Diehl, Wally

Born March 10, 1914, in Mitchell. 1932 Mitchell grad. 1936 SDSU grad. Was a teacher, coach and athletic director in Sioux Falls’ public school system for 35 years. He coached one year in Hawarden, Iowa, before joining the Sioux Falls school system in 1937. For 28 years, he ran the Howard Wood-Dakota Relays. At Washington […]

Wachs, Bob

Born Jan. 26, 1923 in Tracy, Minn. 1947 Northern Colorado grad. The winningest coach in the history of South Dakota men’s basketball, Wachs compiled a 532-286 record in 30 years at Northern State (1955-85). The Wolves were SDIC champions 10 times and NIC champs twice under Wachs, who also led the Wolves to the NAIA […]

Sandy, Earl

Born Nov. 13, 1898, in Groton, where he lived until age 9, when his family moved to Idaho. A Hall of Fame jockey, Sande was the nation’s leading rider in 1921, ‘23 and ‘27 and he rode such greats as Man o’ War, Sir Barton, Zev and Gallant Fox. He was immortalized in verse by […]