The Salem High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has announced the Class of 2012. Those selected for induction are Ed Beck ’32.  Robert Edwin “Ed” Beck, Class of 1932 Football & Track  He won the state meet pole vault in 1930 and 1932, both times at 11 ft. 8 in” and was second in 1931. Of course he vaulted with the old heavy bamboo pole. Few people ever beat him at Reilly Stadium where the county and district meets were held those years, along with the popular Salem Night Relays. “Beck, 79, died in Newberry, SC, on Nov. 16, 1991 after a heart attack. “Beck set a freshman pole vault record at Newberry that stood for 23 years and he was named all-state in football for three straight years. He still holds the Newberry record for most points ever scored in a football game – 27.   more