College Players
Player/Grad Year College Seasons Awards Position
Wilbur Winter (1931) Iowa State 1931-34 Letterwinner HB
Dave Hannah (1959) Oklahoma State 1959-62 Tied for lead in team P/K
scoring at OSU in 1962.
13th in nation punt avg. 1961
Dennis Weyrauch (1959) Northern Iowa (SCI) 1959 Back
Terry Petrie (1960) Ellsworth College 1961 Line
Arlin Schager (1960) Ellsworth College 1961 Line
Larry Sharar (1961) Ellsworth College 1961 Line
Will Engelson (1962) Ellsworth College 1962 Line
Corwyn Klein (1962) Ellsworth College 1962 DE
Dave Lancaster (1962) Ellsworth College 1962 Line
Randy Schultz (1962) Northern Iowa (SCI) 1962-65 Two time Little All America RB
Three time All Conference
Conference Rushing Leader
Chris Cate (1967) Upper Iowa 1967 Letterwinner QB
Randy Montandon (1967) Cal State Fullerton 1970-72 Letterwinner NG
Gary Nelson (1967) Wartburg College 1967-70 All American, All Conf. RB
Inducted in Wartburg
Hall of Fame
Dennis Ruhl (1974) Ellsworth College 1974 OL
Tyler Jass (1979) Iowa State 1979 RB
Phil Montandon (1980) Ellsworth/University 1980-83 Honorable Mention Punter
of Nebraska-Omaha All American and All
Region at Ellsworth
Dirk Smid (1980) Central College 1980-81 LB
Scott Engelson (1984) Cornell College 1984-86 Letterwinner TE
Curtis Eide (1985) Wartburg College 1985 DE
Richard Hoversten (1986) Ellsworth College 1986 Punter
Jeff Ziesman (1986) Ellsworth College 1986 Kicker
Jeff Janes (1989) Simpson College 1989, 91-92 Letterwinner S/OLB
Chad Kalous (1989) Simpson College 1989 QB
Rob Dagit (1990) Bethel College 1990 WR
Nathan Rollene (1994) Central College 1994-97 Letterwinner OL
Mike Huebner (1998) Simpson College 1998-99 Letterwinner LB
Ben Jass (1999) Upper Iowa 1999-02 4 yr starter. Academic QB
All Conference
Joe Johnson (1999) North Iowa Area CC 1999-2000 OL
Chris Fatland (2001) Southwest St (MN) 2001 Kicker
Joey Johnston (2001) North Iowa Area CC 2001 WR
Josh Vanderloop (2002) Iowa Central CC 2002-03 WR
Cody Lycke (2003) Upper Iowa 2006 WR