Rob Huber is a teacher and coach whose post-college achievements matched those of his Bluffton days. A graduate of Lima Senior High School who transferred to Bluffton from The Ohio State University, he made his athletic mark in tennis.
He was undefeated in regular season play during his court career, with his only loss in the quarterfinals of the NAIA national tournament. After college he won the Lima city singles and doubles titles several times through the 1970s.
Huber also excelled as a leader of youth, his Shawnee High School teams winning 12 Western Buckeye League boys titles and eight WBL girls crowns. He coached a state champion doubles team and a three time individual state champion. Dozens of his former players went on to play college tennis, many at the Division I level. His high school coaching record is 446-127, at one point the eighth among Ohio tennis coaches.
He retired as history teacher and tennis coach after 30 years at Shawnee. In 1990 he was selected Ohio history teacher of the year. He earned his master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Dayton.
