Don Davitz:  

Life I attended West High from 1970-1973. While I was there, I was on the cross-country, track, and wrestling teams. After graduation, I attended the Ohio State University and majored in education. While I was there, I was on the wrestling team during my freshman year but had to quit because I was concerned with my classes. During my sophomore year, I took a fencing class and competed in the university intramural tournament, taking second place. After the tournament, the fencing coach asked me to join the team, where I competed from 1975-1978. While I was on the team, we were Big Ten runners up (1976 and 1978) and won the Big Ten in 1977, and ranked in the top ten teams nationally. I was also a scholar athlete for two years while on the team. After graduation, I taught 9th grade General Science at Westmoor Junior High. While I was there, I coached track at Westmoor and football and wrestling at West. After my first year, the school system lost a desegregation suit and I was concerned for my job, so I joined the Air Force. I was commissioned a second lieutenant and went to pilot training where I learned to fly B-52 bombers. I advanced in rank and position, flying as an instructor...Expand for more