Robbie, Joe

Born July 7, 1916 in Sisseton. 1935 Sisseton HS grad. Northern State. 1946 USD law degree. Owner of the Miami Dolphins from 1966 until his death in 1990. His friendship with Sioux Falls’ Joe Foss, a former classmate at USD and then commissioner of the American Football League, led to Robbie’s securing a franchise in […]

Goodell, Harold

Born in Fairfax, Iowa, in 1904. Moved to South Dakota at age 2. Colorado College of Chiropody. University of Wyoming. Goodell was associated with South Dakota Tech for 40 years, retiring as director of student health and director of athletics in 1970. He was president of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference for several seasons and […]

Vidal, Gene

Born April 13, 1895, in Madison. 1912 Madison HS grad. 1916 USD grad. 1918 West Point grad. He participated in the 1920 and ’24 Olympic Games. At Antwerp in 1920, he finished seventh in the decathlon. He had sprained his right wrist in a car accident just before the Olympics, and any event that required […]