Hall of Fame
Steve Trout is a 1974 graduate of then Findlay College with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education. For the past 22 years, Trout has been a teacher and athletic director for New Knoxville, Ohio. A member of the Ohio Association of Basketball Officials, Trout has officiated in 10 boys’ state basketball tournaments and in the NCAA III final four men’s basketball game in 1996. He has been a state volleyball rules interpreter for the Ohio High School Athletic Association for 10 years. While a student at Findlay College, Trout played football and baseball for four years. He tied the national record by kicking five field goals in one game against Defiance College in 1971, was a member of the NAIA District 22 All-Star Baseball Team in 1971 and still holds UF’s record with a 53-yeard field goal in 1969. He also was a member of the Varsity “F” Club and the Sigma Pi fraternity and was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Trout and his wife, Charlene, have been married for 20 years.
