Neuharth, Al
Born a poor country boy in South Dakota in 1924, Neuharth became a self-made multimillionaire who built the nation’s largest newspaper company (Gannett) and started the nation’s most widely read newspaper (USA Today). He is an Alpena High and University of South Dakota grad. Neuharth’s start in journalism involved sports, and much of the success […]
Hilson, Norm
The sports director at WNAX-AM in Yankton from 1956 until his death in 1990, Hilson was the voice of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for most of his career. He also did countless broadcasts of high school sporting events and even briefly did play-by-play of University of South Dakota games. Five times he was named […]
Kiner, George
The beginning of South Dakota Coaches Against Cancer started in 1984 when Dr. Charles Woodard, an English professor at SDSU, and John Papendick, one of his students, shared an interest in South Dakota sports stories. Dave Prohl, a friend of Woodard’s, also became involved, and they decided it would be a good idea to publish […]
Laskowski, Bob
Laskowski’s award-winning TV and radio sportscasting career spanned 45 years, with 36 of those spent in Rapid City. There he became known as “West River Bob” for his support of all western South Dakota teams but he considers himself a fan of anything or anyone South Dakota. Laskowski broadcast more than 3,000 athletic events during […]
Lindner, Don
Born Feb. 25, 1931, in Watertown. Grew up in Kranzburg. 1949 Goodwin High and 1954 South Dakota State grad. Sports editor of the Rapid City Journal for 37 years, Lindner was named South Dakota Sportswriter of the Year a record 11 times by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. Lindner got his start with Al […]
Conley, Bruce
Bruce Conley covered South Dakota sports for 25 years as a reporter with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. For the last three years of his 28-year tenure with the newspaper he was a general assignment reporter. Conley resigned in 1990 to accept the position of News Information Director at Augustana College. He retired in 2010 […]
Courtney, Kathie
Kathie Courtney, PhD. ATC Retired, is a 1970 graduate of Onida High School and a 1974 graduate of South Dakota State University. She is a member of five athletic halls of fame. Dr. Kathie (Demery) Courtney was a pioneer in athletic training, nationally and in South Dakota. After becoming only the 14th nationally certified female […]
Desautels, Larry
Stricken by polio at age 17, Desautels went on to a 44-year career as a sportswriter, almost all in Aberdeen. Was a co-founder of the South Dakota Sportswriters Association. He began his sportswriting career in 1929 with the Grand Forks (N.D.) Herald. He became sports editor of the Aberdeen American-News in 1935. Desautels would broadcast […]
Evans, Dave
Born Nov. 11, 1911 at Alpena. 1929 Alpena grad. 1935 Dakota Wesleyan grad. Evans, who was superintendent at Kadoka for 20 years, joined the staff of the South Dakota High School Activities Association as the assistant executive secretary in 1962. He was named executive secretary in 1970. He retired in 1977. Evans became a member […]
Ashley, Jim
Born June 23, 1902, in Hawarden, Iowa. Moved to Sioux Falls in 1916. Graduated from Washington High in 1920. Ashley was the first person to put an organized sports section in an area newspaper (in 1925), and he served as the Argus Leader’s sports editor for 20 years. Ashley worked at the Argus Leader for […]