Jim Yunek

As a student athlete at Wayne State Jim was influenced by a NW Iowa legend George Hicks who started many of the meets Jim participated in. In the 1950’s Jim coached and told me that track budgets were thin in those days and the coaches would often start the meets. That’s how Jim got his start. Jim retired after 10 years of coaching track and joined the IHSAA in 1957 and became a 3 sport official. Jim has been an active official for 55 years. He can’t even begin to guess how many meets he has started. As an IHSAA Official he holds a Superior rating in Football, Basketball and Track. Jim is often asked what his greatest game was. His reply, “the last one”. Jim feels that every game/meet is important to the kids and we as officials should treat it so. Jim is a member of the Iowa Football Coaches Hall of Fame, the Iowa Girls Basketball Officials Hall of Fame and the IHSAA Hall of Fame.