Athlete · Wrestling, Football & Track and Field · CCHS Class of 1980 · 2025 Hall of Fame Inductee
A 1980 CCHS graduate, Todd Deutsch was an 11-time varsity letter winner. In wrestling he was a two-time sectional champion, three-time regional champion, and semi-state champion, finishing third at the IHSAA State Finals as a senior. In football he led the Eagles with 922 rushing yards his senior season and earned honorable-mention All-State honors from the UPI. In track and field he was a state qualifier in the pole vault and held the CCHS school record in that event for more than 20 years.
He went on to wrestle at the University of Northern Iowa and Indiana University, and later returned to Columbia City as an assistant wrestling coach, helping the Eagles to four sectional titles, three regional titles, two semi-state titles, and two team final-four appearances.
