Wyandot Sports Hall of Fame

Walcutt was a standout athlete at Harpster High School, graduating in 1954, and went on to be a 1,000-point basketball scorer at Findlay College. He averaged 18.3 points per game during his final three years at Findlay, leading the team to a an 18-4 record his senior year. He twice earned first-team all-conference honors. He served for decades afterward as an educator.

In his career at Harpster, Walcutt finished with 817 points, including 476 his 1953-54 season, which rank as second-best in a single season in school history. He scored a then single-game school record 35 points in a game against Wharton in December 1953, with that mark finishing as second-best in school history. He also had games in his career of 31 points and 29 points (twice). He averaged 15.6 points per game as a junior and 22.3 per game as a senior. He also was involved with baseball and track and field at Harpster.

Walcutt was a four-year letter winner at Findlay College and was team captain his junior and senior seasons. His senior-season team averaged 91.8 points per game. He was inducted into the University of Findlay Hall of Fame in 1978.

After college, Walcutt coached Salem High School’s basketball team in its final two seasons in 1959-60 and 1960-61 and became a longtime educator, including serving as a guidance counselor at Upper Sandusky High School. He was a member on the Kiwanis Club board, including as president, and was active in the United Way and the Sandusky Valley Mental Health Center Board. He is retired and lives in the village of Florence in Erie County.