The inductees will be recognized at halftime of the Big Blue boys basketball team’s home game against Lakota East on Jan. 22.
The list of inductees is as follows:
• Harry Bradbury, Class of 1948 — Bradbury was a member of Jim Grimm's Flip Twisters for four years and also played two years of tennis at HHS. He was the strength and efficiency champion as a senior.
He’s been inducted into several Halls of Fame, including Montgomery County Tennis, Dayton Distance Running, Ohio State Handball and YMCA Volleyball.
• Tracy Goosey Daniels, Class of 2000 — A four-year springboard diver, Daniels was unbeaten in dual meets throughout her prep career. She made it to the district event three times and the state meet as a senior, setting the Big Blue scoring record (348.67 points) at the district level as a senior.
Daniels went on to compete at the University of Louisville.
He holds the school records for lowest nine-hole average (37.4) and single-round score (32, twice). Hodges played for Xavier University and has won five Hamilton City titles.
• Floyd Hopper, Class of 1950 — Hopper played football for three years, track for two years and basketball for one year at Hamilton, also playing for the Hamilton Blue Devils semi-pro team for one year.
He officiated high school basketball and football for 26 years and was part of Miami University’s chain gang from 1961 to 2006.
• Paul Hurm, Class of 1915 —- Hurm graduated in the first class of the original HHS after attending Central High School as an underclassman. He earned nine letters between football (four), baseball (three) and basketball (two).
Hurm played at Ohio State and scored on the first play of the game in the Buckeyes’ school record-setting 128-0 win over Oberlin. He joined the Army and played on a well-known military team that included several All-Americans. He later played for a Pennsylvania professional team called the Pitcairn Quakers.
• Dan Messal, Class of 1967 — Messal lettered in football, basketball, baseball and track at Garfield.
He played football for the United States Air Force Academy until an injury ended his career. He was selected as the Airman of the Year by the Air Force in 1969 and later coached Little Pro football and officiated at the Little Pro, CYO and high school levels.
• Alex Mignery, Class of 1997 — A football and basketball standout at Hamilton, Mignery lettered in football for two years and coached for one year at the United States Air Force Academy.
He is a major in the Air Force and has served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Clyde "Tiny" Murrell, Class of 1956 — A 6-foot-7 tackle during his football playing days, Murrell was clocked at 10.2 seconds in the 100-yard dash in full uniform.
He was selected as a prep All-American by Look Magazine, Scholastic Magazine and the Wigwam Wiseman of America organization and attended the University of Kentucky, declining requests from NFL coaches to play professionally. During his 28-year military career, Murrell was the provost marshal at West Point and head of the military police.
• Tim Reed, Class of 1979 — Reed was an All-Ohio basketball and baseball player at Taft, where he also participated in soccer and cross country. He hit 24 home runs in three seasons on the baseball diamond and has the most pitching wins in Hamilton history.
Reed played college baseball at Belmont for four years. He taught for 30 years in the Hamilton City School District and coached soccer for three years, football for 13 years, baseball for 26 years and basketball for 29 years.
• Nate Rusbosin, Class of 2002 — Rusbosin was a three-year varsity basketball player at Hamilton. As a senior, he was named Greater Miami Conference and Butler County Player of the Year while earning special-mention status on the All-Ohio team.
Rusbosin played Division II college ball at Rollins and helped the team win more games (91) in a four-year career than any player in program history.
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