Marshall, Stan

Born Jan. 8, 1927 in Yankton. 1945 Centerville grad. 1950 SDSU grad. SDSU athletic director from 1965-80. Served as president and secretary-treasurer of the NCAA and was an influential member on many NCAA committees. Marshall was instrumental in initiating national championships for NCAA Division II and III schools. As a high school coach (1950-55), Marshall […]

Clodfelter, Dwane

Woonsocket native. 1947 USD grad. Coached USD to the 1958 college-division national basketball title. That team won its last 20 games and was the first North Central Conference team to go unbeaten (12-0) in conference play. His USD teams also set the state record for consecutive home wins (34, 1956-59). In 13 seasons at USD […]

Rasmussen, Wayne

Howard High School. 1964 South Dakota State grad. Rasmussen was all-North Central Conference in three sports (twice each in football and basketball and once in baseball) at SDSU. The 6-2, 180-pound Rasmussen was drafted by Detroit in the ninth round and went on to play nine seasons (1964-72) as a defensive back for the Lions. […]