Hall of Honor
An admiring sportswriter once dubbed Carrol Schumacher “the machine on feet”. An Illinois state high school champion in the half mile, Schumacher never ran cross country before coming to Beloit. Once he started, he was almost untouchable, winning Midwest Conference titles in record time as a Junior and Senior. His success on the track was equally impressive, for he won the conference mile championship twice and, as a senior, also captured the event in the Beloit Relays. Schumacher, who credits the strategy of Coach (and fellow Hall of Honor member) Herb Hodges for the fact his class one four conferences and three Beloit Relay crowns, also contributed to the success of record-smashing Buccaneer relay teams that competed in major national events. His greatest thrill was being a part of the College’s distance-medley team that won the race and a watch in the Drake Relays. While stationed in Japan after college, he won a 1,500 meter Olympic trial run and was one of the only 12 Far East trackmen who qualified for an All-Army meet in San Francisco, finishing third there despite a severe leg infection. A community and church leader in Dixon, Illinois, where he helped launch the Junior Achievement program, Schumacher is the officer responsible for individual retirement accounts at the Dixon National Bank.
