Eugene Fellmeth

Eugene Fellmeth

  • Class Year:
    1948
  • Induction Year:
    1988

From Hall of Honor press release dated Sept. 8, 1988:

Eugene Fellmeth left Wittenberg with several basketball scoring records including points in a season (379) and career (783). He was selected second-team All-OAC in 1945-46 after helping the Tigers share the OAC title with Akron, coached by Beichly. He was selected first-team all-OAC for two consecutive years and as a senior averaged 19 points per game and was named team MVP. He batted .607 as a member of the Tiger baseball team. After graduating, Fellmeth was drafted and signed by the Baltimore Bullets of the old Basketball Association of America and later played with the Portland Athletics, a farm team of the Philadelphia Athletics. A native of Canal Fulton, he is now judge of Massillon Municipal Court. He is married to Marjorie Ruth Sheriff, a 1948 Wittenberg graduate. They have two children.

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