Clinton High School (Indiana)

Clinton High School
Address
301 Blackman St Clinton , Indiana 47842 United States
Information
Established	1920
Closed	1978
Grades	7-12
Color(s)
Athletics	IHSAA
Athletics conference	Western Indiana
Mascot	Wildcat
Team name	Wildcats
State Championships	1928 1932 1933

Clinton High School was a public school in Clinton serving students in grades 7 through 12. It was created in 1920 and then from the consolidation in the 60's of former high schools in southern Vermillion County, Indiana, Dana High School, Hillsdale High School, St. Bernice High School, and Blanford High School. Then in 1978 Clinton was replaced by a new building and renamed South Vermilion High School

Campus

The school was located in the center of Clinton just off Main St in the 300 Block of Blackman St. There football field and baseball field was located at SportLand Park on the south west side of Clinton.

Athletics

Basketball

Clinton has an all-time record of (22) sectional Championships 1916, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1968.

Year	Site
1916	Terre Haute
1925	Clinton
1928	Clinton
1930	Clinton
1931	Clinton
1932	Clinton
1933	Clinton
1934	Clinton
1935	Newport
1938	Marshall
1939	Clinton
1942	Clinton
1943	Clinton
1945	Marshall
1946	Clinton
1947	Clinton
1949	Clinton
1950	Clinton
1955	Rockville
1956	Clinton
1961	Rockville
1968	Terre Haute

Clinton also has won (4) Regional Championships 1928, 1943, 1947, 1950.

Year	Site
1928	Greencastle
1943	Clinton
1947	Clinton
1950	Greencastle

Football

The Clinton Wildcat are mostly known for their football team that has won 4 Indiana Big School Football Champions in 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1933.

Head coaches

Clinton Wildcats Head Coaches

Name Seasons Record H. B. Allen 1916 0–0 Mark Lyday 1917–1918 0–1 Earl M. Morgan 1919–1921 17–6–1 Earl Pike 1922 4–3–2 Max Bullock 1923 3–5–2 Paul "Spike" Kelly 1924–1930 50–11–5 John Magnabosco 1931–1934 34–3–3 Ed Shaver 1935 6–5 Raymond "Tubby" Trobaugh 1936 4–4–1 Maurice E. "Babe" Frump 1937–1940 23–14–2 William J. Coyer 1941–1942 14–5 N. E. Wernz 1943 5–2–1 B. Leland McCool 1944 7–1–1 Frank Welton 1945 3–5–1 Robert Burton 1946 2–6–1 George Bibich 1947 2–7 Arthur B. Haverstock 1948–1949 5–13–1 Thorval Mattax 1950–1952 21–6–3 Chester Sanders 1953–1954 10–8–2 Stewart "Red" Faught 1955–1956 9–11 John Alfier 1957–1960 10–25–5 William S. Syvantek 1961–1964 13–13–4 Coach Deal 1962 2–8 Dick Schrier 1965 7–3 Jerry Chance 1966–1968 9–19–1 Rene Foli 1969–1971 10–17–3 Brent Anderson 1972–1976 28–21 Overall Record 298-222-39

Notable ALumni

Gary Dick 1976 - Host of Inside Indiana Business Chris Dal Dasso 1933 - All- State Tackle, Played at IU 1934-1936; team captain 1936, Athletic Director at Indiana University