Henry “Hank” D. Egbert, Class of 1937 (Faculty 1940-1956)
Athlete, Educator
Faculty 1940 to 1956. “Hank” was All State Captain in football in 1937, playing on “Grid’s” team which was a State Champion three years in a row. He started in football at the U of A and coached there before joining the Army in WWII. He returned to THS to coach football with Grid and taught social studies and P.E. He was then head of P.E. and dean of students before leaving with Grid in 1956 for Catalina High. He retired in 1980. In Rotary International, as Governor of District 549 in 1965-1966, he visited 83 clubs, traveling 60,000 miles. “One of the greatest experiences of my life.” Inducted 1994