Francis Joseph Reitz
Francis Joseph Reitz (July 7, 1841 – December 11, 1930) was an Evansville banker, businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist whose financial contributions helped shape education and charitable institutions in the city. Two of Evansville’s best-known high schools, F.J. Reitz High School and Reitz Memorial High School, bear his name. Early Life Francis Joseph Reitz was […]
Elijah Dunham
Elijah Dunham (born May 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder from Evansville, Indiana. A graduate of F.J. Reitz High School, Dunham played college baseball at Indiana University before beginning his professional career in the New York Yankees organization. Reitz High School Dunham was a standout three-sport athlete at Reitz, competing in baseball, basketball […]
Casey’s Dugout
Casey’s Dugout is a locally owned sports-themed pizza restaurant and bar located at 2900 Lincoln Avenue on Evansville’s East Side. Founded by Evansville native Casey Keown, the restaurant opened in 2024 and combines Keown’s love of pizza with his lifelong interest in Evansville sports history, particularly baseball and hometown star Don Mattingly. History Keown grew […]
Jeff Anderson
Jeff T. Anderson is an Evansville businessman, former college basketball player and community leader. A graduate of Reitz Memorial High School, Anderson was a standout basketball player for the Tigers and earned honorable mention Indiana All-State recognition in both 1989 and 1990. He was later inducted into the Greater Evansville Basketball Hall of Fame. Basketball […]
Philip Lawrence
Philip Martin Lawrence II (born July 17, 1974) is an American songwriter, record producer, singer, performer and entrepreneur from Evansville, Indiana. He is best known for his longtime creative partnership with Bruno Mars and as a member of the songwriting and production team The Smeezingtons. Lawrence has co-written and produced numerous internationally successful songs, including […]
Dru Smith
Dru Smith (born December 30, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Evansville, Indiana, Smith played high school basketball at F.J. Reitz High School and began his college career in his hometown at the University of Evansville before transferring to the University […]
Branson Combs
Branson Combs Branson Combs (born July 14, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Evansville, Indiana, Combs attended Reitz Memorial High School before playing college football at Southern Illinois and Wake Forest. He signed with Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent following […]
Jonathan Weinzapfel
Jonathan Weinzapfel Jonathan David Weinzapfel (born November 16, 1965) is an American attorney, politician and former mayor of Evansville, Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as mayor of Evansville from 2004 to 2011 and previously represented Indiana’s 76th district in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003. He later served […]
Larry Stallings
Larry Stallings Larry Joseph Stallings (born December 11, 1941) is a former American professional football player from Evansville, Indiana who spent 14 seasons as a linebacker with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League. A graduate of Reitz Memorial High School, Stallings went on to play college football at Georgia Tech before becoming […]
Pat Schulz
Patrick “Pat” Schulz (born November 30, 1970) is a former professional baseball player from Evansville, Indiana who became one of the most accomplished players in the history of the University of Evansville baseball program. Reitz Memorial High School Schulz grew up in Evansville and attended Reitz Memorial High School, where he played baseball before continuing […]