Earlham College

After scoring a team-high 232 points in 17 games, Kenton "Eric" Clark was acknowledged as the 1954-55 Earlham basketball team most valuable player. Having earned a total of 12 varsity letters in football, basketball, track and volleyball, he received the George Van Dyke Award for outstanding contribution to Earlham athletics in 1957. After graduation, Clark continued his involvement in athletics through coaching. In seven years as head basketball coach at Carmel High School, his teams compiled a 116-56 record and captured six sectionals, one regional, one semi-state and the 1977 state championship. The state’s sportswriters, broadcasters and the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association named Clark the Coach of the Year in 1977. At time of induction Clark had been a teacher, counselor, coach and administrator with the Carmel Clay Schools for 36 years and had served as assistant principal at Carmel High School.