Inducted December 16, 2017

Danny Thomas Sr. graduated from SHS in 1957 is widely regarded as one of the top athletes in the history of the school. He competed in football, basketball, track and baseball. Thomas was thee-year starter in basketball from the 1953-54 season through the 1955-56 season.,
Those teams had a combined record of 61-13. The 1954 team won the South Central Conference title, a sectional championship and was runner-up in the regional. One of its losses was to the famous Milan team that won the 1954 state championship. The 1955 team also won a sectional championship. And the 1956 team won the SCC title, a sectional championship and was runner-up in the regional. Thomas is still fourth in career scoring at Seymour with 1302 points in 72 games. He has the fourth highest career scoring average of 18.1 points per game and hold the singles season scoring record of 616 points seat in the 1955-56 season.. He also had the highest individual scoring game for a Seymour player at Shield Memorial Gymnasium with 43 points against Greensburg in 1956. Thomas was a three-year starter in football for the Owls and played both offense and defense. The 1955 team was among the best in school history with a 9-0 record. That season Thomas scored 78 points as Seymour outscored its opponents 241 to 48. he earned All-South Central Conference an All-State honors following that season. Thomas was also a standout for teh Seymour track teams in 1955 and 1956. He qualified for the state track meet in the 100 and 200 in 1956. Thomas also lettered in baseball for the Owls as a freshman in 1954 when Seymour had a 9-4 record.