Sports Award Inductees

Keeton, Garry

Basketball

Baseball

Graduation Year:

1979

Bio:

Western Hills

   Basketball, 1978

   Baseball

      State Championship Team, 1977

      Captain, 1979

      First Team All-PHSL, 1979; PHSL Player of the Year, 1979

      First Team All-City, City Co-Player of the Year, 1979

      Led city in hitting- .500 batting average

      First Team All-State, 1979

Storm Club, 1978-79

      MVP, 1979

      Led team in hitting with .379 average

      World Series Team, 1979

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

   Full baseball scholarship

   Started three years; MVP sophomore year

   NCAA Regional Team, 1980-81 season, 1981-82 season

Drafted in 27th round by Chicago White Sox, 1982

   Played in Sarasota, FL Gulf Coast Rookie League; hit .323

      Gulf Coast Rookie All-Star Team second baseman

      Promoted to Low-A in Niagara Falls

   Played second season with Appleton Foxes in Appleton, WI; hit .274

      Midwest League Champions

   Sent to Denver Zephyrs to play in Triple-A World Series

Western Hills High School Assistant JV and Varsity Baseball Coach, late 80's, early 90's