THE GREATER LANSING AREA SPORTS HALL
OF FAME
INDUCTION CEREMONY
JIM BRANDT
July 28, 2022
By Chuck Krafft
Jim Brandt
coached Track at Grand Ledge for 28 years; he also coached Cross Country for 19
years and Basketball for 10 years. He
had a big hand in founding the Lansing Invitational Cross Country Meet in 1989.
In cross
country, he had 66 consecutive dual meet wins and won 11 CAC Championships in
12 years. He also won 3 Regional Championships
and coached 6 All-State Runners. He was
the Lansing State Journal Coach of the Year in 1994.
In track, he
won one CAC Championship, two West Central Championships and ten Eaton County
Championships. In 2005, he was entered
into the Michigan High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
His first
comment was a story about a Magic Johnson dunk against one of his basketball teams
that was so impressive that his Grand Ledge bench gave its props! He noted that Magic Johnson went on to coach
in the NBA while he went on to coaching track!
(Like most inductees, Mr. Brandt was quite humble!)
He thanked his
athletes for their hard work and dedication.
He also thanked the coaches that helped his teams to achieve on a level
that earned this recognition.
He showed a
great sense of humor throughout his talk as he ended by telling us that he was
happy to see his grandchildren at the event.
He noted that if he had known about grandkids, he would have skipped the
“kids” part of the process!
For those
who wish to read about the entire event, here is a link to the Overview page!
https://lansingcivicevents.blogspot.com/2022/07/2022-greater-lansing-area-sports-hall.html
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