James L. Decker – Omaha Holy Name
Athlete. A 1952 graduate of Omaha Holy Name, James lettered four years on football teams that went 31-0-1. The lone tie was against Creighton Prep. He led the city in scoring for two years racking up 96 points in 1950 and 136 in 1951. Among his football honors were all-class all-state in 1951, Class B […]
Robert Decker – Omaha Holy Name
Athlete. Robert attended Omaha Holy Name from 1946 through 1950 excelling in football, basketball, and baseball. At 5-foot-7 and 150 pounds, he was renowned for his athleticism and fierce competitiveness. His successes contributed to Holy Name being recognized as a small-school powerhouse. Bob was varsity starter all four years in football and basketball. As a […]
Maury Damkroger – Lincoln Northeast
Athlete (1970). The Lincoln Journal-Star and Omaha World-Herald’s 1970 athlete of the year was All-class all-state in football in 1969. Also was a 3-year starter in a great era of high school basketball and starred in baseball (two-time all-city) for the Rockets. Northeast won basketball state championships his sophomore and senior years. In 2004, he still […]
Elmer Dohrmann – Staplehurst, Seward
Athlete: A 1933 graduate of Seward High School, he attended Staplehurst through the 10th grade. He started at end on Seward’s state champion football team of 1931 that went 9-0 and outscored its opponents 320-2. At the University of Nebraska, he competed in football, basketball, track and baseball, earning 11 letters, the most of any […]
Gary DeBoer – Nelson
Coach. Gary DeBoer coached winners on and off the football field. In a coaching career that included one year at Maywood and 42 years at Nelson and Lawrence-Nelson, DeBoer’s teams qualified for the playoffs 21 times, winning state championships 1975, 2001 and 2002 and acquiring three runner-up trophies. Starting in 1999, his teams made four […]
Mike Dugan – Creighton Prep
Class of 1955 Athlete Magic Mike Dugan collected all the honors–All-Catholic All-American, Wigwam All-American and a two-time all-state quarterback–while leading the Junior Jays to back-to-back state titles and 20 straight football victories. An outstanding pitcher as well, he earned two all-city selections while carrying Prep to back-to-back inter-city championships. He also played forward on the […]
Matt Davison – Tecumseh
Athlete, Class of 1997 Best known for his touchdown off a deflected pass against Missouri, a catch that saved Nebraska’s national championship season of 1997, Matt Davison honed his receiving skills at Tecumseh High School where he set numerous state records for receiving yards, including career (3,623), season (1,516) and single-game (313). He also set […]
Gil Dodds – Falls City
Athlete. For years Nebraska high school milers ran in the footsteps of this famous track star. Gil Dodds was graduated from Falls City High School in 1937. In his final spring he ran a mile in a record time of 4:28.1. The state record time lasted until well after World War II. He never lost […]
