GHV FOOTBALL Hall Of Fame
And History
1991 State 2A Title Team
The 1991 Garner-Hayfield football team finished the season as the Class 2A State Champions with an impressive 12–1 record Lead by Head Coach Darrell Schumacher. Their only loss of the season came against West Hancock during the regular season. The Cardinals later avenged that loss in the first round of the playoffs, defeating the Eagles 19–12.
Throughout the season, the 1991 team dominated opponents, outscoring them 465 to 121 for a total point differential of 344. In nine games, the Cardinals won by at least 25 points. Defensively, the team held opponents to two touchdowns or fewer in all but one game.
During the playoffs, the Cardinals continued their dominant performance, outscoring opponents 115 to 28, highlighted by a 28–7 victory over Central Lyon in the Class 2A state championship game.
Individually, the team earned significant recognition. Five players were named All-State by the Des Moines Register, while four were selected All-State by the Iowa Newspaper Association. Additionally, 17 players received All–North Iowa Conference honors, including seven First Team selections, four Second Team selections, and six Honorable Mentions.
The 1991 team still holds school records in several categories.
1991 State Title Game
1991 Season Highlights
Jim Pinneke
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Jim Pinneke was born August 24, 1957. His parents are Lawrence and Merna Pinneke. He was joined by a brother, Michael, in 1959 and a sister Julie, in 1961.
School brought many friendships. He seldom singled out an individual as his
friend but included everyone as my friends."
Jim enjoyed life. He worked on the farm and could be seen dancing on the hay rack between Loading bales of hay. He was president of his 4 Hclub and president of the county 4-H. He enjoyed his pony and later mopeds, motoroycles, and his car.
Jim played the trombone in band from 5th to Uth grade and chose to enter the vocal department as a senior.
He started playing football in high school as a sophomore. He was a running
back, and his family was told he ran as if he had "wings on his feet."
September 10, 1974 Jim was about to leave for school but stopped at the door.
When asked if he needed something he said, "no, I was just looking at you." Jim died that afternoon in Garner as the team practiced football. He was tackled and never got up. It was later determined to be heart related.
It was at this time the number "25" for football was retired. The request of the football team to name the new football field "Pinneke Field" in Jim's memory was honored by the Garner-Hay field School Board.
Ryan Bakke
Ryan Bakke was a three year starter for the Garner-Hayfield football team. In 1991, he helped lead the Cardinals to the Class 2A State Championship with a win over Central Lyon/George-Little Rock. In that game he ran for a state record of 269 yards. Ryan was captain of the football team for two seasons. During his senior year in 1991, Ryan rushed for 2,477 yards, scored 41 touchdowns and earned the team 248 points. Ryan’s rushing total and touchdowns were both state records at the time and his point total finished at second best. He was a three-time All Conference and two-time All State football player. Ryan was supported by an amazing offensive line, which helped him amass nearly 4,500 rushing yards, 68 touchdowns, and 410 points during his high school football career. Ryan also earned honors in basketball as a two-time all-conference player and was a two-time qualifier for the State Track and Field Meet and Drake Relays.
After graduating high school, Ryan went on to Drake University where he played football for two years. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology, and then went on to medical school at Des Moines University. After Medical School and Residency, Ryan began working as an Emergency Room Physician, first in Newton, Iowa and then moving on to Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines where he has been working for the last ten years. In 2008, Ryan was honored to be inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Associations Football Hall of Fame.
Tom Busch
Tom was a remarkable four-sport athlete at Garner from 1961 to 1964, earning 15 varsity letters across football, track, baseball, and basketball. He excelled in football and basketball, earning First Team All-Conference honors in both sports his junior and senior years, along with First and Third Team All-State recognition in football. As a senior, he was the state’s top offensive player, leading in touchdowns, points, and total offense while setting conference records with 21 rushing touchdowns, 12 passing touchdowns, and 24 extra points. In basketball, he averaged 22.7 points per game his senior year, earning First Team All-State honors, while his team lost just four games during his junior and senior seasons combined. In track, he posted a 9.8-second 100-yard dash, held the 220-yard state record, and recorded a school-record 21’11” broad jump. He also starred in baseball, hitting .512 with 27 RBIs as a junior and compiling a 3–1 pitching record with a 0.70 ERA.
After receiving 79 scholarship offers, Tom chose to attend Iowa State, where he became one of the most versatile players in program history. A three-year starter, he contributed as a receiver, tailback, punter, kicker, and return specialist, finishing his career ranked third in all-time receiving yards and averaging 15.8 yards per catch. He also remained among the school’s top kickoff returners decades later, averaging 24.7 yards per return. Recognized as one of the best all-around backs in Big 8 history, he earned selections to the Senior Bowl and Blue-Grey Bowl and was later drafted by the NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals, also spending a season with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL. Following his playing career, Tom became a teacher and coach, while also excelling in fastpitch softball with several top teams. His achievements earned him induction into multiple halls of fame, including Iowa High School Football (1997), Iowa Softball (1998), and Cedar Rapids Softball (1999).
Darrell Schumacher
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Darrell Schumacher is an Iowa high school football coach and educator with a career spanning more than four decades. Over 48 years, he has coached at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, Oskaloosa, Vinton-Shellsburg, Spencer, and Benton Community.
Schumacher began his career in 1978 as an assistant at Benton Community High School before moving into multiple head coaching roles across Iowa. He also served as an assistant coach at Iowa Central Community College for seven years following his retirement from teaching.
He is one of only two coaches in Iowa history to lead four different high schools to the state playoffs and led Garner-Hayfield-Ventura to its one and only state championship in 1991. During his time at GHV, he became the winningest coach in program history with 63 wins and holds the highest winning percentage by a head coach at .554.
Schumacher was inducted into the Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2000. He also served as IFCA President and received honors including the Walt Fiegel Award and the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Character Counts Coach of the Year Award in 2011.
Now retired, he remains involved as a volunteer football coach at Garner-Hayfield-Ventura. He lives in Garner, Iowa, with his wife, Deb, and serves on the Garner City Council.