1960’s Illinois HS Coaching Legends- 20 Photo Quiz

Tom Wilson, a Galesburg sports historian kept scrapbooks that included clippings from the ‘50’s, ‘60’s, and ‘70’s. Here are twenty pictures of famous Illinois boys basketball coaches from this era. 

How many of the twenty can you identify?

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5 & #6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

#13

#14

#15

#16

#17

#18

#19

#20

Answers

1- Pick Dehner- East St. Louis

2- Lee Cabutti- Champaign Central

3- Rich Herrin- Benton

4- Dick VanScyoc- Washington, Peoria Manual

5- Ron Nikcevich- LaGrange

6- Ernie Kivisto- East Aurora

7- Jerry Leggett- Rich Central

8- Dean Riley- Ottawa

9- Chuck Rolinski- Toluca

10- Dolph Stanley- Rockford Boylan

11- Sherril Hanks- Quincy

12- Alex Saudargas- Rockford West

13- Jack Burmaster- Evanston

14- Cliff Talley- UTHS- East Moline

15- Don Morris- Rock Island Alleman

16- Bob Riley- Rock Island

17- Herb Thompson- Moline

18- Dawson Hawkins- Pekin

19- Vergil Fletcher- Collinsville

20- John Thiel- Galesburg

What Your Score Means…

18-20- You are a great basketball fan and really old too. 

15-17- You are old and kind of a basketball fan. 

12-14- You are a young basketball fan. 

7-11- You  never watched the IHSA State Basketball Tourney. 

0-6- You just moved to Illinois.