eastern etc. Hall of Fame Inductees Honored Four individuals and the 1997 football team were inducted into the 12th Class of Eastern Athletics Hall of Fame in ceremonies on campus, Oct. 6, 2012. ’74 Scott Garske, an unstoppable football player for Eastern in the early ‘70s, was inducted. A Spokane native who played for North Central High School, Garske parlayed his success at Eastern into becoming a seventh-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1974. An ankle injury cut his professional career short. Garske’s son Griffin, a backup quarterback, was also inducted this year with the 1997 EWU team. The 1997 football team was inducted to the Hall of Fame on the 15th anniversary of its playoff run. After winning the Big Sky Conference title outright by finishing the season with a 12-2 record, the team advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs (then known as I-AA). ’87 Don Kallem, who spent 17 seasons as Eastern’s golf coach and 13 as an assistant football coach, was inducted posthumously. His golf teams won eight NAIA District titles and advanced to the NAIA Championships nine times. A three-time district coach of the year, he spent 31 years in the Eastern physical education department. Kallem died July 10, 1997. The EWU Athletics Hall of Fame Service and Contribution Award was presented to Eastern alumnus ’70 Jon Heimbigner for his contribution to the sports community in the Inland Northwest. Already a member of four halls of fame, he has served for more than 30 years with four different organizations, as well as serving on the EWU Athletics Hall of Fame committee since its inception in 1996. He stepped down recently as a board member for the Spokane Regional Sports Commission after 34 years of service. Record-breaking sprinter ’96 Joyce Rainwater Blount was inducted after a remarkable career in which she won eight Big Sky Conference titles and appeared in the NCAA Division I Championships twice. She still owns four school records and three conference marks after a career from 1990-95. This year’s inductees bring the total number of individuals in the Hall of Fame to 61. Nine teams have also been inducted. 6
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