George Belden's talk reveals the origin of Windham basketball in unassuming fashion in the late 1920's, then jumps to the early 1940's Bombers of David Thomas, which ruled northeast Ohio in both basketball and six-man football. His 1940 squad featured three boys who were first team All-Americans in football and were just as talented on the basketball floor.
The second coach he spoke on is Clayton West, whose early 1950's teams blitzed through the PCL. His 1951-52 Bombers were undefeated through their first 25 games, the longest winning streak in Ohio that season.
The final coach in this first installment of basketball speeches was Dick Schlup, whose late 1950's teams were forced to play an independent schedule against much bigger schools. Schlup's squads lost only six regular season games in three years.
The talk is broken down into 10 parts for your convenience. To view the videos click the graphic on the part you would like to see.