WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Jerry Troxel - nwitimes.com
The Jerry Troxel file Troxel served 40 years as a teacher and coach in the Gary Community School Corp. He served as Wirt's baseball coach from 1968-1976, before becoming the school's athletic director from 1976-77 to 1984-85. Troxel oversaw the implementation of girls sports at Wirt in the 1970s as well as adding boys soccer. Troxel, a 1958 Lew Wallace and 1962 Ball State grad, still coaches with the Indiana Breakers. Troxel was also instrumental in the organization of the Aetna-Miller Biddy Basketball, which played its games at Wirt. Jerry Troxel and his wife, Judy, have two daughters, Stacy (Fred) Martinez and Wendy (Mike, deceased) Krantz, and a son Jeff. Troxel also teamed with WWCA-AM (1270) sports director Frank Sauline and did color commentary on local high school football and basketball games. He may have retired from teaching and coaching at the high school level, but former Wirt baseball coach Jerry Troxel hasn't hung up his spikes or his desire to teach youngsters. When asked why at 75 years old the 1958 Lew Wallace grad is still coaching, he just smiled and said: "The kids. Troxel does not hide his love of the game or kids, and it showed in his career as. Source: www.nwitimes.com
