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Jimmie
Evers was the Centralia High School Coach in
multiple sports for many years. From 1951 to
1959, his basketball had a record of 184-75,
and from 1951 to 1966 his football
teams accumulated a record of
111-35-7. As track coach, 1942-1967, his teams were nearly unbeatable in Southern Illinois, winning eight District and 18 Conference titles.
In 1978 the
Illinois Basketball Coaches Association
inducted Evers as a charter member of their
Hall of Fame as well as the Illinois High
School Football Coaches Association Hall of
Fame.
In 2009 Coach Evers was awarded the
Distinguished Alumni Award by Centralia High
School. The following is the
information included on his award which
hangs on the walls of the new Centralia High
School:
Graduated-BS
Ed from Eastern
Illinois
College
Graduated-MS
from Southern
Illinois
University
Lettered
at CTHS in 3 major sports
Served
as Educator, Coach, Athletic Director at
Centralia
High School
and
Kaskaskia
College
Served
as Coach at Centralia
Township
High School
for football, basketball and track
Served
on Board of Directors of
the
National
High School
Coaches Association
Elected
to IHSA Football Hall of Fame
Elected
to IHSA Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted
to Centralia Sports Hall of Fame
The
current Evers Field was named in his honor
Internet
link to Jimmie Evers
Centralia
Records - IHSA
Centralia
High School Alumni Association
Centralia
Illinois article
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