DELBARTON — The Burch High School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on Saturday, Sept. 2 at The Event Center in Delbarton, West Virginia.
Tickets for admission are $25.00 each. RSVP is required due to seating capacity.
“The Burch High School Athletic Hall of Fame has been established to assure that those who have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics by virtue of their athletic performance will be honored and accomplishments forever remembered,” the Hall of Fame stated in a press release.
Inductees for the first class include:
- Bill Belcher, Class of 1964; Basketball 1964 All Area Honorable Mention; Football 1963 All Area First Team.
- Allan (Laddie) Cozmyk, Class of 1965; Football 1964 All Area First Team; Football 1964 All Southern Honorable Mention; Football 1964 All State Honorable Mention; Burch High School Football scoring record with 139 points from 1964-1972.
- James (Jimbo) Martin, Class of 1965; Basketball 1965 All Area Third Team; Football 1964 All Area First Team; Football 1964 All State Third Team.
- Bill Duty, Class of 1951; Football 1950 All Area First Team; Football 1950 Leading scorer All Area with 80 points.
Doris (Drenner) McCallister, Class of 1954; Cheerleading 1964 (Captain) All Area First Team.
Ray (Brudge) Sizemore, Class of 1951; Football 1949 All Area First Team; Football 1949 All Southern Honorable Mention; Football 1950 All Area Honorable Mention; Football 1950 All Area Particular Honorable Mention.
Joe Clay, Class of 1953; Football 1951 All Area Honorable Mention; Football 1952 All Area First Team; Football 1952 All State Second Team; Eddie Mick, Class 1957; Basketball 1956 All Area Honorable Mention; Basketball 1957 All Area First Team; Basketball 1957 Big All State Third Team; Basketball 1957 Class B All State. Only eight members.
Ron Floyd, Class of 1957; Basketball 1956 All Area Honorable Mention; Basketball 1957 All Area First Team; Basketball 1957 Big All State Second Team; Basketball 1957 Class B First Team All-State (Captain).
John Maynard, Class of 1958; Basketball 1956 All Area Honorable Mention; Basketball 1957 All Area Special Honorable Mention; Basketball 1957 Big All State Honorable Mention; Basketball 1958 All Area Third Team; HEAD COACH Basketball 1967-1989; Basketball State Championship Boys 1989.
Harold Thompson, Class of 1958; Basketball 1957 All Area Third Team; Basketball 1958 All Area First Team.
Jim Gilman, Class of 1960; Basketball 1958 All Area Honorable Mention; Basketball 1959 All Area Second Team; Basketball 1960 All Area First Team; Basketball 1960 Big All State Honorable Mention; Football 1957 All Area Honorable Mention; Football 1958 All Area Honorable Mention.
Phil Sizemore, 1955-1956; Football 1955 All Area Honorable Mention; HEAD FOOTBALL Coach 1967-1979.
Phil Gilman, Class of 1964; Basketball 1962 All Area Honorable Mention; Basketball 1963 All Area Second Team; Basketball 1964 All Area Second Team; Football 1962 All Area Honorable Mention; Football 1963 All Area Second Team.
Oscar Bannister, Class of 1962; Basketball 1961 All Area Second Team; Basketball 1962 All Area Third Team.
Tom McCoy, Class of 1969; Basketball 1968-69 All Area Second Team.
Mike Smith, Class of 1973; Basketball 1972 All Area Third Team; Basketball 1973 All Area Second Team (Captain); HEAD COACH Basketball Boys 1989-2004; State Championship Boys 1991, 1993.
Nancy (Justice) Fillinger, Class of 1957; Cheerleading 1957 Best Class B State Tournament Cheerleader.
Bill Young HEAD COACH Basketball 1954-1957; State Championship Boys 1957 Class B; BURCH’S First State Championship Team.
Basketball 1957 Class B State Championship Team Members
Wendall Wallace
John Carl Gilman
Eddie Starr
Larry Mayhew
Eugene Baker
Bill Baker
Ronnie Leonard
Ronnie Floyd
John Maynard
Eddie Mick
Jim Browning
Harold Thompson
Neil Mayhew (Manager)
1957 Cheerleaders
Von Ada (Evans) Bannister
Joyce (Hall) Starr
Joyce (Akers)
Nancy (Justice) Fillinger
“These athletes were selected for their outstanding achievements,” the Hall of Fame said in a release. “We have purposely decided to choose those who are worthy, who are still with us, so they can enjoy the lasting benefits of their athletic accomplishments at Burch High School. Our historian, James Ferrell, has been diligently searching through the early years of the athletic programs and has presented these athletes to the committee from the beginning of Burch High School Athletics up and through the 1960’s.”
