Bruce Rose

One of Howard County’s outstanding three-sport athletes, Bruce Rose is known for his athletic contributions at Haworth High School and Purdue University.

At Haworth as a senior, Rose was a two-way end in football and played in the North-South All-Star Game. Rose was the catalyst on the Huskies’ basketball team that finished 23-3. The 6-foot-6 forward also averaged 21 points and 15 rebounds on a squad that won sectional and regional titles. He capped his career by being selected for the Indiana All-Star team. That spring, Rose was the catcher on the baseball team that advanced to the Final Four.

Rose accepted a basketball scholarship at Purdue where in three seasons he played in all 78 games. As a senior, he was the team’s sixth man, averaging 9.0 points on a squad that finished 21-9 and won the NIT. In 1994, Rose was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s Silver Anniversary Team.