Felderman, Barb

Barb Felderman was a 1969 graduate of Doland High School and 1973 graduate of Northern State University. She was a member of the first NSU women’s basketball, volleyball and track & field teams and went on to letter in field hockey as well. Felderman was the first woman’s athlete to be inducted into the NSU […]

Forseth, Lolly

Born Sept. 9, 1947, in Mitchell. 1965 Canton grad. 1969 SDSU grad. Was a head gymnastics coach for 19 years in Sioux Falls, leading Lincoln High to seven state titles and Washington High to four. Three other teams were state runners-up. Her teams had an incredible 154-9 record in dual meets. She coached Lincoln from […]

Fosness, Gordie

Presho. 1957 Dakota Wesleyan grad. Was men’s basketball coach at DWU for 22 years. His teams won 351 games and 11 conference titles, earning him a spot in the NAIA Hall of Fame. He also was an assistant football coach at DWU for 20 years. In 1988 he became state director of the Fellowship of […]

Fredrickson, Curt

An Aberdeen Central and Northern State grad, Fredrickson is the second-winningest active NCAA Division II women’s basketball coach with 723 wins in 34 seasons. He also was a great all-around athlete, excelling in football, basketball and baseball. He ranks as one of the greatest amateur baseball players in state history. Fredrickson was just the 16th […]

Gamage, Harry

Born Feb. 3, 1900. Macomb, Ill., native. U of Illinois. The winningest football coach in USD history, Gamage was coach there for 18 years (1934-41 and 46-55). After taking over a USD team that hadn’t had a winning season in seven years, Gamage’s squads were 82-67-7 and won four conference titles. Before coming to South […]

Godfrey, Vic

The 1958 Aberdeen Central and 1963 Northern State grad has been a track and/or cross country coach for more than 50 years – much of it at Watertown. Godfrey began his coaching career in Indonesia while in the Peace Corps from 1963-65. During that time he worked with Olympic gold medalists Emil Zatopek and Charlie […]

Greeno, Rich

Born near Amherst, S.D. 1946 Langford HS grad. 1950 Northern State grad. A cross country and boys track coaching legend at Lincoln High in Sioux Falls, Greeno’s coaching career spanned six decades. He coached at Lincoln from 1968-90. The Patriots won 11 state cross country titles, including all but one in the 1970s, and the […]

Greeno, Rollie

The 1944 Langford High and 1950 Northern State grad coached the Milbank football team to 44 consecutive victories before embarking on a 37-year coaching career at Jamestown College. The Amherst native began his coaching career at Wessington Springs from 1950-56, coaching four sports with great success. His football teams there were 37-9-3, including a 27-game […]

Haensel, Wayne “Hawkeye”

A 1954 graduate of Walnut Grove High School (MN) and a 1959 graduate of SDSU, Haensel was an All-American, all-conference, three-year starter, and senior co-captain for the Jackrabbits, helping SDSU secure three North Central Conference Championships with a 23-11-2 record during his tenure. Drafted in the 25th round of the 1958 NFL Draft by the […]

Hansen, Elmer

Born June 13, 1905, in Kanaranzi, Minn. Luverne (Minn.) HS. 1930 Morningside College grad. Hansen was one of the state’s most successful track coaches, winning 12 state titles in his 21 years as head coach at Washington High. The Warriors’ nine consecutive state titles from 1953-61 is the best such streak in state history. While […]