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Jerry Helvey
Jerry Helvey
  • Year:
    1966
  • Previous College Sports Played:
    Meritorious Service
  • Induction Class:
    2019

Bio

Induction Class of 2019

Meritorious Service

Jerry Helvey - 2019 Meritorious Service

Jerry Helvey came to Anderson from Benton Harbor, MI to play football and baseball for the Ravens in the fall of 1962 and is being honored in the Meritorious Service category.   
 
Upon retirement from West High School in Anchorage, AK where Helvey was a teacher, coach and athletic director from 1974-1991, he returned to the Anderson campus where he oversaw outdoor athletics facilities and laundry operations for the Department of Athletics from 1991-97.

Helvey worked to raise the profile of the football program, securing a semi-tractor trailer to transport the gear to away football contests,painting intricate designs in the end zones and even using a cannon blast to celebrate Raven touchdowns. Helvey was a mentor to student-athletes, an excellent colleague to coaches and a positive presence on campus during his years of service to AU and the Department of Athletics.