Oscar Bjorgum Class of 1982 35 Years 1947 Billings-Eastern MT College-Started first football program EMC-Head Coach of all varsity sports (Football, Baseball, Track, Tennis, Archery, and Gymnastics)  prior to 1947      Conference Football Championships - 1947, 1948 Basketball win/loss record: 260-183  Instrumental part in [...]

Bill Swarthout Class of 1983 10 Years 1946-1947 Missoula - Asst. Football 1947-1957 Great Falls High School o    Head Football 10 years, Head Basketball 3 years, Head Track and Field 5 years, Head Wrestling 1 year o    Asst. Basketball 8 years, Asst. Track and Field 5 years [...]

Bill Straugh Class of 1982 30 Years 1935-1940 Glasgow High School o    Asst. Basketball-1935-1938 o    Head Basketball-1938-1940 1940-1968 Dillon-Western Montana College o    Head Basketball o    Also served as Head Football, Track and Field, and Baseball some of those years Western Montana College 11 Conference Basketball Championships (NAIA Tournament [...]

Bill Ryan Class of 1983  31 Years 1957-1960 Park City - Head Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Baseball 1961-1962 Malta - Asst. Coach Football, Basketball, Track and Field 1962-1966 Malta - Head Coach Basketball, Asst. Coach Football, Track and Field 1966-1967 Glendive, Dawson Junior College - [...]

Don Peterson Class of 1983 31 years 1948-1949 Florence-Carlton- Head Basketball 1950-1951 Frenchtown-Head Football, Basketball 1951-1953 Belt- Head Coach Football, Basketball, Track and Field 1953-1955 Choteau-Head Football, Basketball, Asst. Track and Field 1955-1959 Belt-Head Coach Football, Basketball, Track and Field 1959-1980 Laurel-Athletic Director, Head Coach [...]

Larry O'Connor Class of 1983 34 Years  1939-1941 Hingham, Montana-Head Basketball, Football 1941-1943 Wilsall, Montana-Head Basketball 1943-1973 Nashua, Montana-Head Football, Basketball, Track and Field State Championship- 1 year President/Vice President –District Division Championship- 6 years Sport [...]

Charlie McAuliffe Class of 1982 31 Years 1921-1923 - Custer County High School - Head Football, Head Basketball, Head T&F 1923-1949- Butte-Montana School of Mines (Montana Tech) - Head Football, Head Basketball, Head T&F, and Cross Country 1923 Custer County High School, Montana Football [...]

Tom LeProwse Class of 1983 27 Years 1951-1952 Montana State University-Asst. Track and Field, Trainer 1953 Superior-8th grade Track and Field 1953-1977 Bozeman High School- Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Wrestling, Swimming, Gymnastics State Championships-Track and Field-3 years, Wrestling-1 year Divisional Championships-Track and Field-12 years, [...]

Dick Imer Class of 1983 26+Years 1956-1957 Polson- Head Football, Basketball, Wrestling, Track and Field 1958-retired 1992 Hardin-Head Football, Wrestling, Track and Field State Wrestling Championship- 3 years State Track and Field Championship-1 year Montana Coaches Association Charter member, President MCA Coach of [...]

Dan Freund Class of 1983 19 Years 1957-1976 Glasgow High School Head Boy’s Track and Field-16 years Head Boy’s (13 years) and Girl’s (5 years) Cross Country Head Boy’s Basketball-7 years Head Football-2 years, Asst. Football-1 year 10 State Championships 9 Division Championships [...]

Ray Dodds Class of 1983 29 Years 1951-1952 Broadus-Head Football, Basketball, Track and Field, Baseball 1952-1953 Sumatra-Head Basketball 1953-1954 Culbertson-Head Basketball, Asst. Football, Track and Field 1954-1959 Big Timber-Head Basketball, Head Football, Asst. Track, AD 1959-1960-Sidney High School-Head Basketball and Track, Asst. Football, AD 1960-1967 [...]

John Cheek Sr. Class of 1982 32 Years 1948-1952 Kalispell (Flathead) Head Basketball, Track and Field, Asst. Football 1952-1980 Anaconda High School o    Head Basketball 1952-1980 o    Head Track and Field 1952-1969 o    Head Cross Country 1960-1969 o    Asst. Football 1952-1963 State Championship- 2 Basketball (1961, 1980), 1 [...]

Gene Carlson Class of 1983 26 Years (23 in Montana) 1957-1958-Great Falls High School-Asst. Football 1958-1973-Great Falls High School-Head Football o    Asst. Wrestling, Track and Field (7 years) o    Head Coach-American Legion Baseball (1963-1965) 1974-1976 University of Montana-Asst. Football 1976-1980 University of Montana-Head Football 1980-1983 Pasco, Washington-Head [...]

Brick Breeden Class of 1982 27 Years 1929-1933-Beaverhead County High School-Dillion-Head Football, Basketball, and Track and Field 1931-1933-Western Montana College-Dillion-Head Football, Basketball, and Track and Field 1933-1954-Montana State University o    Asst. Track and Field-2 years o    Asst. Basketball 1933-1935 o    Head Basketball 1935-1954 1954 Montana State University-Athletic Director [...]

Forrest Wilson Class of 1982 18 years (1943-61) Libby 1943-44 Dawson County (Glendive) – 1944-55 Butte – 1956-61 Montana Tech - AD - 1979- Head Coach Football – 18 years -140/19/4 1 Class B Divisional Championship 9 Class A Eastern Divisional Championships 5 Class [...]

Guy Stegner Class of 1982 27 years (1924-51) Missoula County High School Head Coach Track & Field o   State Champions – 1939,40,41,42,46,47,49,50,51 Sport Alphabetical Class School

Lloyd Skor Class of 1982 36 years (1930-1966) South Dakota – 1930-31 Outlook – 1932-34 Plentywood – 1934-45 Helena High – 1945-1966 Head Coach Basketball District Championships Outlook (1) 1932 Plentywood (6) 1933,34,37,38,39,44 Divisional Championships Helena (5) 1945,46,52,53,54 3 State Seconds 1946,50,52 4 State [...]

Bob Nees Class of 1982 33 years (1950-83) Lodge Grass – 1950-55 Custer County – 1955- Miles Community College Head Coach Basketball – 21 years Football – 7 years Track & Field – 18 years 6 District Titles 4 Divisional Titles 6 State Thirds [...]

Bob Luoma Class of 1982 23 years (1959-82) Denton – 3 years Missoula Sentinel – 20 years Head Coach Basketball – 17 years 327/107 1 District Title – Denton  7 Divisional Titles – Sentinel 2 State Titles - Sentinel Football – 2 years – [...]

Frank Little Class of 1982 26 years (1934-56, 1963-68) Bigfork Head Coach Football – 26 years 182/78 Basketball – 214 years 196/84 Track & Field -378/162 4 District Titles 4 Divisional Titles 4 State Runner-ups 2 State 3rd place 7 State Titles 4-time Coach [...]

Jess LaBuff Class of 1982 19 years (1947-1966) Manhattan High School Browning High School Lodge Grass High School Shelby High School – 13 years Head Coach at Shelby Football – 12 years o     65/24/6 o    6 Straight Divisional Titles (1954-1959) Basketball – 13 years [...]

Willie DeGroot Class of 1982 28 Years (1945-1973) 1945-1947 - Fairfield High School   Football 1948-1973 - Cut Bank High School  Football, Track & Field Head Coach Track - Cut Bank - 3 Divisional Championships Basketball - Cut Bank Overall Basketball Record (506/160 - 76%) [...]

Harry 'Swede' Dahlberg Class of 1982 45 Years (1921-1966) 1921-22- Hamilton High School 1922-66 - Butte High School - Head Football, Head Basketball (‘23-’52), Head T&F, Cross Country (1964) Head Coach 27 State Championships Football State Titles (1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1937, [...]

Jiggs Dahlberg Class of 1982 35 Years (1925-1961) 1925-29 - Custer County High School - AD, Head Football, Head Basketball, Head T&F 1930-37 - Anaconda High School - AD, Head Football, Head Basketball, Head T&F 1937-42, 1945-61 - University of Montana - Head Basketball ‘37-’55, Head Football [...]

Jug Beck Class of 1982 33 years (27 in MT) 1949-50:  Michigan State - Assistant Wrestling 1950-54:  University of Illinois - Assistant Wrestling 1954-55:  Champaign High (Illinois) - Assistant in Wrestling, Football, and Track 1955-82: Missoula County High School and Missoula Sentinel - Head Wrestling, [...]