HALL OF FAME

Gaskin, a 1972 graduate of Central Methodist, was a member of both the football and track & field programs, where he was a First Team All-Conference performer in football in 1967 and 1968. He was a part of the legendary 1967 football team, which finished with one of the highest winning percentages in program history, posting a 6-1-1 overall record, an accomplishment that had not been matched since the 1930s.

Gaskin, was also an outstanding athlete for the track & field team, running the 100m and 220m sprints. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Central in 1972.

His athletic accomplishments translated well into the coaching ranks, where he served as the Assistant Football Coach at Fayette High School  (1971-1972); Head Basketball Coach at WN Clark Middle School (1971-1972), and Assistant Basketball Coach for Central Methodist (1970-1971).  

Gaskin was also instrumental in integrating the CMU campus and Fayette community in the late '60s. He recruited several African American students to join him in Fayette and led the efforts in integrating several local businesses. His determination helped broaden the motivation of many to end racial discrimination in Fayette.

After graduation from Central Methodist, Levern received a job offer in Lincoln, Rhode Island to become a physical education teacher and the head boy's basketball coach at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School. While at the helm of the program, Gaskin led his program to seven division championships and back-to-back state titles in 1984-85 and 1985-86. His success continued well into the next decade, posting an incredible 66-6 record through 72 games in the early 1990s.  

In his 28 years as head coach, Gaskin not only turned inexperienced basketball players into all-division and all-state performers, but he helped mold them into outstanding young men. Upon his retirement from the coaching ranks, Davies school officials elected to rename the gymnasium in honor of Gaskin as "Gaskin Alumni Hall." Along the walls of the gymnasium, an addendum reads, "The House that Gaskin Built."