Tom Russo - Class of 2022

(Negaunee)

Spent 24 years coaching varsity basketball teams at four schools and directed Negaunee to the 2000 Class C state championship, compiling a 319-210 career record. He directed Ishpeming (1989) and Negaunee (1999) to U.P. Class C team of the year honors and brought both schools to state championship games. His basketball teams won six regional championships and seven Mid-Peninsula Conference titles. He was special mention state basketball coach of the year in 2000. Russo was Negaunee’s freshman football coach in 2002 when the varsity Miners won the Class C state football title.