports editor of a daily newspaper in the state of Ohio when hired while still a sophomore at Kent State University, he worked as a sportswriter for The Vindicator from 1976-81, moving to the Tribune Chronicle, first as an assistant editor and then as its sports editor in 1987. Multiple winner of Ohio Associated Press sports writing awards, he won Best Column (two times), Best Feature (two times), Best Enterprise Sports Reporting, Best Game Story, Best News Story and Best Sports Headline awards, serving as editor of the Best Sports Section (three times) and editor/designer of the Best Special Section (two times) as well. A lifetime member of the Trumbull County Coaches Association, he will be inducted into the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame this March.

Kim Calhoun, basketball and softball: One of the most versatile athletes ever to come out of the Mahoning Valley, she was a three-sport star in softball, basketball and powder puff football for Niles. She scored 1,026 points during a stellar cage career for the Red Dragons and was the Trumbull County AAA “Player of the Year” in 1983. A starter in softball since her sophomore year, she helped the team to a 58-6 overall mark with the team winning the Steel Valley Conference title her senior season. She was a four-year letterwinner for YSU in softball, batting .276. Her 89 hits upon graduation set the career standard in that category at the time. Her four hits against Westminster College in 1984 is still tied for the top spot in that category, a game that set her on her way to registering six consecutive hits during the doubleheader that day. She batted a career high .338 in 1984.

Fred Faiver, baseball: His baseball career started at the age of 13 under the tutelage Leo Kihm when a group of Girard youngsters became a barnstorming team, basically playing against kids that were older than they were. A 1946 graduate of Girard High, he earned three letters in the diamond sport for the Indians and was skilled enough to be invited to baseball schools conducted by both the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants, eventually earning a tryout with the Cleveland Indians. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, he returned to the area and became a coach on the local sandlots. He started out in the local Class “B” League, coaching the Girard Zicard Furniture entry for 10 years where they won one league title, finishing runner-up on five other occasions. He then moved over to the Class “AA” League, managing the Home Club conglomeration to two consecutive titles — the only two seasons that he spent as a manager in the circuit. He was inducted into the Liberty Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983, was honored with his induction into the Youngstown Baseball Old-timer’s Hall of Fame in 1990 and in 1998, was inducted into the Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame.

Rudy Hubbard, football, coach: A grid standout at Hubbard High., he earned three letters and was a three-time All Steel Valley Conference running back for the Eagles, also earning All-Trumbull County laurels all three varsity seasons in which he played. A three-year starter for Ohio State where he played for head coach Woody Hayes, he averaged 5.3 yards per carry in 1967, rushing for 103 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns in a 24-14 win over archrival Michigan. He became an assistant on the Buckeye staff upon graduation, serving in that capacity from 1968-73 as he helped the team to a 52-8-1 overall mark, going 2-2 in the annual Rose Bowl Classic. He later became the head football coach at Florida A&M University, leading the Rattlers to national prominence on the I-AA level in four seasons. FAMU was 11-0 in 1977 and the following season, with a 12-1 mark, the Hubbard-led Rattlers won the inaugural I-AA national championship.

Bobby Jones, football: Truly a rags-to-riches story, Bobby Jones is a 1973 graduate of Brookfield High where he was a three-sport star for the Warriors. A two-year starter at quarterback and defensive back, he rushed for 756 yards and passed for 696 as a senior, earning All-Northeastern Ohio laurels in 1972. He never received a college football offer coming out of high school, instead earning a basketball scholarship to Dickinson (N.D.) State University. He opted to stay home, however, walking on for YSU and coach Bill Narduzzi. That did not work out so he played semi-pro ball for the Shenango Valley Blasters, and was later signed by the New York Jets out of a tryout camp. He was a wide receiver/kick return specialist for the Jets from 1978-82, catching 53 passes for 861 yards; an average of 16.3 yards per reception. He was then traded to the Cleveland Browns where he caught 36 passes for 507 yards (14.1 yards per reception) for former head coach Sam Rutigliano. He was a two-time HBO “Player of the Week” while his NFL totals read 89 catches for six touchdowns and an average of 15.4 yard per reception.

Rich Lemon, football: A 1993 graduate of Niles High, he racked up 5,952 all-purpose yards and was the team Most Valuable Player during both his junior and senior campaigns. A three-year letterwinner, he was also a candidate for Trumbull County “Player of the Year” honors the latter two seasons as well. He attended Bucknell University upon graduation and during a stellar four-year career from 1993-96, rushed for 4,742 total yards to become the Bisons’ all-time leading rusher. That aforementioned total is 2,100 yards more than the runner-up in that category while his first three seasons produced 1,151, 1,496 and 1,297 rushing yards — three of the top four single season rushing totals in Bison grid history. The team Most Valuable Player his freshman and sophomore seasons, he registered 28 100-plus yard games including 17 consecutive 100-yard outings from 1993-95. His 222 career points was second only to legend Clark Hinkle of Green Bay Packer fame as he earned All-Patriot League First-Team honors his final three varsity seasons, and was a second-team selection his freshman campaign.

Les Nagy, track and field: One of the best distance runners ever to come out of the Mahoning Valley, he is a graduate of Niles High who later left his mark as a member of the Villanova Wildcats track and field squad. The two-time Ohio High School Athletic Association two-mile champion (1968 and 1970), he still holds the record (9:01.6). He also won the state cross country meet in 1969. He set four state distance records during his scholastic days and upon graduation, received a scholarship to Villanova where he was a member of both the track and field and cross county squads. He was also a member of the national cross country team. He qualified for the Olympic Trials in 1972 and for the past 15 years has served as both the track and field and cross country coach at his alma mater.

Chuck Potashnik, baseball: A graduate of Warren G. Harding High, he pitched and played outfield during his junior and senior seasons, never losing a game in the former category. His .628 batting average as a senior remains the highest single season average ever posted by a Trumbull County baseball player. Selected to play in the all-state baseball games in Columbus his senior season, he earned a baseball scholarship to Kent State University where he earned All-Mid-American Conference laurels during his Golden Flashes career. He played for Fred Faiver’s Girard Zicard entry in the local Class B league, winning the 1961 batting crown with a .421 average. He coached the Howland Tigers for 16 years and posted a 183-94 overall ledger with 72 of those losses coming by two runs or fewer. At the time of his retirement, his teams won more games and more championships than any other MAC teams or coaches. He led his team to four MAC championships, three district finals and seven sectional titles.

Phil Ragazzo, football: A graduate of Niles High, he was a three-year letterman for the Red Dragons, graduating in 1934. He was an all- county and All-Ohio selection during a storied scholastic career, playing collegiately for Case Western Reserve from 1934-38 where he earned All-American honors as an offensive lineman. Considered one of the toughest at his position during his era, he played seven seasons in the National Football League, starting first with the Cleveland Rams (1938-40) and then moving over to the Philadelphia Eagles (1940-41) after being traded by the Rams. His play was interrupted by World War II, but he returned to the NFL as a member of the New York Giants where he played from 1945-47.

Korey Stringer, football: Arguably one of the best offensive lineman to come out of the Mahoning Valley, he played for Warren Harding High where he was considered one of the top prep offensive linemen in the nation. As a senior, he earned first-team All-America honors from virtually every publication and was the Ohio Division I Lineman of the Year. A first-team All-State selection his junior and senior seasons, he led Harding to the state title as a junior when it was 14-0 under head coach Phil Annarella, going 8-2 the following season. A two-way performer, he also recorded 52 tackles his senior campaign. He attended Ohio State University where he was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1992) and on two separate occasions, earned Associated Press All-America honors as well. He was a unanimous All-Big Ten selection, earning Kodak, Walter Camp and Scripps Howard All-America honors as well. He was the No. 1 pick of the Minnesota Vikings and the No. 24 selection overall in the 1995 NFL Draft, earning second team All-Pro honors in 1998 and first-team laurels in 2001. He had started 93 of the 96 professional games in which he played prior to his untimely death during the 2001 pre-season training camp. The Vikings retired his 77 jersey during the 2001 campaign.

Tony Zill, boxing: A native of Niles, he was a professional boxer from 1915-26 where he posted a 19-18-4 overall mark in 41 total bouts. A lightweight who fought at 135 pounds, he was involved in more than 120 professional bouts.