Southern Indiana's Baseball "legend" Jim Haaff is the 31st person to be inducted into Oakland City University's Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame.

Coach Haaff, class of '65, was one of the greatest southpaws in Oakland City's long baseball history. Unfortunately the records for that era were lost when the "cow palace" burnt in the early 1980's. His specific data may be lost, but the memory and legend continues today as Coach Haaff is recognized as one of the truly great athletes to have graduated from Oakland City College/University. Great for on-the-field accomplishments, but also for the outstanding career of coaching young people of all ages.

Jim coached one year in Warrick County before moving on to South Spencer where he retired in 1997. In the span of 32 years Jim won 488 games for South Spencer High School while losing 320. His teams won 13 sectionals 4 regionals, and 10 PAC titles.

Coach Haaff is about to begin his 40th season as Coach of the Rockport Legion team where his record is an outstanding 866-536. Along the way his teams won 24 legion sectionals, 11 regionals, 5 State titles, and three Great Lakes Regional Championships. In those years Rockport played the stiffest of competition for the Legion World Series Championship. Also as part of the resume, Jim has supervised the the South Spencer Youth Baseball Leagues for over 30 years.

Jim, and wife Pat have three children and six grandchildren. They continue to reside in Rockport where Coach Haaff will be looking forward to another season of American Legion baseball.

Jim joins other 30 outstanding individuals in the HOF, but particularly Ray Roesner, his high school coach and mentor. Coach Haaff played for Mr. Roesner at Chrisney High School before coming to Oakland City College to letter four years in baseball, and one year in basketball.