Mel Harder – Omaha Tech
Athlete. A Nebraska native, born in Beemer, this noted baseball pitcher grew up in Omaha and attended Omaha Technical High School during the 1920s. He was a terror in baseball, basketball and football at Omaha Tech, but he always thought of himself as a baseball player. During the late ’20s he signed with the Cleveland […]
Bill Hawkins – Beatrice
Athlete Class of 1952 Bill Hawkins lived the life of a schoolboy superstar, graduating from Beatrice High School with four-year school scoring records in football, basketball and track. A high school All-American in football, he averaged just under 10 yards per carry his senior year. All-conference in basketball, he averaged more than 17 points per […]
Bob Hohn – Beatrice
Athlete. This 1960 graduate of Beatrice High School earned all-state honors in football and basketball his junior and senior years plus winning four all-class gold medals in track and setting a state record in the 180 low hurdles. A member of the 1959 Class A state basketball championship team, he received further honors, being selected […]
Dennis Harrison – Ralston
ATHLETE Dennis Harrison competed at the top of a very elite group of gymnasts, winning two state high school all-around championships and a total of nine state gold medals. For the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Harrison was an 11-time All-American and the 1994 NCAA all-around champion. A five-time Big Eight champion, Harrison and the Huskers qualified […]
Harold ‘Swede’ Hawkins – Oakland
Coach. Swede coached golf for a total of 23 years at Oakland-Craig and more than half of that time he had state championship teams. He picked up a total of 13 state trophies with 11 in a row in Class C. That feat established not only a state record but set a national record as well. […]
Cedric Hunter – Omaha South
ATHLETE Cedric Hunter dribbled through one of the greatest eras of basketball in Nebraska High School history. The Omaha South guard who lettered in all four years, averaged more than 23 points per game as a junior and then scored 27.3 points per game as a senior and was selected the captain of the Omaha […]
Gene Harmon – Schuyler
Athlete. The 6-foot-7 forward from Schuyler starred with center Chuck Jura on the 1968 Class B state championship basketball team. Referred to as the “Jolly Green Giants,” the Schuyler Warriors were considered by some to be the best Class B team of all time. During his high school career, Gene was a noted rebounder and […]
Russ Hochstein – Hartington Cedar Catholic
Russ Hochstein Hartington Cedar Catholic Athlete Russ Hochstein turned an all-around athletic career at Hartington Cedar Catholic into a football career that culminated in three Super Bowl Rings. A BlueChip Illustrated football All-American as a senior, Hochstein was a 12-time letterman at Cedar Catholic, earning all-state honors for three years in football and basketball and […]
Jeff Hayes – Lyons
Athlete. The 1979 Lyons grad garnered many individual honors in his four years of basketball. He was named to the East Husker all-conference basketball team for three years, then selected Class C All-State his junior and senior years. With Lyons making the trip to the state meet, he was twice named to the all-tournament team […]
Cindy Hays Klepper – Osceola
Athlete. Cindy (Hays) Klepper started rewriting records right off the bat. Just in the sport of basketball she was all-conference, all-state, all-area and Most Valuable Player in her freshman year. These honors were all repeated in her sophomore and junior years. One addition in her junior year: Osceola won the state championship and she was […]