A standout on the basketball court, Harrell set a Blueboy scoring record when he poured in 38 points in a 1955 win over Blackburn to break Bill Shouse’s former mark. That record stood until 1987 when Dave Earhart scored 44 in a win over Principia. Harrell won four letters in basketball and was a three-time selection to the All-Prairie College Conference team. Long-time fans of Blueboy basketball will recall that Harrell, in two head-to-head encounters with Western Illinois’ talented Chuck Schramm, outscored the all-American center by counts of 27-23 and 21-20.