HOUSER, Erwin "E" ~ Graceland's Hall of Fame

HOUSER, KENT

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/25/2013 at 15:25:42

HALL of FAME

Erwin "E" Houser
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

Erwin "E" HOUSER attended Graceland from 1974-1977 and played football and baseball each year.

In baseball, Erwin was an All-District 15 selection for four years, All-Heart of America Conference First Team selection for three years, and second team selection for one year. He was also named to the Graceland baseball team's Most Valuable Player in 1974 and 1977.

In his senior year, 1977, "E" peaked his collegiate career by being named Honorable Mention All-American. In the spring of 1974, he finished his freshman season third in the nation in home runs with 13, sparking an eventual 40 home runs throughout his Graceland career.

Following graduation he was a member of the Cincinnati Red's minor league baseball Class A team in Texas for one year.

Erwin also excelled in football, earning All-Heart of America Conference Honorable mention honors his sophomore year.

"E" graduated in 1977 with a degree in health, physical education and recreation and a minor in social work. Erwin was also an active member of the Black Student Union for four years at Graceland.

Erwin's hobbies include spending time with his children, providing guidance counseling to high school students, and outdoor activities. He has aspirations if running a shelter for abused women and children in the future.

Erwin and his wife, Shelly KENT-HOUSER (Graceland, 1977), live in Fairfield, Connecticut where he has been employed with Federal Express since 1985. They have two children, Andrea Jamal (A.J.) and Jasmine Chanson.

Erwin "E" HOUSER was inducted into Graceland University's Hall of Fame in 1997.

SOURCE: gujackets.com/f/Hall_of_Fame.php

Submission by Sharon R Becker, August of 2013