Chris Bober- Omaha South
Athlete Chris Bober- Omaha South A “late bloomer” who went on to a successful football career at UNO and the NFL, Chris Bober lettered in football and baseball while playing for Omaha South. At UNO, he started 46 consecutive games in the offensive line and was a two-time Division II All-American. An outstanding blocker and […]
Bruce Benedict- Millard
Athlete Bruce Benedict-Millard A 12-year catcher with the Atlanta Braves who twice was selected for the All-Star Game, Bruce Benedict was a two-year starter at Millard High in football, basketball and baseball and starred at UNO in baseball. At Millard, the starting quarterback and defensive back led a relatively new Class A school to back-to-back […]
Elizabeth Bahensky- Kearney
Athlete Elizabeth (Bahensky) Schott Kearney High (1996) Elizabeth capped her high school golf career by winning every meet her senior year and leading Kearney High to its third State Championship in her career. She also won the Class A State Championship as a junior. In amateur tournaments, she won the Nebraska Girls’ Match Play Championship […]
Dani Busboom- Freeman
Athlete Dani (Busboom) Kelly […]
Jeff Bellar- Norfolk Catholic
Coach As Nebraska’s all-time leader with 363 football coaching victories entering the 2020 season, Jeff Bellar’s 38-year coaching career includes nine state championships, five runner-up finishes and 34 playoff appearances. Six of his teams went undefeated. In three years at Beaver Valley at the start of his career, he led the team to the school’s […]
Damon Benning- Omaha Northwest
Athlete- 2019 (1992) Damon Benning owned the spotlight at Omaha Northwest on the football, basketball and baseball teams, earning All-Metro and All-State honors in football and baseball. A stellar performer on the football field, Benning switched from quarterback to running back his senior year and rushed for 1,548 yards and 21 touchdowns. He put […]
Rik Bonness-Bellevue
Athlete Bellevue (Class of 1973) A three-sport athlete at Bellevue High School, Rik Bonness shone brightest on the football field where he played center and linebacker, earning all-state honors his senior season and earning a scholarship to play at Nebraska. For the Cornhuskers, Bonness achieved the honor of being the seventh two-time All-American playing center. […]
Richard Brown-Omaha South
Athlete Omaha South (Class of 1958) Richard Brown played a crucial role in bringing a championship atmosphere to Omaha South. A four-time state wrestling finalist and three-time champion, he led the Packers to three straight state championships in wrestling. In football, the standout halfback and cornerback helped the Packers win the mythical state championship in […]
Larry Bornschlegl-Hastings
Official An outstanding athlete at Geneva High School and the University of Nebraska, Larry Bornschlegl never got far away from the playing field, enjoying a long career as a coach, school administrator and referee. Considered one of the premier basketball referees in the 1970s and ‘80s, Bornschlegl completed a basketball officiating career that covered 20 […]
Kim (Behrends) Buckendahl- Chappell
Chappell (Class of 1997) Kim (Behrends) Buckendahl rewrote Nebraska high school volleyball’s record books. From her 42 kills in the state championship match to her 1,643 career kills, Behrends dominated small-town volleyball like no other. She led Chappell to back-to-back undefeated state championships and a 55-match winning streak. All-class all-state for two years and Class […]
