Everett Collier was and is more than an outstanding football player. In fact, it was his difficulty in adjusting to small town life that led him to participate in Bluffton music and drama activities, which now occupy a lot of his personal time.
A graduate of Shaker Heights High School near Cleveland, where he lettered in football and basketball and was an All League standout, he was urged to attend Bluffton by another Shaker Heights student, Henry Freeman. He became a four year letter winner at Bluffton, earning Hoosier Buckeye Collegiate Conference and NAIA District 22 honors twice. He also was an honorable mention All American, played in the All Ohio Shrine Bowl, was most valuable offensive player and team captain in 1974 and was a member of the 1972 HBCC grid championship team.
He was an assistant football coach at Bluffton from 1985-89, assistant basketball coach at Bluffton High School 1986-89 and assists with the Bluffton High School girls basketball and volleyball teams. And he served as postmaster for the village of Bluffton.
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