Bob Gravette (1996)
This Humnoke native coached track and field at Ouachita Baptist University for almost 30 years.
During that time, he coached 71 NAIA All-Americans, one Olympian, and one NAIA Hall of Famer. He was invited to coach at the 1979 World University Games and the 1986 Olympic Festival. He has also provided his support off the field as a lecturer in Mexico, as a past president of the Arkansas Track Coaches Association, the NAIA Track Coaches Association and the AIC Track Coaches Association, and currently as the president of the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame board. Bob Gravett is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame, was named AIC Coach of the Year 3 times, NAIA District 17 Coach of the Year 5 times and Area Coach of the Year 4 times. He holds the record, at 8, for the most conference records by an AIC coach. |