Steve Swanson - Class of 2015

(National Mine/Ishpeming)

The only National Mine High School alum to play an NCAA Division 1 sport, Swanson pitched for Central Michigan University for three seasons before getting sidelined by a rotator cuff injury as a senior. He was 3-3-1 during an injury-riddled CMU career. He also pitched in the Upper Peninsula's Wishigan League, going 15-1 in 1973. He was MVP of the 1973 Felch Labor Day tournament. In American Legion, high school and Wishigan League baseball, Swanson had seven no-hitters and 10 one-hitters, including two perfect games. He was 40-7 in Legion baseball and 20-5 in high school. At National Mine, he scored 929 points in basketball and earned 11 varsity letters. He was UPSHF treasurer from 1993-2014.