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Below are coaches who have been named to the Hall of Fame of the overall coaches association or to their respective sport Hall of Fame. If you find errors or names missing, please email the contact below. Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Yr Inducted Name School Yr Inducted Name School 1981 Ove Berven Austin 1984 Louis Todnem Mankato West 1987 Dick Seltz Austin 1988 Art Hass Austin 1992 Al Wold Rochester John Marshall 1992 Don Fox Austin 1994 Evar Silvernagle Rochester 1995 Kerwin Engelhart Rochester John Marshall 1998 Albert "Bud" Higgins Austin 2000 Darryl "Skip" Boyum Northfield 2001 Len Olson Owatonna 2002 Klemet Haugen Austin 2003 Jim Flim Winona 2010 Al Eckmann Austin 2011 Dick Norman Rochester Mayo 2013 Sandra (Benci) Boss Owatonna 2015 Gary Dierks Mankato East 2022 Don Krusemark Mankato West Baseball 2004 Dick Seltz Austin Dale Massey Rochester Mayo 2006 Jerry Raddatz Winona 2007 Lou Branca Rochester John Marshall 2012 Joe Sczublewski Albert Lea 2015 Kevin Merkle Northfield Boys Basketball Girls Basketball 1984 Ove Berven Austin 1994 George Carter Red Wing 1985 Louis Todnem Mankato 1995 Bob Brooks Rochester Mayo 1989 Allan Wold Rochester John Marshall/Faribault Gary Schnobrich Northfield 1997 Dick Beetsch Red Wing 1997 Cliff Woodford Mankato East 1999 Oscar Haddorf Austin 2007 Sharon Euerle Mankato West 2002 Wally Brunswold Rochester Mayo 2014 Gary Peterson Austin/East Central Len Olson Duluth East/Owatonna 2022 Carl Pierson Red Wing 2003 Dave Johnson Barnesville/Mankato East 2018 Kraig Ulveling Red Wing Cross Country Dance 1992 Ev Berg Owatonna 1989 Laura Kay Allen Northfield Jim Flim Winona 1998 Kristen Cade Northfield Jerry Kaphers Albert Lea 1999 Donna Judd Austin Rich Halverson Rochester Mayo 1996 Virgil Luehrs Faribault 2004 Larry Gilbertson Austin 2008 Jim Bassett Mankato West 2009 Pat Foley Northfield 2012 Jerry Schaubach Red Wing 2019 John Ruggeberg Winona Football 1966 Red Hastings Austin 1940-52 1970 Butch Hertz Owatonna 1933-39 1971 Butch Nash Winona 1941-42, 1946 (Inducted for his work as a U of Minnesota Assistant) 1975 Art Hass Austin 1953-69 1976 George Roscoe Owatonna 1940-42 (Went on to coach in the Minneapolis Public Schools) 1980 Jim Gustafson Albert Lea 1956-71, 1981 1980 Neal Davis Owatonna 1957-65 Rochester Mayo 1966-71 1985 Giffy O’Dell Rochester 1942 (Went on to coach in the Minneapolis Public Schools) 1987 Lauren Hagge Rochester 1952-59 1989 Don Fox Austin 1970-86 1996 Marv Gunderson Winona 1964-70 1997 Jerry Peterson Owatonna 1966-95 1997 John Drews Rochester JM 1960-84 2005 Donovan Larson Albert Lea 1984-86 (Also coached at Blaine HS. Inducted for his work at NDSU and Hamline) 2022 Bubba Sullivan Northfield 2024 Jeff Williams Owatonna Golf Gymnastics 1999 Klem Haugen Austin 1997 Sandy Boss Owatonna 2003 Keith Bangs Owatonna 2007 Beckie Rolbiecki Winona 2011 Neil McCormick Rochester Mayo 2014 Tom Smith Northfield/Owatonna 2013 Mark Herzog Red Wing 2019 Todd Petterson Red Wing Boys Hockey Girls Hockey 1991 Gene Sack Rochester John Marshall 2018 Tim Hunst Owatonna 1993 Dudley Otto Owatonna 1998 Jim Pohl Red Wing 2010 John McNamara Northfield Softball 2011 Bob Frerker Rochester John Marshall 1992 Al Eckmann Austin 2014 Lorne Grosso Rochester Mayo Bob Maes Mankato East Roy Nystrom Albert Lea 2022 Joe Madson Mankato East 2022 Jeff Whitney Rochester Mayo Swimming and Diving Tennis 1980 Evar Silvernagle Rochester 1995 Keith Paulson Austin 1986 Bud Higgins Austin 1997 Jim Holden Northfield 1988 Frank Oman Rochester 2001 Maggie Lambert Winona 2009 Tim Johnson Mankato East 2016 Dick Thatcher Rochester 2018 Ken Hubert Faribault Track and Field Wrestling 2005 Dick Norman Rochester Mayo 1990 Dick Sheils Faribault 2009 Larry Gilbertson Austin 1998 Scot Davis Owatonna 2013 Jim Flim Winona Neil Skaar Albert Lea 2014 Jerry Kaphers Albert Lea 2018 Larry Goodnature Albert Lea 2019 Bill Schmidt Winona |
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