Tibbetts, Fred
The 1967 De Smet High and 1972 Dakota State grad won 551 games and 11 state titles – both state girls basketball coaching records. He was 551-101 in 29 seasons at the high school level (18 at Jefferson, 11 at Roosevelt). His teams qualified for the state tourney 19 times and reached the state finals […]
Tjeerdsma, Mel
The Springfield High and 1967 graduate of Southern State in Springfield was one of the most successful coaches in the history of college football. He coached Northwest Missouri State to a 183-43 record and three NCAA Division II titles in 17 seasons. Northwest was 0-11 in Tjeerdsma’s first season in 1994, then went 183-32 the […]
Trautner, Phil
Born in Beulah, N.D. in 1926. 1944 Goodrich, N.D., HS grad. 1951 Minnesota grad. The most successful prep tennis coach in state history, Trautner’s teams were 361-61 from 1965-2002. He led the Governors to four state titles (1975, ’79, ’84-85), three runner-up finishes and 10 Eastern South Dakota Conference titles. Taught and/or coached in Pierre […]
Trout, Lemoine
(Born 1943. Died 2002.) 1961 Alliance (NE) High School/1966 Black Hills State graduate. Was the key figure in building a track dynasty at Rapid City Stevens. His girls won six straight State AA titles from 1996-2001. His boys won a state title in 2001. Started teaching at Rapid City Stevens in 1982 until the time […]
Marquardt, Bill
1970 Salem/1976 Northern State graduate. Successful coach in a variety of sports, significant contributor to growing/improving SD sports. First SD prep coach to win state championships in football and basketball (and only one of four in state history to do so with Marv McCune, Kent Mueller and Paul Raasch). Had a 501-265 record in 36 […]
Marschalk, Paul
Born Jan. 3, 1901, in Lake of the Woods County, Minn. Warroad, Minn., HS. Carleton College (Northfield, Minn.). Known as much for his inventions as his coaching. Was athletic director and head football, basketball and track coach at Pierre for 18 years (1927-45). He guided the Governors to eight Central South Dakota Conference championships each […]
Marske, Ruth
Born Oct. 14, 1933 in Andover. Andover H.S. 1955 Northern State grad. Coached outstanding track, volleyball, softball and basketball teams at SDSU in the 1970s and ‘80s. Seven times in what was then the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, SDSU won state AIAW track titles. When the North Central Conference began women’s sports, her […]
Martin, Jack
1941 Creighton grad. Was athletic director and head coach in all sports at USD-Springfield from 1946-56. In 21 years as football coach at USD-S, he guided the Pointers to four South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference championships and a 103-64-5 record. His basketball teams were 89-78 and his track teams finished in the top four in the […]
Miner, Jim
Jim Miner graduated for Watertown High School in 1959 and Huron College in 1963. He was known as a tireless recruiter at Yankton who got many boys and girls participating in extra-curricular activities. In 2019, he was still volunteering his services to coach students and mentor coaches. Miner was football defensive coordinator under Max Hawk […]
Mitchell, Floyd
Born in 1908. 1927 Highmore grad. 1933 Iowa grad. Mitchell’s career as an athlete and coach spanned more than 50 years in South Dakota. He was the coach at Southern State Teachers College (later known as USD-Springfield) for almost 30 years, and he guided the Pointers to their first South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference basketball title […]