Edgar Bright (1990) - UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame

Four-sport athlete earning 12 letters in basketball, baseball, football, and track
Played on the first football and track squads at Indiana Central in 1924-1925
Selected to the Indiana Collegiate All-Star Basketball team and the Indiana All-College Football second team during Senior Season
Served as a High School Teacher, Coach, and Administrator for 26 years on Long Island, New York where he produced several outstanding football, baseball, and wrestling teams
Head Baseball coach at Long Island University for 10 years
Returned to Indiana Central in 1945 to restart the athletic program after it was dropped during the war years
Re-established the Indiana Central football program in the fall of 1946 after a 13 year absence
Was a driving force in founding the Hoosier College Conference in which Indiana Central was a prominent member for many years
The Indiana Central Basketball Team, under the direction of Coach Bright, was the host institution for the first collegiate double-header ever played in the Indiana State Fairground Coliseum: Harvard vs. Indiana Central and North Carolina vs. Holy Cross.