Robinson, Darwin

Darwin Robinson is considered one of the greatest football players in Dakota State University history. He was an All-America choice and team captain in football and track & field. With Robinson in the lineup, the Trojans posted a 25-14 record. In 1971, he helped DSU win the Boot Hill Bowl at Dodge City, Kansas, the […]

Leighton, Kevin

Kevin Leighton logged numerous records during a 34-year South Dakota amateur baseball career with Madison and Canova. where he hit a state tournament record 24 home runs. His career stats include a .480 batting average and a state record 501 home runs. Each year he helped his teams to the state tournament, . He played […]

Johnson, Wally

Wally Johnson was a 1960 Aberdeen Central High School graduate and a 1964 Northern State College graduate. He was an outstanding multi-sport athlete who excelled in track & field and baseball and was an all-conference performer in football and basketball. Johnson’s accomplishments in 1960 were amazing. He was runner up in the South Dakota High […]

Fletcher, Randy

Among South Dakota’s best long-range shooters, Randy Fletcher averaged 27.0 points per game as a high school junior and 33.9 ppg his senior season to earn All-State recognition. A four-year starter for Reliance High School, he scored more than 1,900 career points. Reliance was undefeated for the regular season but lost to Alexandria in the […]

Goehner (Sieler), Heather

In 1998, Heather Sieler won the Howard Wood Dakota Relays girls special 800-meter run in 2:18.40 as an eighth grader. Later in the month she helped the Huron Tigers to runner-up honors at the state track & field meet with three gold medal performances. Her career track achievements include a dozen Eastern South Dakota Conference […]

Eggers, Doug

Doug Eggers played five seasons in the National Football League with the Baltimore Colts (1954-57) and the Chicago Cardinals (1958). The 6-foot, 213-pound linebacker was credited with four career pass interceptions and eight fumble recoveries. In 1959 he signed with the Oakland Raiders but decided to remain in Baltimore to manage his new business – […]