Inducted December 16, 2017

John Judd was a 1960 graduate of SHS and was a three sport athlete for the Owls in basketball, baseball and cross country. Judd was a four-year varsity letter winner and three-year starter in basketball. he earned his first varsity letter on the 1956-57 Seymour basketball team that won sectional and regional championships. As a sophomore, he was the fourth leading scorer on a senior-dominated team that won a sectional title and was a runner-up in the regional. Judd was the leader of the 1959 and 1960 Seymour teams that won sectional titles. In his junior season, Judd averaged 19 points a game as the owls compiled a 16-8 record. He was voted to the All-South Central Conference team and was the Seymour team MVP. Judd had a tremendous senior season for the Owls as he scored 562 points and averaged 22.5 points a game. That is the fifth highest single season point total in Seymour school history. The Owls won the sectional title and lost a close game to New Albany in the regional championship. In a regular season game at Franklin during his senior season, Judd poured in 49 points on 19 field goals and 11 free throws. That is still the single game scoring record at Seymour and is one of the longest standing basketball records at the school. He was all- conference, team MVP and all-state honorable mention as a senior. When he graduated in 1960, Judd was the second leading scorer in school history with 1167 points and is still ninth on the scoring list today. Judd was selected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver anniversary team in 1985. Judd was a three-year varsity letter winner in baseball and cross country. In baseball, the Owls were 40-13 in his three season with two South Central Conference championships. As a senior, Judd helped the Seymour cross country team go unbeaten in dual meets, to a first place finish in the Seymour Invitational, second place in the South Central Conference meet and third place in the Columbus Invitational. Judd was selected as SHS's Most Outstanding Athlete in 1960. He continued his basketball career at the United States Air Force Academy, where he was a three-year starter. he led the team in scoring as junior and senior and is still the 29th leading scorer in Air Force with 955 points. His career scoring average of 14.1 points per game is the eight best in Air Force basketball history.