Harold Bennett ’52

Harold Bennett ’52 of Lake Summerset, Illinois, died May 9, 2022. He was 91. Harold majored in physical education and served as a teacher and coach for 43 years. He taught and coached multiple sports at schools in the Illinois communities of Earlville, Morris, Cary-Grove, Carmi, Newark, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Durand. He compiled more than 500 coaching wins as a basketball coach and was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1987. In 2006, he was inducted into the Newark Sports Hall of Fame, as he was credited for starting a strong basketball tradition at the school. He was survived by his wife, three children, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister and many extended family members. You can read more here.

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