Sioux City Central High School Hall of Fame

Index of Inductees

Research and data prepared and maintained

by COHA Director George Zeitner.

Class Year	First Name	Last Name	Text
1892	Jay "Ding"	Darling	http://www.globalindex.com/CastleWeb/HallOfFame.htm
1902	Alfred	Anderson	The 1905 annual called him the "Father of Sioux City Basketball." Started the first team in 1902, won twenty games over a three year span. Alfred was also the first high school boy to break five minutes in the mile run. He also ran a very fine 2:05 half mile.
1905	Harry	Shott	All Iowa Tackle - First Central "All State"
1905	Robert	Miller	All Iowa End - First Central "All State"
1908	Alvern	Wendel	All Iowa Back - Three year letterman. Alvern ran the 100 yard dash in 10.2 seconds, a great time without blocks.
1910		Track Team	Track team finished 7th in state. Times & places will be added later.
1910	Josephine	Herbst	Josephine Herbst, 1892-1969 Nationally known author and journalist. Josephine wrote six novels, many short stories, and hundreds of magazine articles. She probably is Sioux City's greatest writer. Some critics called her the "best woman author" of the 1920's and 1930's.
1911	George	Hutchins	All Iowa Football. 220 yard hurdle champion, set State Record of 27.5
1911	Foye	Aldridge	Won state high jump at 5'7"
1913	State Champion	Football
1913	Earl	Holmes	State track meet, 2nd 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash. Team 5th.
1913	2nd in State	Basketball
1913	Elmer	Soreberg	All Iowa Center
1913	Clyde	Hollenbeck	All Iowa Guard
1914	State Champion	Football
1914	George W	Young	Mayor of Sioux City. 12 years city council. WWI Vet. Owner Youngs Dairy. Led city to All American City Award.
1915	Horace	Wulf	Brig. Gen. US Army. WWI, WWII Veteran. Editor of SC Tribune.
1916	Paul	Gates	Ran 10.1 100 yard dash. Jumped 21' 11" broad jump. Participated in Alonzo Stagg meet in Chicago. Finished 3rd in high jump at state meet.
1916	Mary Janet	Treglia	Founder of Mary J. Treglia Center. City social worker. Mary was an actress, and a baseball player with the Bloomer Girls, she barnstormed with the "Bloomers." Probably the best know locally of all Central graduates.
1917	Victor	Menefee	All State football. Played for Morningside team very proud to have played against Notre Dame.
1917	Tri-State Champs	Football	Beat Lincoln, #1 in Nebraska, Beat Sioux Falls Washington #1 in South Dakota, Beat Des Moines East and Clinton #1 & #2 in Iowa. Also beat Rock Island, Fort Dodge, Omaha South, LeMars, Sheldon. Only loss was 7-0 to Omaha Central. 9-1-0 Record.
1917	Don	Montgomery	All State Quarterback
1917	Fred	Winter	All State Guard
1919	Louise Gross	Hassenger	Established a library at the Treglia Community Center. President of the Youth Symphony. WWII Chair for the "Grey Ladies of the American Red Cross. Coordinated "Bundles for Britain."
1920	State Champion	Track	Won 1st State Championship. Hass, Williams, More, and Taylor placed 2nd in the State Meet & 1st at the Drake Relays in the 880 relay. 1st in the 440 relay, 1st in the mile relay. Dahl won the high jump at 5' 7 3/4" Morgan Taylor placed 1st in the high hurdles, 1st in the 440 yard dash, 1st in the long jump, and anchored the 880 relay. He was only a Junior.
1921	Morgan	Taylor	Sioux City Athlete of the Century. He not only excelled in track, but he was also All State Football & All State Basketball. He went on to greatness at Grinnell College. Beyond college, 1924 Olympics-Paris Gold Medal in the 400 Meter Hurdles 1928 Olympics-Amsterdam Silver Medal 400 Meter Hurdles 1932 Olympics-Los Angeles Bronze Medal 400 Meter Hurdles He was the United States Flag Bearer at Los Angeles. His best time was in the 1932 Olympics running 52.0 for the 400 hurdles. Without a doubt he was Sioux City's best of the century, arguably the best in Iowa. Dan Gable is the only Iowan who could rival Morgan's Olympic record.
1921	Harold	Steele	All State Tackle
1921	Raymond	Reister	All State End
1921	Second in State	Football	This class played the first ten game season. They played #1 Omaha Central to a tie. Played Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Championship losing 13 to 7. This game was played before the Iowa State vs. Iowa game.
1922	Harold "Tub"	Griffen	Two time All State Center
1922	Chick	Earl	All State football
1922	Tom	Cathcart	All State football
1922	Drake Records	Track	Nicoles "Nick" Kutch, Dubel, O'Hern, Moore, and Haakinson. 440 in 42.25 The annual said 10.25 per man. 42.25 is really "smokin" for that era. They also won the Medley Relay at Drake, running 3:42.25 Both are Drake records.
1923	Nicoles "Nick"	Kutch	Three time all state football. Considered the best back in our early years. Nick later played for Iowa. He ran an 80-yard kick-off return to beat Illinois 10-7. "Old timers" say he kicked Red Granges' #$% in 1927.
1923	George	Perkins Sr.	Sioux City Journal
1923	Margret	Coleman Crary	Author and publisher of nine novels for young people. Member of the League of American Penn-Women. Woman of the Year in 1983.
1923	Lloyd Martin	Football	First season for football Coach Lloyd Martin 7-1-1 Coach Martin came from Grinnell where he was All State Football & Basketball. Coached from 1923 to 19?? With a record of ?-?-?
1923-1924	Maroon & White	Annual	First class year as "Sioux City Central High School"
1924	AAC Champs	Basketball	Won the first Athletic Association Championship with a 19 wins 3 loss season. Opened the season beating LeMars 32-0 They won two games at the Alonzo Stagg Nationals in Chicago losing to the National Champions.
1924	Heine	Coan	All State and All Tournament in Basketball. Set the State Record with 33 points.
1924	Forest "Twogie"	Twogood	All State 2nd Team in both Football and Basketball. Forest had a distinguished college career as USC.
1924	Al	Brackman	All State Basketball
1924	Drake Record	Track	Crouch, Oliver, Werner Taylor, and Nichols set the record at the Drake Relays in the 880 Relay.
1924	Werner	Taylor	First in High Hurdles at Drake and State.