Hamann, Ray
Born and raised in Yankton. 1931 Yankton grad. Wisconsin. The first South Dakotan to play pro basketball on an organized level, playing seven years with the famed Oshkosh All-Stars, members of a six-team league that was a forerunner to the NBA. Hamann was named all-league in 1940, when Oshkosh won the league title. While in […]
Hansen, Greg
The 1970 Hurley High and Dakota Wesleyan grad averaged a double-double for eight consecutive seasons – four at Hurley and four at DWU – and was all-conference all eight seasons. At Hurley, the two-time all-stater had 1,989 points and 1,663 rebounds with career highs of 62 points and 34 rebounds. He averaged 13 points and […]
Hecker, Fred
Born July 2, 1939, in Hinsdale, Ill. Sioux Falls (1957 Washington High grad). 1963 Augustana grad. One of the finest athletes in the history of Sioux Falls’ Washington High, Hecker was an All-American in football and basketball as a senior. The 1957 Washington grad also excelled in golf and track, earning 11 letters in all. […]
Heier, Carold
1949 McLaughlin HS grad. 1953 Huron College grad. He coached Huron High’s basketball team to an unbeaten season in 1958. He became a coach at Rapid City Central in 1962. In 1969, he became Rapid City Stevens’ first activities director, a position he held until his death in 1977 at age 45. In eight seasons […]
Heirigs, Roger
The first person to be named the state’s High School Athlete of the Year and the College Athlete of the Year, the multi-talented Heirigs was one of South Dakota’s brightest stars in the 1960s. He earned the prep honor in 1963 at Irene and the college honor in 1966 at Yankton College. Both honors were […]
Henley, Garney
Hayti High School. 1960 Huron College grad. After a brief tryout with the Green Bay Packers, Henley became a Canadian Football League legend with the Hamilton Tiger Cats, mostly as a defensive back. The 6-foot, 180-pounder, a CFL all-star for 10 consecutive years (1963-72), was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1979. […]
Hyde, Kent
In 1954 at Onida, the 6-foot-5 1/2 senior averaged an incredible 50.4 points a game. His point total (1,411) and average that season were national records. The previous year he had averaged 16.1 points in helping the Warriors win the state Class B title. He was the only returning player from that team. One newspaper […]
Iverson, Jim
1948 Platte HS grad. 1952 Kansas State grad. Was an all-stater four times at Platte. Played in four state tournaments, setting records for points scored in a championship-round game (29), consolation-round game (42), for three games (82) and for state tourney career (251). Starting guard for Kansas State and played for the Wildcats in 1951 […]
Nielsen Honner, Dana (Nielsen)
The 1988 Armour High and 1993 Augustana grad was the first four-time all-conference women’s basketball player in North Central Conference history. Twice the 5-foot-11 forward was the NCC Most Valuable Player and a first-team NCAA Division II Kodak All-American. She ended her career as the all-time NCC scoring leader. She remains among Augustana’s career leaders […]
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 […]