Five Individuals, 68 Tribe Enter the Hall of Fame
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ The Galen Davis/Du Quoin Community Unit School District #300 Athletic Hall
of Fame will enshrine its second class of inductees Saturday night.
Special ceremonies are planned in the commons area of Du Quoin Middle School
at 7 p.m.
The cost is $10 per person, which covers the banquet and a catered dinner
from BJ's Garden Inn. Tickets can be purchased at the door Saturday night.
Years of research compiled by Galen Davis laid the groundwork for the
athletic hall of fame, formed in alliance with the district's educational
foundation.
Appropriately, the hall of fame selection committee picked Davis‹regarded as
one of the best prep athletes ever produced in Du Quoin‹as its first member,
Named in Davis' behalf, the hall of honor opens its doors to athletes Don
Stanhouse, Kris Stacey, David Rodley, Tom Kelley and Jack Rodley.
Coach Emory Martin and Du Quoin's undefeated 1968 football team complete the
Class of 2008.
Kelley, Martin and Stacey enter the shrine posthumously.
"Once again the committee has set the bar very high for induction," said
Hall of Fame chairman and DMS administrator Jeremy Cornett.
"Each inductee had significant impacts on their respective era of athletics
at Du Quoin High School."
Last fall, Du Quoin's first hall of fame class consisted of Davis, William
Theobald, R.P. Hibbs, S. Howard Ross, Will Maclin and Ollie Davis.
A championship basketball team from then Du Quoin Township High School
(1915-1916) and Du Quoin Lincoln High School (1926-1927) rounded out the
inaugural list.
Thumbnail sketches of the 2008 inductees follow:
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Don Stanhouse (1966-69)
A first round draft choice of the Oakland A's in May of 1969, Stanhouse left
Du Quoin for a professional baseball career spanning all or parts of 14
seasons.
Shuttled back and forth between the bullpen and starting rotation with Texas
(1972-1974) and Montreal (1975-1977), Stanhouse found his niche as the
relief ace for Hall-of-Fame manager Earl Weaver in Baltimore.
Now living in Houston, Tx., Stanhouse is a successful businessman.
A three-year varsity starter in football and basketball for Du Quoin,
Stanhouse is among the school's career scoring leaders in hoops and is still
considered to be the best football and baseball player ever produced by DHS.
He started four years in baseball.
As a senior, Stanhouse earned first team All-American honors at quarterback
and as a pitcher/shortstop.
Following a brief holdout, Stanhouse picked signing Oakland over football
scholarship offers from Missouri and Notre Dame.
Kris Stacey (1976-79)
In the early years of Du Quoin High School's girls athletic program, Stacey
excelled in four sports.
A standout in volleyball, basketball and track, Stacey earned a softball
scholarship to Eastern Illinois University and was Du Quoin's first Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award winner in 1979,
She attended EIU, SIU and John A. Logan College before embarking on a long
career in education.
In 2005, while coaching and teaching at nearby Elverado, Stacey was
diagnosed with cancer. She passed away following a brave fight against the
disease Sept. 2 of last year.
Kris Stacey was only 46 years old.
Tom Kelley (1902-05)
In the early days of the 20th century, Kelley was a dominant figure on three
legendary DTHS football teams.
As a starting fullback and linebacker, Kelley was good enough to earn a
scholarship from the University of Chicago and its famed coach, Amos Alonzo
Stagg.
Kelley, who later played football professionally, coached at Missouri and
eventually became Athletic Director at the University of Nebraska.
In track, Kelley held the Du Quoin Shot Put and Hammer Throw records well
into the 1940's.
Jack Rodley (1978-81)
The Illinois Class A State Discus Champion in 1981, Rodley's toss of 166'7
stood as a Du Quoin High school record untl younger brother David uncorked a
throw of 188'5 five years later.
Jack was also a standout football player for the Indians.
He now resides in Texas.
Dave Rodley (1983-86)
Illinois' top-rated discus thrower in 1986, Dave¹s 188¹5 effort still
stands among the 20 best in Illinois history.
A five-time state medal winner and DHS record holder in both the shot put
and discus, he also starred at offensive and defensive tackle in football.
Rodley earned a track/football scholarship to Arkansas State University and
made the Team USA Olmypic trials twice.
He earned All-American honors during the 1991 outdoor season and won seven
individual conference titles in the Shot Put and Discus.
Emory Martin (1933-42)
Martin helped usher Du Quoin athletics into the Southwestern Egyptian
Conference during the pre--World War II era.
He coached football to a record of 46-31-7.
His teams were conference champions in 1939, 1940 and 1941.
The 1941 team played in the ³Shriners Bowl² aginst East St. Louis. His 1940
team was voted the best dressed team in the state by the Chicago Daily News.
Martin was also the DTHS Basketball coach those nine years, building a
sparkling record of 189-65.
The Indians averaged 19 wins per season during Martin¹s tenure and he ranks
only behind Ray Saunches and Wendell Wheeler on the all-time basketball
coaching wins list at Du Quoin.
Martin's teams were Regional/District champions in every season, reaching the
IHSA sectional finals in 1934, 1937 and 1940.
1968 Football Indians
Led by Stanhouse and first-year head coach Bob Karnes, Du Quoin ripped
through a 10-game schedule and ended the season ranked 12th in all of
Illinois by United Press International.
Southwestern Egyptian Conference champions at 6-0, the Indians opened Œ68
with wins over Christopher (37-6), Sparta (14-7), Murphysboro (26-6) and
Benton (63-7).
The middle four battles produced victories against Anna-Jonesboro (48-2),
Chester (62-6), Johnston City (26-13) and Nashville (28-13).
Du Quoin then out-pointed Pinckneyville (19-6) and West Frankfort (14-6) to
secure the school¹s first undefeated and untied season.
The complete 1968 roster included: John Cole, Mark Bullock, Lou Parker,
George DePue, Duke Davison, David Morgan, John DeMarie, Alan Porter, Greg
Showalter, Rockne Berg, Steve Zoller, Mike Pullis, Alan Beck, Ken Vogel, Sam
Loiacono, Paul Ritter, Steve Edel, Sidney Jefferson, Chuck Morgan, Jeff
Henderson, Duncan Britton, Albert Thompson, Joe Campanella, Tim Degler,
Steve McCrary, Dennis Buck, Richard Gaddis, Bob Juhl, Danny Dauksch, Mike
Winthrop, Don Stanhouse, Mike Downs, David Martin, Allen Martin and Richard
Buck.
Saunches and Karnes made up the coaching staff.
Jim Dimintroff and Steve Eisenhauer were the managers with Thad Tucker team
mascot.
Du Quoin and Carbondale‹former Southwestern Egyptian Conference rivals‹were
the subject of a possible ³Southern Illinois Championship Game² to be played
at SIU¹s McAndrew Stadium.
The showdown never materialized as both teams finished with perfect records.