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BOB ARNZEN
Paper and print cannot do justice to the career of Bob Arnzen who spent 43 years as coach at Delphos St. John’s and is the third winningest coach in the history of Ohio High School Basketball with 676 wins and 291 losses. His teams were state runners up in 1954 and 1973; state semi-finalists in 1982; state champs in 1983 and state semi-finalists in 1990. St. John’s had no league affiliation until the 1971-72 seasons, when they joined the Western Buckeye League and consequently took the league championship in 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, and 1982. St. John’s joined the Midwest Athletic Conference in 1982, and were champs in 1983, 1987, and 1989.
Throughout his career Bob was very active in the coaches association, not only on the local level but also on the state and national levels. He served as District Director of the OHSBCA from 1966-68 and then was elected Assistant Secretary Treasurer of the state association, from 1970 to 2001. He also served on the Basketball Advisory Committee from 1987-1994. For many years he has also been a member of the National Federal Interscholastic Coaches Association.
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