Danny Widhalm
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- Year Inducted:
- 1996
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- Sport(s):
- Men's Basketball
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- Inductee Category:
- Athlete
Danny Widhalm played four seasons for the Central Methodist Men's Basketball team from 1980-84. Perhaps the greatest player in program history, Widhalm led the Eagles to three Heart Conference Championships in a four-year span, including back-to-back championships during his junior and senior seasons.
Three of those conference championship teams (1980-81, 1982-83, and 1983-84) were inducted into the Hairston Hall of Fame.
Widhalm finished his career as a four-time NAIA Honorable Mention All-American and the program's all-time leading scorer with 2,352 points, a record that still stands today.
He also holds school records in single-game blocks (nine), career field-goal makes (963), career-rebounding average (9.8/game), and career blocks (245). Additionally, Widhalm hold the single-season record in blocks with 72.
Danny graduated from Central with a bachelor of science degree in education, then became a physical education teacher at Morgan County RII School district in Versailles, Missouri.
He earned a master's degree in physical education from Pittsburg State University.
