Harold ‘Mac’ Maciejewski – Wayne
Coach. In 31 years at Wayne, hardly an athlete could have made it through without mentoring from Harold Maciejewski. Known as a coach who developed adults more so than athletes, “Coach Mac” coached football from 1953-61, basketball from 1953-67, golf from 1953-1985, track from 1953-1962 and boys cross country from 1962-1985. His teams compiled a […]
Gregg McBride – Lincoln
Contributor. Considered the “Father” of Nebraska high school sports writing because of a long, noted career with the Omaha World-Herald. His weekly ratings of high school basketball and football teams began in the 1930s and created enormous interest in high school athletics. He wrote sports from 1917 to 1967, mostly for the World-Herald, and was […]
Rita Makovicka – York
Athlete. As an outstanding athlete at York High School, Rita has often been referred to as the greatest female athlete around, whether it was cross-country, basketball, track, volleyball, or softball. During her sophomore year (1976-77) York won the first Class B Girls State Basketball Tournament and Rita tossed in the winning basket with 4 seconds […]
Con Marshall – Chadron
Contributor. Con Marshall worked as the Sports Information Director at Chadron State College from 1969 until he retired in 2007, at the same time developing an interest in high school sports in the Nebraska Panhandle. Marshall undertook the painstaking project of compiling football records for the high school teams in the 11 Panhandle counties. He […]
Kent McCloughan – Broken Bow
Athlete–One who helped spark the resurgence of interest in Nebraska Cornhusker football in the second half of the 20th century was this 1961 graduate of Broken Bow High School, who was nothing short of spectacular as a prepster. Named all-state his junior and senior years in high school in football, he was then even more […]
Cecil McKnight – Plattsmouth
Coach. Sometime during an outstanding track career at Peru State, Cecil McKnight decided he wanted to be in the coaching profession. He started at Morrill and then moved to Plattsmouth as track and cross-country coach where he spent 38 years. His teams won four Class B championships, of which three consecutive wins were in cross-country […]
Andy Meyer – Superior
Athlete. Class of 1989. Few have mastered an event as well as Andy Meyer. From the state record in high school to three-time All-American honors in college, to a successful collegiate coach, Meyer made the discus ring his specialty. A high school football player at Superior, asked to walk on at Nebraska; three-year letterman in […]
Neal Mosser – Omaha Tech
Coach—This champion basketball coach was at the helm of Omaha Technical High School during some glory years for the school. In his 20 years coaching at Tech, Neal Mosser helped develop what many consider the greatest high school boys basketball team of all time, the Class A State Championship Tech team of 1963. Few if […]
Tom Millsap – Grand Island
Athlete. An all-around athlete noted for his speed, Tom never played football as a freshman but made up for it the next three years. In the starting lineup his junior and senior years, playing both ways he topped the team stats in scoring, rushing, punt returns, pass receiving, and interceptions. Tom was a three-year starter […]
Chuck Mizerski – Lincoln Southeast
Coach. Chuck Mizerski masterminded a football powerhouse at Lincoln Southeast from 1979 to 2006. In that time, the Knights won 230 games, six state championships and three state runner-up trophies. He also coached at Plattsmouth and Granite City, Ill., compiling a career 274-81-1 record. A half dozen of his players went on to play in […]
