The Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) recently announced that Maurice “Stringy” Ervin, Littleton High School’s former and legendary swimming coach, will be inducted into the CHSAA Hall of Fame. Stringy left his legacy not only at Littleton High School, but also throughout the entire state of Colorado, as a coach who cared deeply about the all-around success of his student-athletes. In addition to the twelve state championships won by the LHS boys’ and girls’ swimming teams under his leadership, Stringy also coached football and baseball, taught at LHS for more than 30 years and was an accomplished three-sport athlete when he attended Littleton High School.

"This is one of the most exciting days of the year for the Association. We have the opportunity to demonstrate the end results of the many people who represent the values of educational athletics. This class, like those before it, shows the character, integrity and class that comes from participation in something bigger than one’s self. From three absolutely educationally-focused coaches and music directors, to a career education administrator, to three highly successful athletes and adults, to a man who has literally spent over 50 years marking these accomplishments, this class reflects all that is high school sports and activities,” CHSAA Commissioner Paul Angelico said in making the announcement.

In addition to Stringy, the Class of 2015 Hall of Fame inductees include Judy Beardsley, Jess Gerardi, Natalie Hughes, Irv Moss, Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, Chuck Williams and Art Wollenweber. The CHSAA Hall of Fame began in 1989 and now features 180 inductees.

In a press release announcing the Class of 2015, CHSAA shared a short biography about the legendary swim coach:

“A coach for five decades, Erwin’s girls’ swimming teams won five state championships and his boys’ teams won another seven. He has coached 19 individual state champions, as well. He has also coached football and baseball. He has won too many honors to count and has been an integral part of the leadership team for the CHSCA. For a man who never learned to swim himself, Ervin can always be found at the pool coaching all levels of swimmer. He was a classroom teacher for LHS for over 30 years and is a meticulous record keeper. He was named the 1998 National Swimming Coach of the Year. He is the recipient of The Denver Post’s Dave Sanders Award (2001), as well as multiple other coaching and leadership awards. As a three-sport high school athlete at LHS, he led his teams to a state championships in football (quarterback) and basketball.”

The Class of 2015 will be inducted during a ceremony on Wednesday, January 27, 2016.