Schuckman: Lepper was big man with big heart, big laugh and big personality

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | November 22, 2024
Tom Lepper, who spent 25 seasons as an assistant coach within the Quincy High School boys basketball program after being an all-state forward for the Blue Devils, passed away Thursday following a battle with brain cancer. | Matt Schuckman photo

QUINCY — When Tom Lepper stepped away from his role as an assistant coach with the Quincy High School boys basketball program two seasons ago due to health concerns, a number of people asked if a story would follow. The only way I’d write one, I continuously reiterated, was if he wanted to talk about…

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Crim: Lepper epitomizes Hall of Fame tenacity and Hall of Fame personality

By Don Crim, Senior Columnist | February 19, 2024
Tom Lepper, a 1992 Quincy High School graduate and a 1996 Quincy University graduate, was inducted into the QU Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday. | Photo courtesy QU Athletics

QUINCY — The one thing Tom Lepper promised ahead of his acceptance speech after being inducted into the Quincy University Sports Hall of Fame was that it would be brief. “I’m not a guy that tries to draw attention to himself, you know,” said the man who never openly sought the spotlight but couldn’t escape…

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