Hall of Honor
“Mooney” Vondrashek established himself as one of Beloit’s greatest all-track during the highly successful Tommy Mills era. An aggressive forward who was selected all-conference twice and all-Western once, he paced the 1923 and 1924 basketball teams to state and Midwest championships en route to 13-2 and 14-0 records, respectively, and led the league in scoring both years, Vondrashek was at home at either end or halfback in helping the football team capture state and conference titles in 1935 and 1925, when it won 12 and tied one of its 16 games. An outfielder-first baseman, he topped the 1923 baseball team with a batting mark of .532. And as a trackman, he was a consistent high-point performer in the javelin, high hurdles and broad jump, earning an Illinois Athletic Club membership for his outstanding feats. In 1932, he drove in the extra-inning run that gave the Lake Mills (Wisconsin) team the national softball tournament championship in Milwaukee. A retired employee of the Trane Company, Vondrashek remains an avid bowler, boater, fisherman and gardener.
