Don Erway – Lincoln High
Athlete. The 1953 Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star Athlete of the Year, Don Erway excelled in football, basketball and baseball for the Links. He was a member of the undefeated Links football teams in 1951 and 1952, averaging 6.85 yards per carry as an all-state halfback. On the hardwood, Erway was his team’s leading […]
Jeff Evans – Fremont
Athlete: A 1973 Fremont High School graduate, he won all but two races throughout his high school swimming career, setting state records at all four state meets. He was the first Nebraska swimmer to break four minutes in the 400-meter freestyle. He won seven gold medals at the state meet.
Jerry Eickhoff – Hampton
Coach. Jerry Eickhoff retired at the end of the 2009 basketball season as Nebraska’s all-time leader in victories while compiling a 670-226 record. A rarity indeed, he coached at Hampton for the entire 40 years of his career. He and the Hawks won three state titles, three state runner-up finishes, a third-place finish in 10 […]
Ray Ehlers – Lexington
Contributor. Ray Ehlers’ influence on Nebraska high school athletics spanned playing, coaching and administration careers. He was a starter on the unbeaten Syracuse basketball team of 1954, a Golden Anniversary team selected by the Hall of Fame. He played football and basketball at Peru State and coached at Fullerton and Blair before becoming the activities […]
Tom Ernst – Columbus
Athlete. Class of 1959. Determined, hard-working and athletically gifted, Tom Ernst contributed more than his share to Columbus High School’s athletic success. The 1959 Lincoln Journal Star athlete of the year, Ernst earned 11 letters, started for four years in football, set scoring standards in basketball and tied for the gold medal in the shot […]
Rex Ekwall – Holmesville
Class of 1953 Athlete Turning down a professional baseball contract after high school, Ekwall attended the University of Nebraska, building on a basketball and baseball career that was forged in one of Nebraska’s smallest schools. A four-year starter in basketball who averaged more than 20 points per game each year at Holmesville, Ekwall earned Class […]
Fred Egley, Jr. – Norfolk
Contributor. Fred Egley’s long association with Norfolk athletics began as an assistant coach in 1939. He started the school’s gymnastics program the next year and was football coach in 1942. After serving in the Pacific in World War II, he returned to Norfolk and education. He became athletic director for the high school and the […]
