Hall of Fame
Bruce West was one of those unusual and great all around athletes who qualify for that most exclusive Coe group, the nine-letter winners. He won his monograms in football, basketball, and track. But football was the sport in which he made his brightest reputation. As a tackle he was three times named to the all-conference team and was captain of the squad during his senior year. In track and field competition he was a weight man and set a conference record in the shot put. An active student leader in a host of activities outside of sports, Bruce West was president of the senior Class, Clan of C secretary, and a member of the student and athletic councils. Mr. West served on active duty in both World War I and World War II. He was active in American Legion activities and is a past commander of Hanford Post in Cedar Rapids. He spent his lifetime career in real estate and home building and has served as president of Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors. Because athletic exploits of men like Bruce West in the past serve as incentives for the young men wearing Coe uniforms today, I am honored to present him for induction into the Coe Athletic Hall of Fame October 25, 1974
