Abbott, Cleve

Born Dec. 9, 1894 in Yankton. 1912 Watertown High School grad. 1916 SDSU grad. Won 16 varsity letters at Watertown and at SDSU he earned 14 more (in track, football, baseball and basketball). Hired by Booker T. Washington to teach and coach at Tuskegee Institute in 1915, Abbott became one of the most respected coaches […]

Houk, George

Born in Oldham. 1937 Oldham grad. 1941 Sioux Falls College grad. Guided Webster to back-to-back-to-back state Class B boys basketball titles in 1946-48, the only time the feat has been accomplished. Houk nearly coached four state title teams in a row; the 1945 team lost 30-28 to Madison in the finals. He coached only seven […]

Stransky, Bob

Yankton High School. University of Colorado. Was an All-American at Colorado in his senior year of 1957, when he was second in the nation in rushing (1,097 yards on 183 carries) and fourth in total offense (1,387) as one of the last of the single-wing tailbacks. In the 1957 Orange Bowl, Stransky’s second interception of […]