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PostPosted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:19 am
by NDSportsFan
My vote is Phil Hansen.  He had a long successful career with a good team.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 02, 2006 3:35 pm
by bruins44
Tony Satter was also a great Player for both Fargo South and NDSU....

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:17 am
by NDSportsFan
It would be interesting to put together an all-star roster from the great players who came from North Dakota in Football.  Who would be the candidates at quarterback?
  • Randy Hedberg
  • Brooks Bollinger
  • Kevin Feeney
  • Chris Berg
  • Mark Speral
  • Mike Bentson
That's probably the top QB's unless someone else knows of someone.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:41 am
by bruins44
Chris Berg played for Fargo South in the late 80s... he went on to play at Stansford and Northern Iowa... while playing for South the Bruins were state champs and ranked in USATodays HS football poll

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:48 am
by NDSportsFan
 I'll add him to the list, thanks!

PostPosted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:33 am
by bruins44
Add Mark Speral and Mike Bentson to you list too... both were Fargo North QBs that went on to have Hall of Fame careers at NDSU,  Bentson in the 60s and Speral in the Late 70s

PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 5:47 am
by NDSportsFan
Running back (?)
  • Philip Moore
  • Tony Satter
  • Dave Osborn (I almost forgot)

PostPosted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:10 am
by Wombat
QB's and RB's have been named... how about Centers. Eslinger (D1 Rimmington Award winner, and Outland Trophy winner) and Rob Hunt (D1AA Rimmington Award Winner, Conference MV-OL)

Eslinger was from Bismarck and played at Minnesota, He's a sure 2-3 round pick in thies year's NFL Draft!

Hunt played for Cavalier and then for NDSU, Last year he was a 5th round pick by Indianapolis and is currently on the Practice Roster for Denver.

And just to add to the running backs, what about Kyle Steffes who palyed HS ball at Dickinson Trinity and is now a standout at NDSU. Brian Sand of Lisbon had a great H.S. Career. Alan Sundby ran for over 2100 yards his senior season. Jesse dude of Langdon only played 2 years in H.S. i believe and he ran for over 2000 yards in EACH of those two years. I think he went on to play at Bethel College or something like that too...

Also if anyone ever stops by the West Acres Mall they can find a lot more than just Baseball facts about Roger Maris... he was quite the Football player too. He once returned 4 punts for TD's in a single game. I think they may have won a few state titles while he was playing as well.

PostPosted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:57 am
by ndfan
Jim Kleinasser (Carrington/UND/Minnesota Vikings)
Weston Dressler (Bismarck/UND)
Matt Roller (Devils Lake/NDSU) (Just because he was my favorite player to watch when i was a kid)
Kevin Feeney (Bismarck/NDSU)
Brady Trenbeath (Cavalier/UND)
Matt Anderson (Cavalier)
Jared Essler (Minot/NDSU)

One of these guys probably isnt the best football player in ND, but there guys that had great high school careers.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:10 am
by NDSportsFan
I almost forgot Dave Osborn who I believe was from Cando, and I think Jim LeClair who was the last Pro Bowl Linebacker from Cinncinati, isn't he from ND. 

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:32 am
by bruins44
How about all the great players that came out of Fargo Shanley in the 60s and 70s... does anyone remember them.... I know alot of those players went on to great college careers.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:43 am
by point/center
Sean Hoffman Fargo North--MN Gophers
Justin Conzeqmuis Fargo South--MN Gophers
Darren Duin-Fargo South--Nebraska
Darin Erstad-Jamestown-Nebraska
Brandon Casavan-GForks-Wyoming
Paul Tupa-Rolla-UMass
Dan Kwapinski-Lisbon-MN Gophers
Lance Sannes-Wahp-MN Gophers
Stuart Hansen-Lisbon-Wyoming

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 12:22 pm
by ndfan
Did Jim LeClair play football for Mayville? I know he resides in Mayville now.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:37 pm
by bruins44
Bob Stroup-Fargo North, played for the gophers! 

Steve Cichy - Notre Dame

PostPosted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 6:20 am
by bruins44
Jim Leclair played for UND

PostPosted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 9:06 pm
by 643master
Senior LeClair played professional football and I think might of made an all star game for the bengals i believe, his son andrew played football at kasas jayhawks and was got some award for defensive freshman of their conference, so id say he was pretty good, Chuck Klabo out of mpcg had contracts in the nfl for the browns for a season or two maybe also, dang good big players, rob hunt aint too shabby either....also dan from lisbon ( i forget his last name) played de for the gophers....all about 6'5 300 pounds of pure muscle

PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:03 am
by UND9296
Regarding Jim LeClair, he's actually from St. Paul. He played college football at Minnesota-Crookston and then UND, but he didn't play high school football in ND.

PostPosted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:39 am
by Batman
 Okay he's off the list!!!

But at least he liked it enough to come back and live here again. :cool:

PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:33 am
by Wild Wolves
Didn't UND have a string of ND natives play the QB spot?

Todd Kovash Dickinson

kid from Ellendale name escapes me

Sargent Central's Tony Stein

 

Bison had the Carlson brothers from Dickinson, Kyle(RB/WR) and Chris QB

Ross Amlie from Mayville had a good career at UND

PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:59 am
by UND9296
Tiger Pride wrote:Didn't UND have a string of ND natives play the QB spot?

Todd Kovash Dickinson

kid from Ellendale name escapes me

Sargent Central's Tony Stein

 

Bison had the Carlson brothers from Dickinson, Kyle(RB/WR) and Chris QB

Ross Amlie from Mayville had a good career at UND

Clay Wagner was the qb from Ellendale. UND also had Korey Wahl from Jamestown in the early 90's.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:01 pm
by hfs77
Jim Leclair played HS ball in South St Paul, MN.  College at UM-Crookston (then a JC) and of course UND.  I think he played about 14 yrs in the pros (mostly with the Bengals, a couple also in the USFL)  Played in a couple Super Bowls, and was a All-Pro.

He had a short stint as Head Coach at Mayville State in the late 80's and stuck around Mayville, where I think he's been selling insurance since then.  In the late 90's he went back to MSU as an assistant (while I played there) for a season or two.

PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:02 pm
by hfs77
Actually, Maris returned 4 kickoffs for touchdowns...which by the way is still a National High School Record.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:24 pm
by Claz B Fan
Steve Cichy ---Fargo Shanley and Notre Dame

Best Ever Player from ND  High School-----End of Discussion

PostPosted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 4:54 pm
by point/center
Phil Hansen

PostPosted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:39 pm
by ndfan
[user=703]Claz B Fan[/user] wrote:
Steve Cichy ---Fargo Shanley and Notre Dame

Best Ever Player from ND  High School-----End of Discussion


How did Mr. Cichy do in the pro's?