One of Homer's teammates on the 1914 State championship team was Lee Norman "Pete" Thorn who followed Homer to Wabash where he became the only athlete to win an incredible 16 letters. He was also a member of the 1921-22 National Championship team and a member of the 3rd Wonder Five.

Above is a picture of the 1914-15 Wingate basketball team.  Pete Thorn is seated in the middle holding the ball.

In addition to winning 16 letters at Wabash, Pete Thorn played on a State Championship baseball team and placed first in the shot put at the Big State and Little State Track meet in 1924.  Even though Wingate did not play football when Thorn was in high school, he was an outstanding football player at Wabash and was inducted into the Indiana State Football Hall of Fame in 1976.  Pete Thorn was the first IHSAA certified official in football, basketball, baseball, and track and officiated in those sports in high school, college and at the semi-pro level for 40 years.  He also coached all four of those sports at Warsaw in 1924-26.  He was a coach, teacher, and guidance counselor at Warsaw High School for 40 years and started the Boy’s and Girl’s Club which still bears his name.  A scholarship honoring Warsaw students is given in his name every year.  He was inducted into the Indiana State Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.

Pete Thorn is shown 6th from the left.

Pete Thorn HOF text

Lee “Pete” Thorn

Wabash College’s 16-letter winner

High School—Wingate 1916

College—Wabash 1924

A member of Wingate’s state championship team in 1914…earned 9 letters in three sports there graduating in ’16…took his all-sports talents to Wabash College, where he earned 16 letters in 4 years…the school’s only freshman to ever win 4 varsity letters…member of state baseball champions…won shot put title in both Big State and Little State meets…as a senior in ’24, played with the national Lambda Chi Alpha basketball team…starting guard for Wabash’s national championship team of ’22…played semi-pro basketball..an active official for many years, and the state’s first certified official in basketball, football, baseball and track…founder and 39-year director of Baker Boy’s Club at Warsaw…coach, teacher, and guidance counselor in Warsaw school system for 40 years.