Jim Morrison – Howells
Coach. Coaching 40 years at Howells, Jim Morrison became one of Nebraska’s legendary basketball coaches. His Bobcat teams won state championships in 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978 and 1983 and made one other state finals appearance. He compiled a 594-326 record, including two years at Dodge, and coached nine all-state selections. Morrison’s teams qualified for the […]
J. R. “Junior” Mollring – Cambridge
Official. Though he was known by his many friends within Nebraska high school sports as Junior; his fair and long-term officiating was certainly of senior quality and was his coaching on both the junior and senior high levels which gave him valuable insight into the nature of the contests. He started officiating in 1937 and […]
Wally McNaught – Lincoln
Contributor. A longtime coach and athletic director at Lincoln Southeast, Wally McNaught was involved in high school sports for more than 45 years. He coached football, basketball and track while at Harvard, Crete, Omaha Bryan and Southeast. He led Lincoln Southeast to the state basketball tournament (boys) five times, finishing second twice. While he was […]
Dan Moore – Ansley
Coach. The small town of Ansley can take pride in the number of fine athletes developed here near the edge of the great Nebraska Sand Hills. This is no accident, for they have been fortunate to have high school coaches of the caliber of Dan Moore. His thirty-four years of coaching were divided, four early […]
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 […]
