Inductees Tim Simpson was a 2 sport athlete at East Peoria with a combined career wrestling record of 157-4, including 3rd and 4th place IHSA state finishes. His first love was football, where he was a 4-year starter, 2-time All-conference and an All-Stater.
Choosing Illinois, the 6'2", 282 lb. offensive guard lettered 4 years, starting an Illini-record 48 games, including four post-season bowl games. Simpson was named to the 1st team American Football Coaches All-America squad in 1991 and was co-winner of the Illini Male Athlete of the Year award in 1992.
Selected by Cleveland in the 12th round (329th pick overall), Tim appeared in 4 NFL games with the 1994 Steelers. He later played with the Peoria Pirates, who won 2 league titles with Simpson on the roster.
| 1994 Tri-County Female Athlete of the Year STEPHANIE WHITE You name the sport and former Notre Dame High School standout Stephanie White excels at it. For three seasons she was selected to the Mid-State 6 all-conference teams in volleyball, basketball and softball and to the Journal Star's All-Metro team in basketball and softball also for 1992, 1993, and 1994. |  |