This list of former Marion High School athletic greats was published in the Bi-Centennial Edition of the Daily Republican in 1976. It was created from the memories of the public at large and is in no way encyclopedic or complete, but serves as a reminder that Marion High has nurtured many great athletes in its past.
Many great athletes down through the years have played one or all of the four major sports offered by Marion High School, and talks with many of the people around town brought these names out of the catacombs as former Marion greats.
In no particular time era or no particular order, these names popped up:
| John Kent | Gregg Starrick |
| Pete Wallace | Ray Fosse |
| Jim Shotten | Steve Waterbury |
| Norman Belford | Floyd Hill |
| Phillip Harris | Glenn Carter |
| Lester Groves | George Gaines |
| Wendell “Hawk” Pulley | Dr. Bob Hudgens |
| Bob Brown | Don Wimberly |
| Glenn Wheeler | Fred Swan |
| Owen Stotlar | Raymond “Doc” Biggs |
| Benton Odum | Larry Odum |
| Mike Burgener | Jim Swope |
| Ted Osman | Steve Halliburton |
| Sonny Wilson | Vern Rodgers |
| Mike Forbes | Max Stanley |
| John Saunders | “Slats” Valentine |
| Luke Johnson | Dolph Stanley |
| Virgil Wilson | Jim Anderson |
| Doug Goddard | John Goss |
| Charlie Goss | Billy Buckner |
| John Uselton | Kenny Williams |
| Kerry Hudgens | Mike DeMattei |
| Marty Gardner | Ted Penley |
| Jake Harolle | Doug O’Neal |
| Glenn Carter | Sam Hill |
| Benny Sanders | Don Anderson |
| Furd Sturm | Loren Travelstead |
| George Worley | Bob Borum |
| Odell Pulley | James Anderson |
| Harvey Sanders | Everett Atwood |
| Gene McRoy | Steve Zasada |
| Jim Marshall | Jeff Chase |
| Keith Wall | Gary Childers |
| Clay DeMattei | Robin Pauls |
| Gordon Richey | Ken McAnelly |
We know we have overlooked some of the names that left a lot of sweat, hard work and dedication to Marion High School. To these people we apologize.
(Daily Republican, Bi-Centennial Edition, 1976)