Roach, Mike
Mike Roach was a stand-out multi-sport athlete at Rapid City Cathedral High School. In 1960 he was an all-state defensive and offensive lineman, averaging eight tackles a game, and was team captain. Following graduation in 1961, Roach attended SDSU on a football scholarship. He played in the defensive line and won a starting spot as […]
Ruml, Ken
Wrestling has been Ken Ruml’s life for over 50 years. He graduated from Letcher High School in 1967 and Dakota Wesleyan University in 1971. He competed in football, wrestling, and track & field all four years and was a three-sport letter winner all four years. Ruml coached wrestling at Howard High School from 1976-2011. His […]
Salem, Joe
Born May 1, 1938. Sioux Falls (1956 Cathedral H.S. grad). 1961 Minnesota grad. At USD in 1966, he inherited a team that had won a total of nine games the previous six seasons. Led USD to NCC football titles in 1972, ’73 and ’74. He was 51-38-2 in nine years (1966-74) at USD. Later coached […]
Schroeder, Bob
The Miller High and University of South Dakota grad was an extremely successful high school football, basketball and track coach at Miller from the 1940s to the mid-1970s, and he coached two of the greatest teams in state history. Schroeder was an accomplished athlete at Miller while competing in those three sports. He was the […]
Seely, Brad
A 1974 Baltic High School and 1978 SDSU graduate, Brad Seely was considered one of the greatest special teams coaches in NFL history. He coached for the three New England Super Bowl-winning teams in 2001, 2003, and 2004. Seely was an All-State high school football player, all-conference basketball player, and state track & field meet […]
Seiler, Dawn
The winningest girls’ basketball coach in South Dakota history as of 2022, Dawn Seiler, retired with a 629-244 record in 37 seasons. She graduated from McLaughlin High School in 1979 and from the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND in 1983. She was a high school and college basketball star. In 1977, she scored a […]
Sherrill, Marv
The most successful high school wrestling coach in state history, Sherrill guided Watertown for 35 years before retiring after the 2003 season. Sherrill’s Arrows earned eight state Class A titles and had nine runner-up finishes. No coach has won more state wrestling titles. Watertown also won 14 Eastern South Dakota Conference championships and was region […]
Stiegelmeier, John “Stig”
1975 Selby/1979 SDSU graduate. SDSU’s winningest football coach in school history, with a 199-112 record in 26 seasons. Retired after the 2022 season in which the Jackrabbits won the FCS Division I national title. The Jacks were national runners-up during the spring 2021 season. Beginning in 2004, Stiegelmeier led SDSU’s transition from NCAA DII to […]
Strain, Dave
The White River High and South Dakota State grad guided Rapid City Central boys basketball to statewide prominence. In his 24 years as the Cobblers’ coach (1963-86), Strain’s teams won two state titles (1969 and ’80) and were runners-up six times (1965, ’67, ’74, ’75, ’79 and ’82). Strain guided Central to the state tourney […]
Swisher, Clark
Born March 27, 1916 in Vermillion. 1934 Vermillion HS grad. 1938 USD grad. Was a coach and/or athletic director at Northern State from 1946-1986. When he started at NSU, he coached football, basketball, track, tennis and golf – with no assistants. The winningest football coach in NSU history, he was 146-42-4 with four perfect seasons […]