Bob Slager
Born: 1931 in Findlay, Ohio
Died: Dec. 7. 2021 in Elyria, Ohio
Residence: Elyria
Family: Wife: Mary Colleen. Children: Tim, Amy, Beth, Sarah, Lucy, Steve. Nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Athletic highlights
Athlete/Coach
1946-49: 3-year letterman in both track and football for Findlay High
1951-53: 3-year letterman in track for BGSU
1953-54: Taught at Vaughnsville High School (OH) in Putnam County
1954-55: Edison Elementary, Elyria City Schools elementary physical education coordinator that also included Allen, Cascade, Gates, McKinley, Roosevelt
1955-58: Franklin Junior High School, basketball and track coach
1958: Inaugural Elyria High varsity boys cross country coach. Founded program
1958-60: Elyria High varsity football assistant
1958-67: Elyria High varsity boys basketball assistant
1959-66: Elyria High varsity boys track assistant
1967-82: Elyria High varsity boys track coach and Elyria sectional meet manager
Top track and field finishes
1967: Buckeye Conference boys track champion
1968: ’70, Elyria Class AA Sectional boys track champion (2)
1969, ’71-72, ’77: Elyria Class AAA Sectional boys track runner-up (4)
1978: 3rd place – Elyria Class AAA Sectional boys track
He coached eight All-Ohio track athletes including state pole vault champ Jerry Klyop (1968). Every Elyria High track record was tied or broken during his tenure.
Other duties, honors
1965-92: Coordinator for Lorain County Decathlon
1982-92: Coordinator/founder for Lorain County Pentathlon
1989: Elyria Sports Hall of Fame
Education
1949: Findlay High School
1953: Bowling Green State University – bachelor degree in education
Class of 2015