Lloyd Messersmith  Class: 1928 Inducted: 1986 Sport(s):
Baseball, Basketball (Men's), Football  Acclaimed one of the
most versatile athletes DePauw had produced, Messersmith won
nine varsity letters-three each in football, basketball and
baseball. A Rector Scholar, he was captain of the basketball
team his senior year and in football was named an All-State end
in 1927. He also won the Walker Cup as a senior. He coached
briefly at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis after
graduation then returned to his alma mater in 1930 to start a
15-year stretch as head baseball and assistant football and
basketball coach and acting director of athletics. In 1945 he
went to Southern Methodist University to become chairman of the
health, physical education and recreation department. He held
the post 25 years, becoming a leader in national and state
health and physical education circles. He died in Dallas in
1977.