1894 Dick Lee
1894 Dick Lee died due to complications stemming from a pole vaulting accident.
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If you would like to share special memories of Hans please email Billydale1@gmail.com, and I will post on this link in a newsletter format on June 11, 2022. Respectfully, Billy Dale Hans Richard Frantz Helland was born to James “Jim” Helland and Patricia “Patty” Ford Helland in Beeville, Texas on September 26, 1951. HANS…
2020 Lynn Howden
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2017 Hollis Gainey
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Mike Ruether – 1980-1983 football
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