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Dan Bogard, a 1956 graduate of Sycamore High School, was a
multi-sport athlete for the Wildcats, having lettered 12 times during his
high school career - four each in baseball,
track and field and basketball.
Bogard was the
first baseman on the 1954 Class B state runner-up team and again the
following season when the Wildcats advanced to the final four for a second
time. As a member of the track team, he threw the discus and shot put all
four years of high school.
But Bogard's strength was on the basketball court. During
his career, he amassed 2,135 points, which at the time was the third-highest
career total in the state of Ohio. His career scoring total and his record
of 51 points in a game (against Wharton) stood as the Wyandot County record
for 51 years. He holds 13 individual scoring records for Sycamore High
School, scored
more than 40 points in a game five times and was named an honorable mention
All-Ohioan his senior year. He also is the only Wyandot County athlete to
appear in more than 100 basketball games during his high school career.
Along
with his older brothers, Virg and Bill, and
younger brother, Jerry, the foursome totaled 5,467 points during their
hardwood days for the Wildcats.
Bogard had
offers to continue his career in college, but instead married his wife of
60 years, Carolyn, and together they have four children: Jill, Jeff, Lori
and Todd. Bogard retired from the Timken Company
of Bucyrus after 40 years and he and Carolyn enjoy traveling.
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