Tiger Hall of Fame
Jon Tinkle
Nettle Creek Schools Athletic Hall of Fame
Jon Tinkle
Hagerstown Tiger, Class of 1995
- Three sport standout–baseball, football, and basketball
- First Team All-State Baseball and Basketball, Second-Team Basketball–only one athlete in Indiana history was ever been named First-Team in three sports
- All-Area Player of the Year in three sports senior year and four times total
- First Team All-State Baseball 1995 and Honorable-Mention All-State Baseball 1994
- Three year starter at Center Field
- All-Conference Baseball 1994 and 1995
- All-Area Baseball 1993, 1994, 1995 and All-Area Player of the Year 1995
- School record runs scored in a season (38) and hits in a season (43)
- Led team senior year in batting average (.453), hits, runs, doubles, triples, walks, steals, fielding percentage, and on-base percentage (.610); second in ERA (1.80) and undefeated as pitcher 1995
- Led team to school record 23 wins 1995
- Zero fielding errors over three years
- Only 1 strikeout in 95 at bats senior season and only 3 strikeouts in 220 for career
- First Team All-State Football, Quarterback 1994
- Three year starter, 2 Quarterback, 1 Defensive Back
- All-Conference Football 1993 and 1994
- All-Area Offensive Player of the Year 1993 and 1994
- 3833 passing yards with 40 TD’s v. 7 INT and 676 rushing yards with 7 TD’s, career
- Led team to undefeated regular season and 13-1 record with #2 state ranking 1994
- Led unit that was second in state in total offense among all classes 1994
- Second Team All-State Basketball (all classes) 1995
- USA Today Honor Roll for top high school basketball players across nation 1995
- All-Conference Basketball 1994 and 1995
- All-Area Basketball 1994 and 1995 and All-Area Player of the Year 1995
- All-Sectional Team 1994 and 1995
- Three year starter at guard
- Averaged 23.5 PPG senior year and set school record for points in a game (44) v. Connersville, including school record 9 three pointers
- Led team in assists 1994 and 1995; 89% career free throw average
- Eddie Hoover Award for best senior athlete 1995
- Pre Med Franklin College and Ball State, graduated with honors, 3.89 GPA
- Doctorate from Logan University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Doctor of Chiropractic with practice in Richmond, Indiana
2018 Induction
