Son of John and Maude Dille.
Husband of Melba (Olson) Dille.
Father of Robert Dille.
Robert was a basketball player and coach.
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12/1/1988 - Bob Dille has been named to Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He played basketball at CHS and at Valparaiso University and coached at Ft Wayne Northrup State Championship in 1974.
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The star of the 1944-45 team, Dille gained national acclaim for his combined status as an athlete, husband, father and warworker. Dille graduated from Chesterton High School in 1935 and spent the next nine years playing in independent basketball leagues while working odd jobs before enrolling in Valparaiso in 1943. Dille led the state of Indiana in scoring in back-to-back seasons and was named an All-American by various publications. Dille played in the NBA following his career at Valparaiso and then returned to Northwest Indiana to begin a legendary coaching career. Dille coached Valparaiso High School for six seasons before moving east and coaching at several schools in Fort Wayne where he ultimately won the 1974 state title with Fort Wayne Northrop. Dille retired from coaching following the 1978 season but remained on as a teacher for several more years. Dille was a member of the inaugural class of the Valparaiso University Hall of Fame in 1998. The Chesterton native moved back to Northwest Indiana with his wife, Melba, and lived in the Region until he passed away in 1998.
NWI Times - 1/28/2015
Husband of Melba (Olson) Dille.
Father of Robert Dille.
Robert was a basketball player and coach.
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12/1/1988 - Bob Dille has been named to Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He played basketball at CHS and at Valparaiso University and coached at Ft Wayne Northrup State Championship in 1974.
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The star of the 1944-45 team, Dille gained national acclaim for his combined status as an athlete, husband, father and warworker. Dille graduated from Chesterton High School in 1935 and spent the next nine years playing in independent basketball leagues while working odd jobs before enrolling in Valparaiso in 1943. Dille led the state of Indiana in scoring in back-to-back seasons and was named an All-American by various publications. Dille played in the NBA following his career at Valparaiso and then returned to Northwest Indiana to begin a legendary coaching career. Dille coached Valparaiso High School for six seasons before moving east and coaching at several schools in Fort Wayne where he ultimately won the 1974 state title with Fort Wayne Northrop. Dille retired from coaching following the 1978 season but remained on as a teacher for several more years. Dille was a member of the inaugural class of the Valparaiso University Hall of Fame in 1998. The Chesterton native moved back to Northwest Indiana with his wife, Melba, and lived in the Region until he passed away in 1998.
NWI Times - 1/28/2015
Son of John and Maude Dille.
Husband of Melba (Olson) Dille.
Father of Robert Dille.
Robert was a basketball player and coach.
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12/1/1988 - Bob Dille has been named to Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He played basketball at CHS and at Valparaiso University and coached at Ft Wayne Northrup State Championship in 1974.
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The star of the 1944-45 team, Dille gained national acclaim for his combined status as an athlete, husband, father and warworker. Dille graduated from Chesterton High School in 1935 and spent the next nine years playing in independent basketball leagues while working odd jobs before enrolling in Valparaiso in 1943. Dille led the state of Indiana in scoring in back-to-back seasons and was named an All-American by various publications. Dille played in the NBA following his career at Valparaiso and then returned to Northwest Indiana to begin a legendary coaching career. Dille coached Valparaiso High School for six seasons before moving east and coaching at several schools in Fort Wayne where he ultimately won the 1974 state title with Fort Wayne Northrop. Dille retired from coaching following the 1978 season but remained on as a teacher for several more years. Dille was a member of the inaugural class of the Valparaiso University Hall of Fame in 1998. The Chesterton native moved back to Northwest Indiana with his wife, Melba, and lived in the Region until he passed away in 1998.
NWI Times - 1/28/2015
Husband of Melba (Olson) Dille.
Father of Robert Dille.
Robert was a basketball player and coach.
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12/1/1988 - Bob Dille has been named to Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He played basketball at CHS and at Valparaiso University and coached at Ft Wayne Northrup State Championship in 1974.
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The star of the 1944-45 team, Dille gained national acclaim for his combined status as an athlete, husband, father and warworker. Dille graduated from Chesterton High School in 1935 and spent the next nine years playing in independent basketball leagues while working odd jobs before enrolling in Valparaiso in 1943. Dille led the state of Indiana in scoring in back-to-back seasons and was named an All-American by various publications. Dille played in the NBA following his career at Valparaiso and then returned to Northwest Indiana to begin a legendary coaching career. Dille coached Valparaiso High School for six seasons before moving east and coaching at several schools in Fort Wayne where he ultimately won the 1974 state title with Fort Wayne Northrop. Dille retired from coaching following the 1978 season but remained on as a teacher for several more years. Dille was a member of the inaugural class of the Valparaiso University Hall of Fame in 1998. The Chesterton native moved back to Northwest Indiana with his wife, Melba, and lived in the Region until he passed away in 1998.
NWI Times - 1/28/2015
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