Woodle, Buell

Sturgis HS. Black Hills State. Longtime coach and athletic director at Sturgis. Coached football, basketball and track at Sturgis (was assistant from 1930-41 and head coach from 1942-57). Was athletic director from 1958-65. He guided Scooper football teams to six Black Hills Conference titles (including 32 wins in a row in the conference) and his […]

Odson, Urban

1936 Clark HS grad. University of Minnesota. An All-American tackle for Minnesota in 1940, he helped the Gophers to unbeaten seasons and national titles in ’40 and ’41. The 6-3, 251-pounder was a first-round draft pick (ninth overall) of the Green Bay Packers in 1942. He was selected to play in the 1942 College All-Star […]

Marske, Bob

1944 Andover High School grad. The 6-8 Marske was one of the state’s greatest prep players, but he never went on to college ball though he was highly recruited by many big-time colleges. He led Andover to its only state-tourney appearance in 1944, and set a Class B state tourney record by scoring 71 points […]