I think so, its kinda wild the athletes that have come from that area Pretty sure some guys came from their and played for Nebby in their title runs in the 90s
Best Iowa HS athlete of all time
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I think so, its kinda wild the athletes that have come from that area Pretty sure some guys came from their and played for Nebby in their title runs in the 90s
He came to my mind as a recent one, too. Baseball was probably his least impressive sport. Quikstats says he batted .511 with a 0.50 ERA his junior year.
Vanden Bosch at Neb. Also LeVar Woods from Iowa. They might have even been in the same class.
Knew a guy that played with Vanden Bosch at Nebraska. Said he was pretty crazy. Not as crazy as the Peter brothers. He said they were legit psychos.
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KVDB was able to control himself but was crazy when he wanted to be. Workout fanatic.
I doubt you'd say he was the best but Mark Sindlinger probably deserves a mention. 3x state champ as a SHwt plus some Jr National titles, all state in football and I believe a state qualifier in track.
Post high school he was a 2x AA and B10 champ in wrestling and a multi year starter on the o line for Iowa (maybe all conf??)
The interesting sidenote to his resume is that his oldest daughter was pretty spectacular in her own right. She was an all state volleyball player and a 4x (!!!) state champion golfer. She's either the only Iowan or one of two to pull that off.
Post high school he was a 2x AA and B10 champ in wrestling and a multi year starter on the o line for Iowa (maybe all conf??)
The interesting sidenote to his resume is that his oldest daughter was pretty spectacular in her own right. She was an all state volleyball player and a 4x (!!!) state champion golfer. She's either the only Iowan or one of two to pull that off.
An alumni of st ansgar, Matt sherman, was the quarterback at iowa in the 90s, played significant time all four years. I think he was injured most of his senior season. Held some records at iowa for some time. Played for the barnstormers after college, had he not been injured his senior season he likely would have been drafted. Is he the best iowa high school athelte of all tim? probably not, but he's by far the best from my small hometown.
I dunno, he was an all American at getting chicks pregnant.
Also an all American at flunking out or getting kicked out. Iowa, Iowa western and OU.
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Hurl Beachum was one heck of a high school quarterback and basketball player. He was just slightly less than Fred Hoiberg back then.
North had a wide reciever go pro. Name escapes me but I’m guessing he killed it in track also.
North had a wide reciever go pro. Name escapes me but I’m guessing he killed it in track also.
Lafrentz and Hinrich are up there. Raef is the best bball player to come out of the state, Kirk was decent in track as well iirc.
Another one I think deserves a mention is Rose Ripslinger (Davenport Assumption). She was the 4x Gatorade POY in girls soccer, the nation's first athlete to ever win the distinction four times. She was also a 5x Drake Relays champion and state champion in various sprints and relays. That's not a typo. She was competing in track and soccer at the same time and was elite in both.
