Albion College

Ike Field attended Albion College for three years before goingon to graduate from the University of Michigan. During those threeyears, he established himself as one of the best all-aroundathletes in Albion's history and was the first person to winletters in four different sports. In fact, he earned 12 letters inhis three years at Albion - three each in football, basketball,track and baseball. He was captain of both the football team andbaseball team in 1914. One of Ike's specialties was the long jump,which he won at the MIAA Field Day in 1912, 1913 and 1914. Eachyear he established a new record, with the 1914 jump standing asthe record until 1938.

Ike spent the majority of his professional career working in theinsurance industry as a certified life underwriter. Before that heworked as athletic director at Flint High School (1916-17), andserved as athletic director and coach for Albion in 1920 and 1921.Ike was also an accomplished musician. He passed away in October1970.