Courtney Roby, John Hart among Region 7 IFCA Hall of Fame inductees
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The Indiana Football Coaches Association will honor its recent Hall of Fame classes for Region 7 on Thursday, June 25 at Primo South Banquet & Conference Center.
Both the 2025 and ’26 classes will be honored at the ceremony for the Hall of Fame, which was founded in 1973 to honor those who have contributed to the game of football in Indiana. Here is a look at the individuals who will be honored on Thursday:
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2026 class
John Hart
Hart, currently the coach at Brownsburg, has won state championships at three different schools, including the past two Class 6A titles at Brownsburg. He also won a Class 5A title at Warren Central in 2009 and a 4A title at Reitz in 2007. He has coached 41 years total, including 25 in Indiana and the other 16 in Illinois. Hart’s overall record is 364-99.
Among Hart’s many honors is an induction into the Illinois Football Hall of Fame in 2021. He and his wife, Janet, have four children: Nick (the current football coach and athletic director at Gibson Southern); Brittany (the girls’ basketball coach at Jasper); Kristen; and Derek (football coach at Jasper). John and Janet have 11 grandchildren.
Anthony Henderson
Henderson was a standout defensive lineman coming out of North Central, earning all-state honors in his junior and senior seasons of 1988 and 1989. After his senior year, he was named a Parade All-American. Henderson was also a standout wrestler who was a two-time regional title winner as a heavyweight and was fifth in state as a senior.
Henderson went on to be a four-year starter at the University of Michigan, twice earning all-Big Ten Conference honors. He played in two Rose Bowls and four bowl games total. Henderson went on to play in the Arena League from 1996-2004, retiring as the career sack and fumble recovery leader for the Arizona Rattlers and Chicago Rush.
Henderson went on to coach at several high school programs and is currently the head coach at Purdue Poly Englewood.
Courtney Roby
Roby, a 2001 North Central graduate, was named all-state as a senior and was also a standout in track and field for the Panthers. After high school, Roby went on to Indiana University to be a two-sport athlete, setting all-time program records for career receptions (170) and yardage (2,524). He was named All-Big Ten Conference as a senior and placed fourth in the 100-meter dash at the Big Ten championships.
Roby went on to a 10-year NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. He was the Saints’ captain in 2011 and ’12. Roby and wife, Krystal, have two daughters, Rhyan and Ryleigh.
Lance Scheib
The 1985 Warren Central graduate was a standout as a senior on the Class 4A state championship team, leading the state in catches (74), receiving yards (1,249) and receiving touchdowns (20), capping his career with three touchdown catches in the state finals – a record that still stands.
Following his high school career, Scheib was a four-year letterwinner at Purdue. He had a three-touchdown game against Pitt in 1986. He went on to coach for 26 years, including 23 years as a head coach at Lebanon, Franklin Central and Noblesville. Scheib and his wife of 31 years, Kristen, are parents to three sons: JD, Andrew and Chris.
2025 class
Burt Austin
Austin was a standout player at Franklin Central during a run of three consecutive state championships in Class 2A in 1980, ’81 and ’82. Austin was a three-time all-state running back who led Marion County in scoring and rushing in those three seasons and still is the program’s leader in both categories. He was named the Phil Eskew Award recipient after the 1982 state finals.
Austin went on to be a four-year letterman at Ball State and captain of the 1986 football team. He taught and coached at Carmel, Ben Davis and Plant City, Fla. He also was the athletic director and coach at his alma mater, Franklin Central. His family includes daughter Ashley, son Aaron and granddaughters Harper and Aubrey.
Blaine Bishop
Bishop was a standout at Cathedral, graduating in 1988, before going on to be a three-year letterman, team captain and all-Mid-American Conference selection at Ball State. After college, Bishop was an eighth-round selection in the 1993 NFL Draft and carved out a 10-year career with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans defined by toughness, consistency and elite play.
The hard-hitting safety helped lead the Titans to the Super Bowl in 1999. He earned four Pro Bowl selections during his NFL career.
Donald Winston
Winston, a 1996 Scecina graduate, was the City Athlete of the Year as a senior and a finalist for Mr. Football. The standout running back was named first team All-City as a junior and senior in 1994 and 1995. Winston was also a standout in basketball and track and field, earning 12 varsity letters during high school. He won the high jump as a senior, clearing a 7-foot jump.
Winston went to college at Purdue, where he was a member of the 2000 Big Ten Conference championship team. He earned several honors, including the 2000 Red Mackey Seniro Leadership Award. Winston is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Wabash, where he provides strategic leadership across the organization.
Donald and his wife of 25 years, Laura, are proud parents of son Adrian (wife Irene) and daughter Zaria.
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