Chet Hill

Chet Hill is Howard County’s most celebrated coach in sheer number of state championships and was also a highly-regarded administrator.

After coaching Thorntown to the 1915 boys basketball state championship, Hill came to Kokomo High School in 1921 where from 1924-37, his track teams won seven state championships.

He started the modern day KHS football program in 1923, producing a 70-40-9 record in 14 seasons. He also coached the boys basketball team for seven seasons, taking the 1925 squad to the final game of the state tournament.

Hill started the famed Kokomo Relays in 1925 and one year later was the driving force behind the formation of the North Central Conference, which has proven to be one of the state’s elite leagues.

Athletic Director at KHS from 1945-57, Hill was also voted into the Indiana basketball (1965), track (1976) and football (1978) halls of fame.