Burt, Jim

Born in Melcher, Iowa, in 1914. 1936 grad of Melcher High School. Brown Institute in Minneapolis. A broadcast pioneer, Burt spent 40 years at KELO Radio and TV, retiring in 1987. To South Dakotans, no state sports figure was more recognizable. Burt started at KELO Radio in June of 1947. He did play-by-play of KELO’s […]

Ferguson, Stewart

Born Jan. 27, 1900 in Carthage, Mo. Dakota Wesleyan Academy in Mitchell. Dakota Wesleyan University. One of the most innovative and unconventional coaches in the history of college football. In eight years at Arkansas A&M, Ferguson gained national attention with his “Wandering Boll Weevils.” It was at A&M that he invented the “swinging gate” offensive […]

Gushurst, Fred

Born in Lead in 1890. Lead High School. 1914 Notre Dame grad. Starting right end on unbeaten Notre Dame football teams of 1912 and 1913. The left end was Knute Rockne. Gushurst was named All-American in his senior season of 1913. These Notre Dame teams are most famous for popularizing the use of the forward […]