From Hall of Honor press release dated June 14, 2003:

Where would the Wittenberg football teams of the 1960s have been without Tim Rummins in the defensive backfield? Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Edwards is just happy he never had to find out. A four-year letterwinner and starter for the Tigers, Rummins may be best known as winner of the first "Golden Helmet" award, which has been handed out to the defensive player who displays a combination of superior athletic ability and various other intangible assets since 1966. He was named second-team All-OAC in 1964 and first-team in 1965 and 1966, and Lutheran Brotherhood honored him with All-America status in his junior and senior seasons as well. Also a kickoff and punt returner, Rummins played on Wittenberg teams that compiled a four-year record of 30-3-1 and won one national championship and three OAC titles. He graduated from Wittenberg with a bachelor's degree in education in 1967 and earned a master's degree from Kent State University the next year. He was a successful football coach at Lake High School in Uniontown, Ohio in the 1970s. Rummins and wife, Dianne, currently reside in North Canton, and he is president and owner of Hartville Nursery.

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