Greg DeBoy This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. www.ktonline.com

   www.ktonline.com/coverprepspor - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/27/2007   Last Visited: 5/27/2007

   Greg DeBoy set a school record with a 36-point outburst for the Wainwright High School boys basketball squad while playing for the Tippecanoe County school in the 1960s. Basketball and track were his specialties as an athlete. After graduating Purdue in 1973, DeBoy landed a job at Maconaquah High School and dabbled in coaching hoops and track.
   
   He had made his mark in hoops, but soon found his destiny was to leave a much larger impression coaching track.
   
   "My interests took me to a little bit of coaching basketball, but I went with the track," said DeBoy. "I enjoyed it so much with the variety of the sports it offers. It's like several sports in one with sprinters, jumpers, throwers, vaulters, hurdlers, runners. A pole vaulter is nothing like a shot put thrower, and a hurdler is nothing like a two miler."
   
   Those challenges sustained DeBoy for more than a generation, but now, after coaching the Braves' boys track and field squad for 33 seasons, he is stepping aside. He decided in January to retire from teaching and coaching at the end of this school year.
   
   Asked if it was a hard decision, DeBoy said "yeah, it sort of is. You've done something for so long, 33 years here, that's [the hard] part of stopping something you know so well. But I'm looking forward to possibly a new career in something else."
   
   DeBoy hasn't decided on his new path yet.
   
   At Maconaquah, he taught sociology and physical education when he first arrived in the high school, then taught PE in the elementary school for 19 years, and has spent the last 13 years teaching health and PE in the middle school.
   
   Among his list of accomplishments with the Braves, DeBoy coached 38 state finalists, led Maconaquah to a come-from-behind 1997 Kokomo Sectional title, won seven straight Mid-Indiana championships in 1991-97 and saw his Braves score a Kokomo Relays meet-record 159 points in 1992.
   
   "Greg is one of those professionals who put kids first," Maconaquah athletic director Dave Wolferst said.
   ...
   All his time in one job has given DeBoy a wealth of memories, and makes it harder to leave.
   
   "It kind of does," he said. "I look clear back in 1978 … I was just getting started. I had two hurdlers that got to the state finals [Vic Jones and Billy Barnett]. I thought, 'Man, this is great.' I knew that was a special time to have those people. Maconaquah was just blessed with a lot of track athletes and runners through the years."
   
   With so many memories, DeBoy had trouble picking a favorite.
   
   "Just one?" he asked.
   ...
   DeBoy credits his interest in coaching track to his old coach at Wainwright, Carl Rohr.
   ...
   "P.J. Little's a great story," DeBoy continued.
   ...
   DeBoy was able to coach a kid at the state meet 20 seasons. They're memories he's grateful for, and the Braves were glad to have him.
   
   "We've been fortunate at Maconaquah to have [former basketball coach] Rick Clark for 23 years and Greg for 33," Wolferst said.
   ...
   THE LAST HURDLE: Maconaquah coach Greg DeBoy recently completed his final season as coach of the Braves' boys track and field team. He's retiring from coaching and teaching after 33 years at Maconaquah.

2. 2. www.kokomotribune.com

   www.kokomotribune.com/coverpre - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/27/2007   Last Visited: 5/27/2007

   Greg DeBoy set a school record with a 36-point outburst for the Wainwright High School boys basketball squad while playing for the Tippecanoe County school in the 1960s. Basketball and track were his specialties as an athlete. After graduating Purdue in 1973, DeBoy landed a job at Maconaquah High School and dabbled in coaching hoops and track.
   
   He had made his mark in hoops, but soon found his destiny was to leave a much larger impression coaching track.
   
   "My interests took me to a little bit of coaching basketball, but I went with the track," said DeBoy. "I enjoyed it so much with the variety of the sports it offers. It's like several sports in one with sprinters, jumpers, throwers, vaulters, hurdlers, runners. A pole vaulter is nothing like a shot put thrower, and a hurdler is nothing like a two miler."
   
   Those challenges sustained DeBoy for more than a generation, but now, after coaching the Braves' boys track and field squad for 33 seasons, he is stepping aside. He decided in January to retire from teaching and coaching at the end of this school year.
   
   Asked if it was a hard decision, DeBoy said "yeah, it sort of is. You've done something for so long, 33 years here, that's [the hard] part of stopping something you know so well. But I'm looking forward to possibly a new career in something else."
   
   DeBoy hasn't decided on his new path yet.
   
   At Maconaquah, he taught sociology and physical education when he first arrived in the high school, then taught PE in the elementary school for 19 years, and has spent the last 13 years teaching health and PE in the middle school.
   
   Among his list of accomplishments with the Braves, DeBoy coached 38 state finalists, led Maconaquah to a come-from-behind 1997 Kokomo Sectional title, won seven straight Mid-Indiana championships in 1991-97 and saw his Braves score a Kokomo Relays meet-record 159 points in 1992.
   
   "Greg is one of those professionals who put kids first," Maconaquah athletic director Dave Wolferst said.
   ...
   All his time in one job has given DeBoy a wealth of memories, and makes it harder to leave.
   
   "It kind of does," he said. "I look clear back in 1978 … I was just getting started. I had two hurdlers that got to the state finals [Vic Jones and Billy Barnett]. I thought, 'Man, this is great.' I knew that was a special time to have those people. Maconaquah was just blessed with a lot of track athletes and runners through the years."
   
   With so many memories, DeBoy had trouble picking a favorite.
   
   "Just one?" he asked.
   ...
   DeBoy credits his interest in coaching track to his old coach at Wainwright, Carl Rohr.
   ...
   "P.J. Little's a great story," DeBoy continued.
   ...
   DeBoy was able to coach a kid at the state meet 20 seasons. They're memories he's grateful for, and the Braves were glad to have him.
   
   "We've been fortunate at Maconaquah to have [former basketball coach] Rick Clark for 23 years and Greg for 33," Wolferst said.
   ...
   THE LAST HURDLE: Maconaquah coach Greg DeBoy recently completed his final season as coach of the Braves' boys track and field team. He's retiring from coaching and teaching after 33 years at Maconaquah.

3. 3. Sports Story

   www.miamicountylife.com/Inside - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/17/2002   Last Visited: 5/17/2002

   "Those two have really strengthened us," Maco-naquah coach Greg DeBoy said.
   
   The top four individuals and relay teams will qualify for the Kokomo Regional May 23.
   
   Clark, a freshman from Virginia, has been a nice surprise for DeBoy in the 800 and 1600-meter races.
   ...
   "Aaron is the top seed this year," DeBoy said.
   ...
   Luke Miller, who is the reigning 3200-meter county champion, is the lone regional qualifier from 2001 for DeBoy.
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   "We're hoping to go down there and have the best night of the year," DeBoy said.
   
   Peru, which won the Miami County championship, has ridden its young runners all spring.