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Mary Lou Daniel
Inducted: 1995

Mary Lou, 1962, became the first woman to attend the University of Kentucky on a men’s athletic scholarship, earning her varsity letters while playing golf on the men’s team. In 1962 The Courier-Journal named her its Amateur Athlete of the Year. In 1965 she won the Women’s Kentucky State Championship. She joined the LPGA in 1966 where she competed full time until 1981. She finished in the top 50 on the money list 10 times.

Ray Danner
Inducted: 1996

Ray Danner, 1942, is the CEO of The Danner Company, a firm with many diversified investments including real estate, automobile dealerships, golf courses, environmental projects and manufacturing concerns. The company employs 5000 people worldwide, including seven states and four foreign countries. Danner is also the major stockholder of Shoney’s Inc., but has not been involved in the day-to-day operations since March 1989.

F. J. Davis
Inducted: 2000

As the well-liked and agreeable fifth principal of Manual, Frank James Davis' tenure covered the war years. Not only did he contend with deaths of Manual students overseas, but he also dealt with the change to co-ed education that was so opposed by the alumni. After teaching at Millersburg Military Academy, West Texas Military Academy and Louisville Boys High School, he came to Manual in November of 1919, and was a well-respected English teacher before he was named principal. He was known for his tolerance and sensibility, and "he set the standards of education and discipline which have carried our generation through the years," as quoted by Charles Stephan, class of '49. He was also considered "Firm but fair," and sadly Mr. Davis passed away in 1948 at the age of 60. His two grandchildren accepted the induction plaque in his honor.

Fred Davis
Inducted: 1995

Fred Davis lettered in football all three years at his alma mater and was All-State tackle in 1935 and 1936. His senior year he captained the football team to an undefeated record and a 27-0 pounding of Male on Thanksgiving Day. He earned a scholarship to the University of Alabama and twice earned the honor of all Southeastern Conference tackle. He was named to several All-America teams and co-captained the Crimson Tide his senior year. He also earned letters in track. In 1941 he entered the Air Force and served as a physical training officer. He returned to the Washington Redskins in the NFL in 1945. He retired in 1951 from football. In 1957 he was presented with the first ever Kiwanis award for the Kentuckian making the biggest contribution to pro football.

George Dawson
Inducted: 2006

After graduating from Manual in 1954, George earned a biology degree from U of L. Soon after he began teaching at Gottschalk Jr. High he realized he had found his life's work. He was soon being asked to work for publishers, teach part-time at U of L, and do in-service programs for JCPS. After teaching seven years in Louisville, Florida State University recruited him, and 34 years later he retired as a full professor of Science Education. During those years George directed a large number of grants focusing on the development of science textbooks and multimedia materials. His work for governments, national and international agencies and publishers has taken him to 54 countries and nearly all 50 states. His most recent professional activity has been creating a website and DVD, Wild Horse Basin, about the role of fire in ecosystems. Another project, Silent Invaders, teaches students about invasive species. Both of these may be accessed through his FSU website.

John Voltaire Doll
Inducted: 1996

John Voltaire Doll, Class of 1925 ½, modestly described himself as "an average student and a pretty good athlete" when he attended duPont Manual Training High School. Doll served his class as vice president in 1923, president in 1924, and was a halfback on the 1925 football team that claimed a national championship after beating Male 36-0 on Thanksgiving. He was a reserve on the 1923 state champion basketball team that made it through the third round of a national tourney at the Unversity of Chicago. He also lettered in track and baseball.

Gwen Doyle
Inducted: 2004

Gwen Doyle was the most dominating basketball player Manual’s Lady Crimsons ever produced. She was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Kentucky, received the Naismith Award and was selected to the USA Today Super 25 all in her senior year. She was named the Most Valuable Player of the Louisville Invitational Tournament in both 1989 and 1990 and let her teams to a combined 69-7 record her junior and senior years. Her college career bagan at U of L where she played for two years and rewrote the Lady Cardinal record book. She set eight school records in scoring 17.9 points and by gradding 8.5 rebounds per game. She led U of L to the National Women'’ Invitational Tournament where she was named to the All-Tournament team. After transferring to Western Kentucky University she led the Lady Hilltoppers in scoring, rebounding and minutes played. She was named the Lady Toppers'’Defensive Player of the Year in 1993-94. Her senior year she was named to the All-Sun Belt conference team, was Female Athlete of the Year and was named to the All-America Team. After graduation in 1995, she played two years of professional ball in Waregem, Belgium, then came home to pursue other career interests. She currently works at the Ford Motor Company truck plant as a production supervisor, and is a member of the Kentucky All-Stars Hall of Fame.

Art Draut
Inducted: 2008

Art graduated from Manual in 1942. He enjoys pointing out that he never saw a Manual team lose to Male on Thanksgiving, with Ray Baer’s teams winning in 1939, '40 and '41. After earning a bachelor’s degree at U of L, Draut spent four years in the Navy at the end of WW II in the Pacific and as a commander in the Korean War. He began his teaching career in 1950 and helped open Waggener High School in 1954. In 1968 he became only the third principal in the school’s history, and ran it for 15 years. Beginning in 1984 he also ran one of the most solvent city governments in Kentucky, St. Matthews. After being elected and re-elected five times, he finally retired in 2006.

Pete Dudgeon
Inducted: 2000

As the center linebacker of the 1959 Manual Football Team, Pete was the inspirational leader that led the Crimsons to the State Championship. He was called "the heart and soul of the team," as quoted by a fellow player. Dudgeon was invited to the Courier-Journal's All-State Team and an All-American squad his senior year. He was given a scholarship and played for Purdue's Boilermakers. His junior year he was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Big Ten, and was recruited professionally, but his son quotes that Dudgeon "never had an overpowering ambition to play in the National Football League." He graduated from Purdue in 1964 and entered a Management Training Program, where he became a stockbroker. He opened two brokerage firms in Kentucky, Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter and A.G. Edwards. His five children were athletic, and his oldest daughter thinks that what he did best was "fathering us. Dad gave ervery spare moment to us." Sadly enough, Pete Dudgeon died of a heart attack at the early age of 53.

J. W. Duke
Inducted: 2000

Jesse W. Duke, Jr. was the captain of Manual's football team in 1945, and was a versatile performer, playing linebacker, defensive end, and tackle. When he was 17 he was hired as a lifeguard at Lakeside Swim Club, where he met his wife, Betty Evans. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, he returned to the game he loved and became a three-year letterman at U of L, where he graduated in 1950. He was named to the All-Ohio Valley football team in 1947. After his playing days ended, his love for the game never waned. He coached Little League football for 8 years, and refereed high school games around town. He was later elected President of the Metro Football Officials Association. Duke was a community leader, and active in Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Commanding Officers Club, Harmony Landing Country Club and was a devout member of the Southeast Christian Church. Regrettably, Duke died in 1998 after a long illness.

A.V. du Pont
Inducted: 1994

A.V. du Pont was the founder of Manual High School. At the time of his death, he was a vice president and director of the First National Bank in Louisville. He was also a major stockholder in the Central City Coal and Iron Company, in street railway systems in cities from Brooklyn to Chicago, including Louisville, and a couple of steel companies. A lifelong bachelor, he nevertheless served as guardian for two families of orphaned children, those of two older brothers.

Bremer Ehrler
Inducted: 1997

Before becoming Judge/Executive of Jefferson County and President of the National Association of Postmasters, Bremer Ehrler began a 56-year career in 1936 when he joined the U.S. Post Office Department. As Kentuckiana’s District Manager/Postmaster, he was responsible for 1300 post offices and a $100 million annual budget statewide. Following his retirement in 1973 he was elected to three terms as Jefferson County Clerk. A leader in civic affairs, he was active in Rotary; the Federal Executive Association; KY Region, National Conference of Christians and Jews; the Louisville Urban League; and many more organizations.

Herbert Falkenburg
Inducted: 2000

On December 13, 1930, a Manual-Male game was in progress, raising profits strictly for charity. In the third quarter, with Manual down 6-0 and five minutes before the end of the game, Falkenburg scored on a third play. Lyl Judy held the place kick and flipped the ball to Falkenburg once again who made it across the goal line to give Manual the 7-6 decision. Falkenburg also ran track for Manual and his team won second place in the National Meet in Chicago. After graduating in 1932, he enrolled in the Coyne Electrical School, which led him to a successful business in radio and television technology. Among many other things, Falkenburg designed radar bombing systems and logged some 4,000 hours flying time. He witnessed 8 atomic bomb test detonations, and says that "It all began with the electricity course at DuPont Manual Training High School."

Franklin Foreman
Inducted: 2004

Franklin Foreman showed signs of greatness early, winning the Hudkins Award as the Most Valuable Jayvee, and by the time he graduated in 1966 he had earned nine athletic letters at Manual, three each in football, basketball and baseball. He captained each sport his senior year and was named to the All-City and All-State teams in football and basketball. He won a football scholarship to Michigan State University, and in his senior year was picked as a pre-season All-American at tight end by The Sporting News. He graduated with a B.A. in social sciences and economics. He was selected to play in the Hula Bowl, the Football Coaches All-American Bowl, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers. He played briefly with them, with the Atlanta Falcons and the Oakland Raiders. In 1973 Frank began a career with General Motors, then returned to school to earn a master’s degree in economics. Two years later he became a financial consultant/investmenrt counselor with Merrill-Lynch in Washington, D.C. where he worked for 20 years. He has lived in the Greater Kansas City area for a year and a half and now is the general manager of a consulting firm.

Clarence Frank
Inducted: 1995

Clarence attended every Male-Manual football game from 1921 to 1990. Mr. Frank is said to be the most loyal supporter of Manual ever, but ironically, he never graduated. He was forced to quit when a family illness forced him to get a job and support his home. He belonged to the Manual Alumni Association and Football Boosters where he served as vice-president and was a lifelong member. He was visible at almost every football practice as well as every game. At Mr. Frank’s funeral the Manual chorus sang and the football players served as pallbearers.

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Norman Duffy Franklin
Inducted: 2002

At Manual Norman Duffy Franklin was an honor roll student and president of the 435-member class of 1953 (then the largest ever in Kentucky). He was also president of the National Honor Society and lettered in basketball, baseball and track. He made the "Little Colonels" all-star baseball team in 1951 and 1952, and the Courier-Journal sports staff chose him as Kentucky’s best amateur ballplayer in 1953. The Bull Pen Club followed suit and named him Louisville Amateur Baseball Federation player of the year. His baseball skills earned him a scholarship to Indiana University. After receiving B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from I.U., he had a successful 35-year career with Western Electric/AT&T. He now resides in Summerfield, NC with his wife of 41 years, the former Maryann Wilson. They have three daughters and eight grandchildren.

Bill Freeman
Inducted: 1996

In the late 1940s the legendary Ray Bear called Bill Freeman the best halfback in the school’s long history. High praise indeed. Freeman first tasted fame in the 1937 Male-Manual game when, coming off the bench as a sophomore, he set up Manual’s first two touchdowns. The Reds lost 25-20 that day, but he went on to dominate the next two Turkey Day games the way no Manual player has ever done.

Russell Garth
Inducted: 2000

Although this future Hall of Famer did not attend Manual as a student, he played a very important role in the lives of many. He attended Trenton High School, and graduated from Georgetown College. He was immediately hired at Mason High School and taught math, while coaching boys' and girls' basketball teams. He stayed at Mason until January of 1936, when he moved to Louisville to teach algebra at Hallack Hall Junior High. In November of '41, Garth moved to Manual and became Dean of Boys. In 1945 he replaced Morton Walker as the Business Manager for Athletics, a job he kept until 1953. In the fall of '55 he took the principal's job at Atherton High School, where he stayed until his retirement in 1970. He is now 89 years old, and remains active in Manual activities. He quotes, "I had 13 wonderful years at Manual. I don't want to forget them or the fine students with whom I worked." His two sons have become successful in their own fields, one in Washington D.C, and the other in Boston.

Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy
Inducted: 2002

On July 1, 2001, Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy became Iowa State University’s 14^th President. He earned his B.S. degree with honors at the University of Louisville in 1968. After serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1970, he earned his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1974. He began his teaching career in 1974 at Pennsylvania State University. In 1988 he was named head of Penn State’s Department of Chemistry, and the next year was appointed dean of PSU’s Eberly College of Science. Geoffroy is a nationally acclaimed researcher in organometallic chemistry. He has published more than 200 research articles and has presented more than 200 invited lectures in the United States and nine other nations. He is co-author of the book Organometallic Photochemistry, and has directed the work of nearly 60 graduate students. His teaching and research have earned him fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan and John Simon Guggenheim Foundations, visiting professorships to major universities in Germany and France, the Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award, and, in 1991, election as a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He and his wife, Kathleen Carothers Geoffroy, have four children.

Paul Gering
Inducted: 2004

Paul Gering put his stamp on Manual history in the spring of 1975 when he coached the boys track team to the state championship, to date the last Crimson track team to reach that pinnacle. He has just finished his 50^th year in the business, and his name figures not only at Manual, but with old Flaget and Trinity High Schools as well as the University of Louisville. He played on two state championship teams at Flaget, 1949 and 1952, and among his teammates were Paul Hornung and Howard Schnellenberger. He was the first football coach at Trinity, coaching the freshman team there in 1953 while he was earning a degree at U of L. He was hired as an assistant football coach at Manual in 1966 under head coach Charlie Bentley , and stayed on the Crimsons’ sidelines until 1984. But coaching track and field proved to be his passion. He was voted Coach of the Year by his peers for winning the championship in 1975. When Howard Schnellenberger was lured away from Miami by U of L in 1985, Paul was hired as his assistant. His current title is Special Assistant to the Head Coach. This is Paul’s third enshrinement: He is already a member of the Flaget High and the Kentucky High School Coaches Association Halls of Fame.

Sara Gettelfinger
Inducted: 2006

     After graduating from Manual and the Youth Performing Arts School in 1995, Sara earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts in Musical Theater from the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, and then moved to New York in 1999. She has toured with the first national company of Fosse, and has appeared on Broadway in Seussical the Musical, The Boys from Syracuse, the 2003 Tony Award-winning revival of Nine with Antonio Banderas and Chita Rivera, and most recently has created the role of Jolene Oakes in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, co-starring with John Lithgow.
     Sara has also been seen in various concerts and benefits throughout New York City in which she's shared the stage with the likes of Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
     She is currently starring as Little Edie Beal opposite Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole in Playwright's Horizons world premiere of the new musical Grey Gardens.

Peter J. Gianacakes
Inducted: 2008

Peter’s grandfather, a Greek immigrant, opened the popular Old Fourth Avenue Candy Shop directly across Broadway from the Brown Hotel. His father and mother later inherited this successful business. Peter, an excellent student, graduated from Manual in 1941. He was a member of the concert and marching band. He entered U of L’s Speed Scientific School, but interrupted his education to serve from 1944 to 1946 as a sergeant-major in the infantry in Japan and the Philippines. He finally received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1947, and worked with Standard Oil of Indiana, St. Regis Paper in Middletown, Ohio and with General Electric in his home town. He left in 1958 for New Jersey and a position with Cities Service. He also served as president of Metcalf and Eddy Environmental Engineering Group in Boston, Mass in 1976, the same year he earned a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Speed.

Peter has earned a Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America, and in May of 1982 received the first Distinguished Alumnus from Speed School.

Tom M. Girdler Inducted: 2002	Although he became the first board chairman of the giant Republic Steel Corporation, Tom M. Girdler (1896) is remembered primarily for the steel strike of 1937 and his refusal to sign a contract with John L. Lewis and the CIO. The 1937 strike lasted for six weeks and affected a million workers in seven states. Ten people were killed in clashes known as the "Memorial Day Massacre" at Republic’s South Chicago plants. Republic finally signed a CIO contract in 1942 after waging an expensive court battle, but Girdler never signed the agreement. Though he was still Republic’s chairman, he was in California, making airplanes as CEO of Consolidated Aircraft, the nation’s leading warplane manufacturer. Republic Steel was formed in the 1920s out of four small steel companies by Cleveland financier Cyrus Eaton. Eaton hired Girdler from the presidency of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. to save Republic. He turned the company completely around, easing Eaton out of the picture in the process. He hired scientists and forced the development of more and better alloys until his stainless steel had gained a national reputation. Republic, and similar companies, then became known as "Light Steel." Girdler was born in 1877, the son of Lewis and Elizabeth Girdler. He was graduated from lehigh University in 1901. Ironically, a distant cousin was Walter H. Girdler, Manual ’04, the founder of the Girdler Corporation which later became Tube Turns. A loyal graduate of Manual, Tom Girdler returned to Louisville many times to address business groups and alumni. He died in Easton, MD in 1965 at the age of 87. As of spring 2002 no descendants have been located.
Walter H. Girdler Inducted: 2007	Girdler graduated from Manual in 1904 and moved to Somerset, KY to operate a general store. He returned to his native Louisville in 1913 and a year later purchased an interest in the Kentucky Oxygen-Hydrogen Company. From that start his industrial holdings pyramided through the years until he rose to worldwide prominence in the industrial world, running a number of manufacturing plants that employed thousands of workers. In 1929 he formed the Girdler Corporation, which passed the $5 million mark in total assists in 1943. In 1938 the Girdler Corp. sold its helium gas properties to the U.S. Government, a move precipitated by the Hindenburg disaster. In WWII his plants, particularly Tube Turns, engaged themselves in war work and grew a hundredfold. His companies won numerous decorations and praise from Army and Navy authorities for their war efforts.
Richard D. Gloor Inducted: 2005	Richard D. Gloor graduated as valedictorian from Manual in 1946, and signed up for NROTC at Speed Scientific School, graduating in 1951. After serving his duty aboard two Navy aircraft carriers, he took the G.I. Bill and a scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where in 1955 he received his master's degree with a major in computers. He then had a 35-year career with Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge (TRW), a front-runner for systems engineering and technical direction of the U.S. ballistic missile programs, including Atlas, Titan, Thor, Minuteman and Peacekeeper. He was the co-chairman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in its early days and the project engineer for the Mercury Guidance System in 1958-59. His name was added to "Who's Who Biographies of Living Notables" in 1966, and in 1987 U of L proclaimed him "Professional Engineer of the Year." Richard retired in 1990 and currently resides in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.
Allen Goulder Inducted: 2004	Serving as Executive Director from 1994 to 2003, Allen led the Manual Aluymni Association to unsurpassed heights, building membership, esprit de corps and a strong endowment program that covers alumni affairs, academics, extra-curricular activities, scholarships, and even maintenance of the stadium. As a student he played on a city champion J.V. football team, on the golf team, was a member of the student council and was sports editor of the yearbook. He also served as president of the Key Club. He was a political science major as Western Kentucky U. In 1965 he began teaching. He has been a high school social studies teacher, a college instructor for both Jeffeerson Community College and Murray State. Aside from his alma mater, he has served Ahrens, Thomas Jefferson, Shawnee and Iroquois High Schools. His last full-time position was as assistant principal at Manual in 1993-94. Since 1992 he has been involved with the Portland United methodist church Center, a place that provides an "anchor of hope" for the young people of east Portland, and sits on their Board of Directors.
Phillip Ernest "Cookie" Grawemeyer Inducted: 1996	Manual was in need of a unifying force in the early 1950’s. Co-education and a new school locale had alienated loyal supporters and alums. The faculty was divided into gender camps. Parents were angry; students were confused. Cookie was the first "big man" to play basketball for Manual. Standing 6-7, he led Crimson teams to the State Tournament in both 1951 and 1952. Though the Reds could not bring home the championship trophy either year, going to the "Sweet Sixteen" gave the school an infusion of school spirit.
Preston Gray Inducted: 1999	Preston Gray was the best at gliding over high hurdles, at least that's what the veteran observers thought. He set records that still stand after more than 17 years. He was an All-Stater on the football team, scoring touchdown after touchdown. He was also an All-American, chosen by Parade Magazine, Street and Smith's, Adidas, and the National Coaches Association. Preston Gray was a state champion hurdler and a 1982 All-American in track. He was called the best high school athlete by his former coach, Buddy Pfaadt. He also earned himself a scholarship to Michigan State. But things weren't going so well for Preston at Michigan State, so he transferred to the University of Louisville. He scored touchdowns along with Ernest Givens of Oilers fame. But a tragic car crash in August of 1985 ended his glorious football career at U of L. Preston still graduated in 1990 with a degree in education. He coached four years with Buddy Pfaadt at Pleasure Ridge Park, at Western High and New Albany High. He is now a youth counselor and head track coach at Jeffersonville High. One other thing that Preston is very proud of, is that while being an outstanding athlete, he managed to be a Prep Academic All-American. He says that was all because of his mother. His football jersey was retired at Manual, and is hanging on the wall of the first floor today.

Robert Griffith
Inducted: 1997

Robert Griffith earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Degree in 1937 and a Master’s in 1954 from UK. He spent five years in the army, rising to the rank of major. He saw combat in the South Pacific during World War II, earning the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, thje Phillippine Liberation Medal and the Asiatic Theater Ribbon with four Battle Stars. In his lifetime he composed over 75 marches. He composed The March of the Century, adopted by the the 100^th Division, Army Reserve, as its official march; the Red "M" March, later retitled The Courier-Journal March; and Fight U of L, to this day the school’s fight song.

Dr. Beverly McMurtry Grissom
Inducted: 2003

A native of Louisville's South End, Beverly Grissom launched her impressive academic career at Manual where she was an honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society and the student council. Thirty-one years later she was selected President of North Florida Community College in Madison, Florida. Prior to retiring in July 2001, Dr. Grissom served on the board of the Madison Rotary Club, as President of the Chamber of Commerce, and was a graduate of Leadership Florida. She also chaired the local United Way campaign for two years. A graduate of the University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University and the University of Florida, she began her career as a French/English teacher at Warren East High School in Bowling Green. In 1975 she moved to the Sunshine State where she took a job at Daytona Beach Community College. She became a program administrator two years later, and in 1982 was promoted to the position of Director of Adult Education. In 1988 she moved to Ormond Beach where the next year she became Dean of Adult Education at DBCC. At Ormond she served on the board of the housing authority, was president-elect of the Junior League and a charter member of the Rotary Club. She was also the first female president of the Daytona Beach Leadership Council and served on committees for the Leukemia Society and the Heart Association. In retirement Dr. Grissom left Madison and returned to Ormond Beach. Since then she has been appointed to the boards of the American Cancer Society and the Symphony Guild and was selected by the city commissioners to serve on the city planning board. She is a member of the Florida Adult Education Hall of Fame and the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. A dedicated lifelong learner, she is learning a variety of new leisure arts, spends time honing her bridge game, cruising the Caribbean and developing her company. She has one daughter, Tammaye, who is an adjunct professor for the Art Institute of Washington, D.C.

Bill Gruner
Inducted: 2000

Bill Gruner, Number 27, was the first of the five Gruner brothers to play football for Manual, and he now joins his brother, "Bunky", as the second brother combination in the Hall of Fame. During his football career at Manual, Bill Gruner gainged many aliases from the Courier Jounral, such as "Lightning on Legs", "Hurricane", and "Mercury Bill". He agined an ahtletic letter for football both junior and senior year, and lettered three years for Track. He captained the 1943 squad, and finished second in both the 100 ad 220 yard dashes. At STate Competition, he finished runnerup in the 100, and a muscle pull in the regional meet his senior year kept him from wualifing. After graduation he joined the Navy, and following that, he worked for kellogg's, Louisville Grocery Company and Sysco Louisville Food Services where he received numerous Salesman of the Year Awards and became an area manager. In 1992 he received Mayor Jerry Abramson's Good Neighbor Award. Beofre his death in 1999, he attended almost every Male-Manual game since 1946. His grandons now wear Number 27 in their sports endeavors to honor the fame and ability of the grandfather.

Harold Gruner
Inducted: 1996

A 1949 ½ graduate, Harold "Bunky" Gruner is arguably the greatest all-around athlete in Manual’s long history. He lettered three years each in football, basketball and baseball; he earned All-American honors in football, leading the Crimsons to the 1948 State Championship, and was elected captain of the All-State team in both ’48 and ’49.