Denny Fuehrer – Norfolk

Contributor. His 36 years as a sportswriter and sports editor at the Norfolk Daily News from 1961-1997 touched the lives of a couple of generations of high school athletes, their coaches and their fans. His coverage of all sports, particularly during the transition period of girls in sports, included ratings, rankings, charts, headlines, special sections for small schools as well as the larger ones in the coverage area. His well-chosen words touched all sports as the following honors show: NSAA Distinguished Service Award, Coaches Association Friend of High School Sports, Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame, Northeast Nebraska track and field achievement award, American Legion Post 16 baseball award, Norfolk Coaches Association Outstanding Service Award, Golden Gloves Boxing Outstanding Journalism Award and the Associated Press Sportswriter of the Year award. High School: Sioux Falls (SD) Washington. College: University of South Dakota, Augustana College.