Felderman, Barb

Barb Felderman was a 1969 graduate of Doland High School and 1973 graduate of Northern State University. She was a member of the first NSU women’s basketball, volleyball and track & field teams and went on to letter in field hockey as well. Felderman was the first woman’s athlete to be inducted into the NSU […]

Christensen, Jill

Jill (Smidt) Christensen graduated in 1979 from Lennox High School and from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa in 1983. In high school, she was a two-time Class A 1st team All-State girls basketball player and earned four medals at the State Track Meet in the 880-yard run and the 2-mile relay. While at NWC, […]

Tiefenthaler, Denis

Dennis Tiefenthaler was born on May 17, 1962, and now resides in Dewey (AZ). In the words of hall of fame member Greg Hanson, “Athletic versatility did not originate with Dennis Tiefenthaler, he has simply refined it to an art seldom seen before in the state of South Dakota. In a time when two out […]

Mitchell, Jim

The national deaf basketball player of the year as a senior in 1954, the 6-foot-1 Mitchell averaged 27.2 points a game for the South Dakota School for the Deaf that season, including a 52-point effort against Worthing. The 27.2 was a national deaf record. In the 52-point game, he was 17 of 24 from the […]

Klein, Mel

One of Northern State’s greatest basketball players, Klein was an outstanding coach as well. The 1957 Aberdeen Central and 1961 Northern State grad played on four South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference championship teams, three of which advanced to the NAIA national tourney. The 6-foot-5, 190-pound Klein was a two-time all-SDIC player under Coach Bob Wachs, and […]

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 […]

Hagen, Clyde

Born March 24, 1948. 1966 Webster HS grad. 1971 SDSU grad. Nicknamed “Wide Clyde” by WNAX sportscaster Norm Hilson, Hagen has been a familiar figure on the South Dakota sports scene for 40 years. He was the last three-sport star at South Dakota State. The 6-foot-4, 236-pound Hagen was all-North Central Conference in football (1969) […]

Grubb (Coyle), Cathy

1979 Belle Fourche/1983 Northern State graduate. Cathy (Coyle) Grubb was a two-time All-American basketball player at Northern State who led Wolves to a four-year record of 98-15. She scored 1,342 career points and was one of the school’s best-ever free throw shooters (82 percent career average). She led the Wolves to third in the nation […]

Ferrie, Paul

The Sioux Falls man was perhaps the state’s greatest fastpitch pitcher. He started pitching in 1939 at age 12, playing on a team with his brother Buster and neighborhood friends. Over a 26-year career, Ferrie was a feared power hitter, but it was on the mound where he would really make a name for himself. […]

Ferrie, Roger

Sioux Falls. The lifelong Sioux Falls resident had to overcome an early bout with polio to become one of the state’s finest softball players. The 6-5, 217-pound right-hander pitched from 1948-77, going 455-183 with 26 no-hitters and five perfect games. He led his teams (Bull Pen Bar and Midwest Coast) to nine state titles. He […]