| =========================== Tom Kirkconnell (right) in picture from the MPHS 1959 Derrick Yearbook with Charles Burr (left) and Roger Rahl. The three athletes were accepting awards as seniors for making first string on the All-Conference team from five Class B North Central Michigan high school teams. (Burr operates a Belgian horse farm in Edmore, MI. Rahl died February 2003 in Alabama.) |
| Tom Kirkconnell. September 2002 |
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| Class of 1959 alumnus Tom Kirkconnell was inducted into the Mt. Pleasant High School Athletic Hall of Fame in September 2002. During his high school athletic career Tom was season scoring leader in football for one year with 118 points. He rushed for 1239 yards with 9.3 yards average per carry. Tom was All Conference first team and All State second team. Kirconnell also played on the MPHS basketball and baseball teams for two years each. Tom is the only athlete inducted into the Hall of Fame from the 1959 class. Currently Kirkconnell lives in Saginaw with his wife Carol where he is retired from the US Postal Service. ****************** (Reporting information was gathered by Ruth Collins and Margo Helber Link.) |
| Classmate Update Personalities: | Kim Gravelle | Kay Krapohl Smith | Tom Kirkconnell | David McMacken | John Rosevear | Jesse Castillo | | Joan Harless Brocki | Caroline Merrill | |
| Classmate Update Personalities: | Kim Gravelle | Kay Krapohl Smith | Tom Kirkconnell | David McMacken | John Rosevear | Jesse Castillo | | Joan Harless Brocki | Caroline Merrill | |