Anthony Roskie
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- Year:
- 1929
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- Hometown:
- Rockford, Illinois
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- High School:
- Rockford
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- Team:
- Football, Basketball, Baseball
Growing up in Rockford, Illinois, Anthony attended Rockford High
School. He was a forward on the basketball team that placed
second in a National basketball tournament.
He entered Lake Forest in 1925 and lettered all four years in football, basketball and baseball. Toney, a physics major, was also a member of Phi Pi Epsilon.
Graduating in 1929, he took a position as a coach and teacher at
Todd school for Boys in w
Woodstock, Illinois, eventually serving as Athletic Director.
In 1929 he also became the director of Camp Tosebo in Manistee,
Michigan, a summer camp, and help the position for 42 years.
In 1930 he married Catherine Held '27. The following year he
started a semi-professional basketball team and coached the team as
well as being a player. While at Todd, Anthony compiled a
240-147 record for his football teams. In 1953 he became
Athletic Director and head coach at Woodstock Community High
School.
Anthony's service when beyond coaching and teaching. Along with serving as an Elder of his church and being appointed to the executive board of the Alumni Board of Directors, he was a founder of McHenry County College, organized in 1968. In 1971 he was voted Woodstock Citizen of the Year. In his honor, the Toney Roskie award was established by Woodstock High School to be awarded to the most outstanding athlete of the year. In 1973 the Illinois High School Athletic Coaches Association honored Anthony for outstanding achievement in guidance of young men and in 1974 he received an awarded for distinguished service from the Northern Illinois Officials Association. He was named to the Illinois High School Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player in 1977 and a coach in 1979. In 1982 a pavilion at Woodstock City Park was name in honor of Anthony by the Lions Club and the City Council.