David L. Gardner – WHS Class of 1957

Basketball – 4 time letter winner

Baseball – 4 time letter winner

Football – 4 time letter winner; Co-captain of football team as a senior; Honorable Mention All State

College – Iowa State College, Football ‘58; Worthington Junior College-Football ‘59; University of Minnesota – Journalism degree

Other – Chairman of the Communications Committee American Mining Congress; Chairman Public Information Committee of the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota; Chairman Public Relations Committee of the American Iron Ore Association, V.P. and members- Board of the Mineral Information Institute (Denver); Board member and chairman- Donor resources committee of the American Red Cross Blood services of Northern Ohio, Chair – League of Women Voters of Cleveland Education Fund; Chair- Parks and Recreation Commission (North Olmstead)

David and his wife, Sylvia (Robers – WHS Class of 1958) have 4 children, Lynne, Michael, Paul and Scott.  David was a news reporter after college for Duluth Herald and News-Tribune. He is currently Manager- Public Affairs for Pickands Mather & Co. an iron ore mining and shipping firm in Minnesota, Michigan, Canada, and Australia.  He enjoy golf, bowling and Lake Erie Walleye fishing.  At one time he played for Worthington Cubs. He was inducted into the Trojan Hall of Fame in 1994.