Otis Jenkins
Born: 1953 in York, Alabama
Residence: Lorain, Ohio
Family: Wife – Cheri. Children: Leesha; Michelle and Otis Jr.
Career highlights:
– Lorain County’s all-time leading state track champion for boys (5)
– Five-time Class A state track champion: 100 yards (1972-73), 220 yards (1972-73) and 880-yard relay (1972). He was also second in long jump (’73).
– Led Clearview track team to a Class A state title in 1973 and a second place finish in ’72. Team state title was the first by a county school since 1936.
– Won six Lakeland Conference track titles: 100 yards (1972-73), 220 yards (1972-73), 880-yard relay (1972) and long jump (1973)
– Class A Running Back-of-the-Year for football, 1972
– Class A state team runner-up football, 1972
– University of Louisville running back, 1973
– Has worked for Ford Motor Company, U.S. Steel Corp. and most recently, Life Care Center of Elyria
Education
1973: Clearview High School
University of Loisville