PHOTO: Port Washington Purple Riders Head Coach - Richard (Dick) E. King
PORT WASHINGTON - Richard E. King has resigned as Head Coach of all sports at Port Washington to accept a position at Centerburg, it was reported today by John P. Toth Jr., Port Washington Superintendent. King, who has been head coach at Port for the past 2 years, was released from his contract Monday night at a special meeting of the Salem-Washington Board of Education. A graduate of Dennison High School and Muskingum College, King coached the Port Wshington cage teams to highly respectable marks of 9-11 in 1959-1960 and 8-10 in 1960-1961. In County Class "A" tournaments; however, King's squads had the misfortune to be paired with Tuscarawas Valley powerhouses and lost close first-round clashes (82-71 and 59-57) both years.
At Centerburg, King will serve as head basketball and track coach, assistant football coach and will teach physical education classes. He was one of 40 applicants for the position. The Knox County School reached "sweet sixteen" in the 1960-1961 Class "A" Basketball Tournament, going to the regionals at Athens where it was eliminated by Old Washington. Several members from this squad will return this Fall, including 6'5" Bob Watson who was named to the All-Ohio Second Team this year.
In announcing King's resignation, Supt. Toth commented, "At Port Washington, Mr. King's athletic teams were well coached and highly respected by all opponents." In addition to his coaching duties, he also taught physical education, veneral science, biology and health. The board also accepted the resignation of Mrs. King, who had served as school secretary the past 2 years. Supt. Toth also announced applications now are being accepted for replacements for the couple.
Wednesday, July 26, 1961
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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