Reggie Smith – West Point Central Catholic
Athlete. Class of 1966 With eight carries, six touchdowns, 284 yards in a victory over a previously unbeaten team. Reggie Smith proved unstoppable at times. He led West Point Central Catholic to an undefeated season with 1,566 yards on 160 carries. A leader with a great attitude, he played with intensity and was a natural […]
Val Skinner – North Platte
Athlete A legend in Nebraska women’s golf, this 1978 graduate of North Platte High School earned an individual medal at the very first Nebraska high school girls golf state championship. She followed that with a win in the state amateur tournament, then attended college at Oklahoma State, and eventually proceeded into the ranks of professional […]
Ron Simmons – Sumner
Athlete. Ron could be best described as “Mr. All” at Sumner High School. Before graduating in 1964, his honors in basketball were All Conference (’61 ,’62,’63,’64), All Region (’61,’62,63,’64), All District (‘6 l,’62″6 3,’64), Class D All State (’62,’63,’64), All Class All State (’64) and All American (’64). He is second on the list of […]
Erick Strickland – Bellevue West
Athlete. A 1992 Bellevue West graduate, Strickland advanced to the NBA after standout high school and collegiate careers in Nebraska. At Bellevue West, Strickland starred in football, basketball and baseball and was the 1992 prep athlete of the year. He earned all-state honors in all three sports and led Bellevue West’s basketball team to three […]
John Sherlock – Omaha South
Athlete. Class of 1979 John Sherlock found fame and glory paving the way for the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ “Scoring Explosion” team of 1982 and 1983. It easily could have come on other fields. A consensus Nebraska high school Athlete of the Year in 1979, Sherlock stood out on the wrestling mat and the shot put circle […]
Chuck Stickels – Hastings
Athlete–A 1949 graduate of Hastings High School, a driving force for the Tigers basketball program, especially during his last two years with his all-state caliber play. In 1948 and 1949 Hastings High won 41 of 49 battles on the hardwood. This included a great victory over then long unbeaten Grand Island and runner-up at the […]
Grant Simmons – Omaha Benson
Athlete, 1962 graduate. Grant made his mark at Omaha Benson where he picked up 11 varsity letters, His sports were football, basketball, track, and baseball. He was selected All-City basketball, football and baseball. Then he was picked All State in the same three sports and was tabbed as high school All American in football and […]
Cory Schlesinger – Columbus
Athletes. Cory Schlesinger ’s biggest moment of glory came when he scored two touchdowns in the Nebraska Cornhuskers’ 27-17 win over Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl that sealed the national championship for the Cornhuskers. But the hard-hitting fullback with a reputation for breaking facemasks carried with him a history of a highly successful high […]
Leigh Suhr – Papillion-LaVista
Athlete. Class of 1998 Leigh Suhr blazed a new trail at Papillion-LaVista High School, becoming the school’s first female athlete to win 12 letters. Suhr especially excelled on the softball diamond where she was a four-year starter at shortstop on a team that won three state championships. The Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year, she […]
