Paul Sweney Jr
Year of Induction: 1991 | Categories: Football, Individual, Track
Sweney, a 1930 graduate, who also excelled in football and track after high school graduation at Illinois College in Jacksonville, set a pole vault record, using an old bamboo pole, of 11 feet, 3 inches, a record that endured for over 40 years. He also played football in high school and at Illinois College.