The Franklin Wonder Five defined basketball during an eight-year era from 1918-1926. Four of those years were at Franklin High School, followed by an additional four at Franklin College. Earning three consecutive high school championships from 1920 to 1922, the team went undefeated during the 1922 and 1923 seasons at Franklin College, thus becoming national champions. Ernest Griz Wagner coached the team.
The collection consists of news articles, yearbook sections, and more relative to the Wonder Five and Griz Wagner, spanning 1921 to the present.
The 1924 Alamanck features a section about "Griz" Wager and star players during the 1923 basketball season at Franklin College. Forrest Wood, Robert Vandivier, Burl Friddle, John Gant, Carlyle Friddle, Wendell Ballard, Kenneth...
The 1930 Almanack features the men's basketball team coached by "Griz" Wagner. Captain Maurice Wooden, Cline, Shirley, Freeman, Green, Montgomery, Virt, Henderson, Surface, and Williams are featured, as is the 1929 basketball...
The 1931 Almanack features Coach "Griz" Wagner and the team of the 1930 basketball season, Captain Harold Williams, Surface, Anderson, Staples, Primmer, and Hollis are highlighted.
The 1932 Almanack contains a feature of Coach E. B. Wagner, also known as "Griz", and the 1931 Franklin College basketball season. Downey, Surface, Staples, Anderson, Brewer, and Underwood are highlighted as key players.
A 1931 edition of The Franklin features the Wonder Five and Griz Wagner. Two articles "Franklin Ends Year with 26-12 Verdict Over Ball Teachers" and "Griz Wagner Marks Decade As Franklin Basketball Mentor" are included on the...
The Franklin (1999) featured Robert "Fuzzy" Vandivier, member of the Wonder Five, as the #23 top basketball player "in the history of Indiana." His playing time with the Wonder Five is highlighted as well as mention of John...
A two-page article in The Franklin (1999), Griz Wagner and Robert "Fuzzy" Vandivier are featured in conjunction with the release of Phillip Ellert's book, The Franklin Wonder Five.
The Franklin (2003) published an article about the Franklin College Athletic Hall of Fame featuring the story of Robert "Fuzzy" Vandivier, one of the original inductees and a member of the Wonder Five.
