Football Hall of Fame
1974 Peoria Central Football Team
Front Row: Barry Olson, John Vespa, Donald Schoch, Ray Moore, Charles Gabbert, Sammy Goe, Kevin Polk, Chris Grieves
Row 2: Sammie Hardimon, Charles Watts, Rick Simpkins, Michael Marlatt, Randall Clary, Al Purham, Jeff Selke, Jesse Lopez
Row 3: Harvey Allen, Rodney Brown, Tim Urban, Doug Zipprich, Scott Traver, Pat Ryan, Robert Gordon, Scott Yonkouski
Row 4: Coach Larry Lavery, Tom Sturdivant, Cortez Blake, Bryant Ragler, Dorvas Pitchford, Eddie Jones, Joe Evans, Tim Putnam
Row 5: Asst. Coach Phil Salzer, Asst. Coach Bill Sissel, Lloyd Henderson, Eugene Simon, Calvin Patterson, Randy Neumann Ill, Martin Klatt
Row 6: Ronald Daft, Kevin Rockey, David Noe, Ron Coffey, Dan Ruffin
The 1974 Peoria High football team went 9-0-0 and won in the first round playoff game before falling to Normal Community 14-10 in the 2nd round. They were coached by Larry Lavery, assisted by Phil Salzer and Bill Sissel. Albert Purham, Jesse Lopez, Sam Hardimon, Kevin Polk and Dan Ruffin led the way.