From Hall of Honor press release dated Oct. 10, 1999:

Herman Rearick was a standout athlete during his time at Wittenberg in football, basketball and baseball. He began his successful athletics career on the basketball court and was an All-Ohio selection in his senior year. That same year the Lutherans went 18-2 under the direction of head coach Allen Compton.

Rearick was also a member of Kappa Phi Kappa, education honorary and Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity during his days at Wittenberg.

After graduation from Wittenberg, Rearick returned to his hometown Dover, Ohio where he began a successful coaching career. In his second year as a head coach, Rearick guided his team to the state championship. Rearick remained at Dover before accepting a position at Canton McKinley High School in 1938. He, then, continued his successful coaching career in both basketball and football taking several teams to the state championships in both sports.

In 1961, Rearick retired from coaching and became the assistant principal at McKinley and was named to the "Memorial Wall" at the collegiate football Hall of Fame at Rutgers University in 1964.

Rearick passed away May 19, 1962 and will be honored posthumously with this award by his son William Rearick.

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