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October 7, 2007 - Press Release
MHS Alumni Hall of Fame
to Honor First Inductees
L-R: Edward Noble (recent portrait); Galen Cisco (rookie picture); Eugene "Skip" Baughman (ONU Hall of Fame photo). |
ST. MARYS -- This coming Saturday, St. Marys will witness history being made and celebrated at the same time.
Saturday evening, the St. Marys Memorial High School Alumni Hall of Fame will become a reality with a banquet and ceremony honoring its first three inductees: Edward S. Noble, Galen B. Cisco and Eugene L. "Skip" Baughman.
The inaugural Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony will take place Saturday, October 13, 2007, in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Fellowship Hall, located downstairs from the sanctuary. A social hour featuring hors d'oeorves and cocktails will begin at 6:00 pm; dinner will begin at 7:00 pm and the induction ceremony will take place immediately following the meal.
Tickets for this tradition-building event are $25.00 each, and are available at home football games, the MHS main office, St. Marys Area Chamber of Commerce, Albert Sporting Goods, Chief Supermarket and Pantry Pride Market. If available, tickets will be sold at the door -- attendance will be limited to available seating.
The HOF Class of 2007 inductees need no introduction to many St. Marys residents of this generation. It is hoped that, by their recognition on October 13, the memory of and appreciation for their accomplishments will continue for future generations as well.
Inducted For Academic/Professional Achievement:
Edward S. Noble
- Edward S. Noble, a native of St. Marys, is a member of the Memorial High School Class of 1936. Mr. Noble has notably distinguished himself as an attorney at law and civic leader in St. Marys.
After graduation from Memorial High School, Mr. Noble attended The Ohio State University and graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Upon graduation from The Ohio State University, Edward entered law school at the University of Michigan. However, he would not graduate with his Juris Doctorate until 1947 because he was drafted into the Army Air Corps during World War II. After being drafted, he attended Officers Candidate School at Harvard Business School. As a Second Lieutenant, he was assigned to the Army Air Corp Statistical Service at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The group he was assigned to was later known as the Whiz Kids. The Whiz Kids helped reinvigorate the Ford Motor Company after World War II. Mr. Noble was discharged from the Army Air Corps as a Captain. Upon graduation from law school, he returned to St. Marys to start a solo law practice.
Edward Noble has been an attorney for over fifty years and his solo law practice is now the largest law firm in Auglaize County. The firm consists of himself and fellow attorneys Eldon Montague, John Moul, Kraig Noble, and Jeff Squire. In the legal profession, he has served as President of the Auglaize County Bar Association and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association. He was appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court and served as a member of the Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline. Mr. Noble was also Chairman of the Auglaize County Bar Committee which instituted the creation of the Auglaize County Municipal Court. Edward also served as City Solicitor and was involved in many projects in post - World War II St. Marys. These projects included: codifying the St. Marys City Ordinances, building new sewer and water plants, acquiring land for a modern landfill, building a new swimming pool, establishing zoning and sub – division regulations, and enacting the first city income tax which allowed for modern streets and capital improvements. For his service to the legal profession, he has been selected as a Fellow of both the Ohio State Bar Foundation and the American Bar Foundation.
Mr. Noble has been involved with many groups and organizations as a civic leader. He helped restart the St. Marys Chamber of Commerce after World War II and served as its first President. He was involved in the Chamber group that secured land for the erection of the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. He later served on the Hospital’s Board of Governors. For over fifty years, Mr. Noble has been involved with the St. Marys Rotary Club. He was a co-founder of the United Fund of St. Marys which has since blossomed into the United Way of Auglaize County. Mr. Noble helped form and was an initial Trustee and President of the St. Marys Community Foundation. This Foundation is noted for awarding scholarships and loans to St. Marys Memorial High School graduates. Mr. Noble has also served as a member of the Western Ohio Educational Foundation Board, an organization that has transformed into the Lake Campus of Wright State University. Edward has also served as President of the Elm Grove Cemetery Board of Trustees and has been an active member of Wayne Street United Methodist Church. For his distinguished civic leadership, he has received numerous awards and recognitions which include: Rotary Club Distinguished Service Award, Rotary Club Paul Harris Fellow Award, St. Marys Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, and the St. Marys Chamber of Commerce Bridge Builder Award.
It is for his outstanding service as an Attorney at Law and Civic Leader, that Mr. Noble serves as a shining example to the people of St. Marys of what it means to serve others beyond one's self.
Inducted For Athletic Achievement:
Galen B. Cisco
- Galen B. Cisco, a native of St. Marys, is a member of the Memorial High School Class of 1954. Mr. Cisco has notably distinguished himself as an outstanding athlete at the high school, collegiate and professional levels.
While a student at Memorial High School, Cisco was a two – sport star athlete, playing both football and baseball. In baseball, he was an outstanding pitcher and a member of the 1954 Western Buckeye League Championship baseball team. This team also qualified and participated in the state baseball tournament. In football, he played on offense as a fullback and on defense as a linebacker. He was the Captain of the 1953 Western Buckeye League Championship football team and was awarded recognition as Outstanding Player of the League and was on the All Star Offensive and Defensive Teams.
After graduation from Memorial High School, Mr. Cisco attended The Ohio State University. As a Buckeye, he was a two - sport star athlete, playing both football and baseball. In football, he was a fullback on offense and a linebacker on defense. Galen played for the legendary head football coach of The Ohio State University Buckeyes, Mr. Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes. In 1955, Cisco was a member of the Big Ten Conference Championship Buckeyes football team. In 1957, Mr. Cisco was the Co-Captain of the Big Ten Conference and National Championship Ohio State University Buckeyes football team that finished with a record of 9 - 1. This team was also the 1958 Rose Bowl Champions. In baseball, Mr. Cisco earned All – America and All Big Ten Conference Honors. As a Buckeye pitcher, he compiled a career record of 12 – 2. Mr. Cisco graduated from The Ohio State University in 1960 after balancing a schedule that included academics, coaching freshmen football for the Buckeyes, and pitching in minor league baseball. In 1995, Galen Cisco was elected to the Ohio State University Athletic Hall of Fame as both a football and baseball player.
Mr. Cisco became a Major League Baseball Player as a pitcher, notably a curve ball specialist. He was signed by the Boston Red Sox in 1958 and would make his Major League debut in 1961. During his seven year playing career, which ended in 1969, Cisco pitched for the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals baseball organizations. He pitched in the longest game, by time, in Major League Baseball history. It was the May 31, 1964, game between the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants. The game lasted seven hours and twenty three minutes and twenty three innings.
Following his playing career, Mr. Cisco spent 31 years coaching in Major League Baseball as a respected pitching coach. He was a coach with the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, and Philadelphia Phillies baseball organizations. During his tenure with the Toronto Blue Jays, they won three consecutive American League Titles from 1991 – 1993 and won the World Series Championship in 1992 and 1993. Mr. Cisco retired from Major League Baseball in 2000. In 1965, the St. Marys Rotary Club established the Galen Cisco Award, which is awarded annually to the St. Marys Little League’s Most Valuable Player.
Mr. Cisco, for his outstanding and superior athletic achievement at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, serves as an example to every child in the St. Marys community and beyond that dedication and hard work can allow one to achieve one's dream of playing in the big leagues.
Inducted For Service to the St. Marys City Schools:
Eugene L. “Skip” Baughman
- Eugene L. “Skip” Baughman came to the St. Marys City Schools in 1958 as a Physical Education Teacher and Head Football Coach of the St. Marys Memorial High School Roughriders. While he provided excellent service to the St. Marys City Schools as an educator, he most notably distinguished himself as a legendary head football coach.
Coach Baughman developed a loyal staff of assistant coaches throughout his tenure. Coach Baughman, along with his assistant coaches, implemented a rigorous off season conditioning system which laid a solid foundation for the two platoon system during the football season which consisted of the Wing T Offense and 6 – 2 Base Defense. Coach Baughman’s teams regularly consisted of 80 or more young men who learned the values that he believed in: hard work, preparedness, character, mental toughness, heart, fair play, and class. This value system and the discipline he instilled paid dividends to his teams and individual players both on and off of the football field. This can be measured by his player’s academic successes, individual honors, and team honors while at Memorial High School and their successful lives and careers after graduation.
In 1994, after 36 years of service to the St. Marys City Schools and developing a football program that received recognition throughout the State of Ohio as a perennial powerhouse, he retired having amassed a resume that stands second to none. His teams achieved 273 wins – 93 losses – 8 ties, Won 15 Western Buckeye League Championships, and Won 4 State Championships. Mr. Baughman’s coaching career spanned five decades, the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’, and 90’s. Currently, Coach Baughman is the tenth most winning coach in Ohio High School Football History with 286 career victories. These victories include his tenure at Hardin Northern High School. The Western Buckeye League Championships came in 1960, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993. The United Press International awarded the St. Marys Roughriders their first State Championship in 1979. In eight state playoff appearances, the final three State Championships came in 1990, 1992, and 1993. It is also worth noting, that none of Coach Baughman’s teams ever finished in eighth, ninth, or tenth place in the Western Buckeye League. In 1994, in recognition of an outstanding career, the St. Marys City Schools named its football stadium in his honor. Coach Baughman was also inducted to the Ohio Northern University Hall of Fame and the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. In 2006, following Coach Baughman’s death, the St. Marys Midget Football Teams, the Broncos, Colts, Rams, and Stallions established an award in Coach Baughman’s honor and memory that recognizes the top player on each team that is voted on by the players and coaches of each individual team.
Coach Baughman was a gentleman, role model, leader, teacher, coach, motivator, father figure and friend to generations of young men who played the game of football to the fullest extent of their abilities because of him and for him. His passion, enthusiasm, and drive for excellence not only impacted his players, it also created pride and support in the school system and the entire St. Marys Community. Simply, Coach was the epitome of the word itself. His name is synonymous with excellence and success in St. Marys and beyond, and will forever be a part of the history of this community because of his outstanding and superior service to the St. Marys City Schools.
Mr. Noble and Mr. Cisco will be present at the October 13 ceremony; Mr. Baughman will be represented by his three daughters.
Inductees are selected from applications received on their behalf for recognition of their merits in one of three categories: Academic/Professional Achievement, Athletic Achievement and Service to the St. Marys City Schools. Inductees to the Hall of Fame under the first two categories must be alumni of Memorial High School (or St. Marys High School, if their graduation predates MHS).
Applications may be submitted online on the Alumni Foundation web site, or can be obtained by contacting a member of the Alumni Foundation Advisory Committee. Applications may be submitted at any time.
One person will be inducted into the MHS Alumni Hall of Fame in each category annually.
The inductees will be introduced at the first annual MHS Hall of Fame Football game, the varsity Roughrider game versus Shawnee on Friday, October 12, 2007, during a brief pregame ceremony.
The St. Marys MHS Alumni Hall of Fame is a project of and is sponsored by the St. Marys Memorial High School Alumni Foundation. The Alumni Foundation is a private, charitable, non-profit component organization of the St. Marys Community Foundation. The primary goal of the Alumni Foundation is to build a private endowment for the St. Marys City Schools.
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