50 years later, Troyer is still officiating

Wouldn’t you think a guy could retire after doing the same thing for 50 years?

Well, that wasn’t the case for Jim Troyer.

Jim was born at Marion General Hospital 70 years ago, was raised in LaFontaine and went to LaFontaine Elementary school until he transferred to Oak Hill for third grade. His family was forced to move to Sweetser because of the Mississinewa Dam construction.

Jim ran cross country at Oak Hill, but it basically was to get in shape for wrestling season. He was a certified, died-inthe-wool wrestler.

As a sophomore and junior, he won the Grant County tournament at 95 pounds and won the 103-pound title as a senior. He also was named Wrestler of the Year in Grant County that year (1970). He went 18-3 each year. “I couldn’t beat the guys from