Jim Lochner (2006) - Hall of Fame - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Jim Lochner

Induction:
2006
Class:
1962

Lochner was a three-year letterman during his playing career and started every NCAA Playoff game from 1960-62, as the Bears advanced to the College World Series in each of those seasons. He set the program's single-game record for RBI (7) in a game against Western State and later the single-game record for pickoffs by a catcher (5), in a District 7 Playoff game against Air Force. He started his career as a shortstop but took over the roll of catcher after the team's two catchers went down with injury and went on to earn All-Rocky Mountain Conference honors behind the plate. He later served as an assistant coach for the program. Lochner went on to serve as a professor of health and physical education at Weber State from 1970-99. There he directed the Health Education program and chaired many committees among other accomplishments. One teammate described him by saying, "This is a man who, against all odds, accomplished so much, both as an athlete, and more importantly, with his life after his departure from co