Larry Israel ('65)

Israel was a four-year standout in both basketball and baseball.  On the basketball court he had 493 career points, co-captain his senior season, led the team in scoring his junior season (12.2 ppg) and was a member of the WCPO's first-ever College Tri-State All-Star Team as a junior.  Israel played shortstop on the baseball team and was a member of the 1965 team which won the school's first-ever outright conference championship.  His senior season he batted .347, was part of five double plays in the school's first-ever no-hitter and made an unbelievable play in the second no-hitter in school history.  Israel was a member of the Villa Players and was one of two sports editors of the yearbook, as well as being named a Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and College.