Tom “Doc” Petry

Born in Gary in 1942; moved to Bloomington and graduated from University High in 1960, where he prepped under 2014 Monroe County Sports Hall of Famer Walter Gray…attended Indiana University and received B.S. and M.S. degrees … became a mathematics teacher and taught at Central Junior High and Bloomington High/South for 40 years … Served 30 years as high school athletic trainer at Bloomington High/South, including Bloomington High’s 60-game win streak of 1968-73…missed only one game in his entire career as trainer due to illness…named Indiana Athletic Trainer of the Year in 1994 … Retired in 2004 … Passed away Dec. 7, 2011 … survived by his wife of 44 years, Beverly; his daughter, Amy Lanham; sister, Patricia Brownlow.