HARTFORD CITY, Ind. — After three years leading the Blackford boys basketball team, head coach Jerry Hoover has stepped down.
According to a release on Blackford's athletic website, Hoover, 86, cited concerns regarding COVID-19 and "how it could impact his family."
"I have enjoyed coaching at Blackford and appreciate everything that (admin) and the community has done to make my time there productive," Hoover said in the release.
“We had talked it about months ago," said Blackford athletic director Tony Uggen, who had COVID-19 and spent weeks in the Intensive Care Unit.