C.J. “Pappy” Hart
Opened first commercial drag strip in Southern California (the Santa Ana Dragstrip) in 1950 to…
Cheryl Stacy
A LPGA Class A Member of the Teaching and Club Professional Division since 1993, she…
David “Dave” Lester Laut
He won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also…
David Cryer
Graduated from Findlay High School in 1954. Best known for rolls in ‘Phantom of the…
David E. Gamper
David Gamper was a member of Deep Listening Band with Pauline Oliveros & Stuart Dempster…
Donald Arthur Gary
When his ship was hit in battle Commander Gary risked his life to save many…
Dr. Harold Koontz
Leading mid-twentieth century writer on business management theory and a consultant for US’s largest business…
Forest Charles “Tot” Pressnell
Was a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs from 1938 to 1942. Worked…
Grant “Homerun” Johnson
Played in the Negro Leagues from 1894 to 1932. First played for the integrated Findlay…
Howard Taylor Ricketts
He discovered the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever and was one of the…
J. Robin Miller
Guest starred on many TV shows such as NCIS, CSI, JAG, That 70’s Show, and…
John E. Benington
Head basketball coach at Michigan State (1966-1969). Benington was captain of the 1949 NIT Champion…
Julie Cole
Played professionally on the Futures, European, and Asian tours before qualifying for the LPGA Tour…
Lamont Paris
Paris played college basketball at The College of Wooster, Ohio, 1992-1996, where he was captain…
Macklin Megley
Born Merl Macklin Megley, he became a vaudeville circuit head for RKO Studios and a…
Mark Metcalf
Played “Doug Neidermeyer” in the classic film Animal House (1978) “The Master” in “Buffy the…
Michael Garver “Mike” Oxley
Republican member of the U.S. Congress from the 4th congressional district of Ohio (1981-2007). He…
Nick Moore
Founder and lead singer of the post-hardcore band Before Their Eyes. He also founded InVogue…
Peggy Kirk Bell
An early member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and renowned golf instructor. Won…
Richard C. “Dick” Clark
Played basketball for the Minnesota Muskies (1967-68) and Houston Mavericks (1968-69) in the old ABA…
Robert Vincent “Bob” Wortman
He was the owner of Wortman Insurance from 1953-1986. He had a career in the…
Rowland V. Lee
Known for directing low budget horror movies like Son of Frankenstein (1939) and Captain Kidd…
Russel Crouse
Wrote, along with partner Howard Lindsay, “Life with Father” and “Sound of Music” for Broadway.…
Steve Morehead
Aka the “Findlay Flyer,” Steve Morehead was one of the leading dirt-track racers from the…
Warren ‘Bullet’ Bell
Bullet, born in Findlay, was all-Ohio in basketball playing on strong Findlay Trojan teams in…
Willard Harrison Bennett
Invented the radio frequency mass spectrometer, in 1955, a device that measures the mass of…