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MFCA TACKLE CANCER
ALL-STAR FOOTBALL GAME
Historical Facts: 1945 to 2014
General Game Facts:
1.
All-Star Football eras in Minnesota:
There have been three different “eras” in the history of the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game.
2.
1945-1946:
The Minneapolis Times newspaper sponsored the first two games. The All-Star Game was idle from 1947 through 1951
because the Big 10 Conference denied the use of its facilities to high school all-star football games. The decision by the Big 10
Conference was in support of a National High School Federation recommendation to ban high school all-star games.
1952-1960:
The All-Star Game resumed in 1952 under the sponsorship of the Fifth District American Legion. Due to NCAA eligibility rules,
the All-Star Game was absent from the Minnesota sports scene from 1961 through 1973.
1974-2014:
Modern era – the All-Star Game resumed in 1974 as the “Shrine Bowl of Minnesota”, sponsored by the Shrine organizations of
Minnesota in partnership with the Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association (now MFCA). The MFCA has worked
with various sponsors since 1974 to stage the annual All-Star Football game for 40 consecutive years.
How many All-Star Football games have been played?
The 2014 game was the 41st game played in the current series and the 52nd overall.
3.
How many game formats have been used in the Minnesota All-Star Football Game? Two formats


North versus South: 1945-46, 1952-60, 1974-79, 2011-2014; 21 games, overall series record is South 11, North 9, 1 tie
Metro versus Outstate: 1980-2010, 31 games, overall series record was Metro 16, Outstate 15
Note: the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game returned to the North versus South format in 2011.
4.
Highest attendance: 32,167 at the 1975 Minnesota Shrine Bowl (July 26, 1975 at Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis).
5.
What months of the year have the All-Star Games been played in?
June (19 games)
July (10)
August (21)
September (2)
When the All-Star Game originated in 1945, it was considered the “kick-off game” for the coming high school football season. In the 1940’s and
1950’s, the high school football season started in mid-September, so the All-Star Game was played in late August or early September. It was a
late August or early September game through 1960. In these years the All-Star Game was played during the timeframe of the Minnesota State
Fair.
When the All-Star Game resumed in 1974, it became more of a mid-summer game, with games played in late July or early August (as early as
July 23 and as late as August 8). It was a late July game in 1974-75; early August 1976-77, late July 1978-85 and early August 1986-95.
The All-Star Game moved to its current late June timeframe in 1996. The All-Star Game has been played on the final Saturday in June from
1996 through 2014.
Overall, the latest date for a Minnesota All-Star Football game has been September 4 and the earliest date has been June 24.
6.
What days of the week have the All-Star Games been played on?
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
6 (1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960)
4 (1952, 1953, 1954, 1979)
42 (1945-46, 1974-78, 1980-2014)
7.
Night games = 35 (1952-60, 1976-77, 1979-84, 1988-1998, 2005-11)
8.
Day games = 17 (1945-46, 1974-75, 1978, 1985-87, 1999-2004, 2012-2014)
9.
Artificial turf games = 11 (1974-75 at Memorial Stadium; 2005-10, 2012 at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud; 2011 at TCF Bank
Stadium; 2014 at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville)
10. Warmest temperature and dew point for a Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game?
Temperature = 95, dew point = 73 (June 29, 1996 at Macalester College)
11. Coolest temperature for a Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game?
Temperature = 61 (September 3, 1954 and August 28, 1957 at Parade Stadium)
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Game Location Facts
1.
Where has the All-Star Game been played?
The 2014 All-Star Football Game was played at the 10th location in game history: Clemens Stadium on the campus of St. John’s University
(Collegeville, MN).
19
11
8
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2.
Parade Stadium, Minneapolis (1952-1960, 1979-1986, 1988-1989)
Macalester College Stadium, St. Paul (1994-2004)
Husky Stadium, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud (2005-2010, 2012-2013)
Memorial Stadium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (1945-1946 & 1974-1975)
Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington (1976-1978)
Mielke Field, Crystal (1990-1991, adjacent to former Robbinsdale High School campus)
O'Shaughnessy Stadium, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul (1992-1993)
Kuhlman Stadium, Edina Community Center, Edina (1987)
TCF Bank Stadium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (2011)
Clemens Stadium, St. John’s University (2014)
Which schools/teams have participated in All-Star Games at each of the ten game locations? 2 schools/teams
Brainerd, Stillwater
3.
The All-Star Game was played once at Kuhlman Stadium, Edina (1987). Which schools/teams had their only All-Star Game
representative play in that one game in Edina?
Two schools/teams: Echo-Wood Lake/Belview and Orr
4.
The All-Star Game was played once at TCF Bank Stadium (2011). Which schools/teams had their only All-Star Game
representative play in that one game at TCF Bank Stadium?
None
5.
The 21 game North-South series has been played at six locations: Memorial Stadium (1945-46, 1974-75), Parade Stadium
(1952-60 & 1979), Metropolitan Stadium (1976-78), TCF Bank Stadium (2011), Husky Stadium (2012-13) and Clemens
Stadium (2014). The North won all four games at Memorial Stadium, the South won all three games at Metropolitan Stadium
and the teams were nearly even in 10 games at Parade Stadium (South 5, North 4 and 1 tie). The North was 1-0 at TCF Bank
Stadium. The South is 2-0 at Husky Stadium and 1-0 at Clemens Stadium.
6.
The 31 game Metro-Outstate series was played at six locations: Parade Stadium (1980-1986 & 1988-89), Kuhlman Stadium
(1987), Mielke Field (1991-92), O'Shaughnessy Stadium (1992-93), Macalester College Stadium (1994-2004) and Husky
Stadium (2005-10). Metro won the overall series 16-15. The teams were nearly even at each of the six game locations:
Parade Stadium:
Kuhlman Stadium:
Mielke Field:
O'Shaughnessy Stadium:
Macalester College Stadium:
Husky Stadium:
7.
Outstate 5, Metro 4
Metro 1, Outstate 0
Metro 1, Outstate 1
Metro 1, Outstate 1
Outstate 6, Metro 5
Metro 4, Outstate 2
How many players have participated in a Minnesota High School All-Football Game on their high school home field? Three
Out of the 4,000 players who have participated in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game, only three have been involved in an AllStar Game that was played at their high school home field:
Year
1954
1991
2013
Name
Walter Traczyk
Trent Anderson
Jacob Peterson
School/City
Minneapolis Vocational
Robbinsdale Armstrong
St. Cloud Tech
Team
South
Metro
North
Position
Center
LB
RB
District
1
281
742
Game Location
Parade Stadium
Mielke Field, Crystal
Husky Stadium
1954: Minneapolis Vocational high school was located in downtown Minneapolis, with no on-campus football facilities. Vocational played their
home games at Parade Stadium, just outside of downtown Minneapolis. Vocational player Walter Traczyk played in the 1954 All-Star Game at
Parade Stadium, making him first player to participate in an All-Star Game on his high school home field.
1991: The former Mielke Field hosted the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game in 1990 and 1991. From 1959 to 1993, Mielke Field
was the home field for the high school football teams in ISD 281 (Robbinsdale Area Schools). This included Robbinsdale (1959-1981), Cooper
(1964-1993) and Armstrong (1970-1993) high schools. Trent Anderson was the only ISD 281 player to participate in the Minnesota High School
All-Star Football Game in either 1990 or 1991, making him the second player to participate in an All-Star Game on his high school home field.
2013: In the 2012 high school season, St. Cloud Tech played their home games at Husky Stadium because of mold and water damage to Clark
Field. The 70-year-old facility has been home to St. Cloud Tech football since 1942. This made Jacob Peterson the third player to participate in
an All-Star Game on his “home” field.
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Participation Facts
1.
Overall: number of participating schools = 522
2.
Overall: number of participating conferences = 140
3.
Overall: number of participating players = 4,090
4.
Overall: number of participating head coaches and assistant coaches = 426
5.
Largest and smallest schools represented in 2014:
Largest = Eden Prairie (2,845) and Minnetonka (enrollment 2,846)
Smallest = Nicollet (enrollment 72)
6.
First time representatives in 2014:
Upsala/Swanville (1 player and 1 assistant coach)
7.
Welcome back! In 2014, these schools have player representatives in the All-Star Football Game for the first time in more than
10 years:
Chatfield (2000)
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (1999)
Duluth Marshall (2004)
Hibbing (2003)
Moorhead (2002)
Holdingford (2001)
Pine Island (1998)
8.
Most schools/teams represented in a single All-Star Football Game = 86 (1984)
9.
Most conferences represented in a single All-Star Football Game = 41 (1979)
10. Consecutive years represented in the All-Star Football Game (currently active streaks):
School/City
Totino-Grace
Minnetonka
Stillwater
Brainerd
Lakeville North
Mankato West
Dawson-Boyd
Years
15
11
9
7
7
6
5
11. Which school has placed the most players into the All-Star Game?
Cretin-Derham Hall: 63 (includes players from Cretin and Cretin-Derham Hall)
12. Highest player participation (overall, 30 or more players):
School/City
Cretin-Derham Hall
Stillwater
Totino-Grace
Wayzata
Blaine
Brainerd
Eden Prairie
Anoka
Austin
Minneapolis Washburn
Minnetonka
Mounds View
Coon Rapids
St. Thomas Academy
Bloomington Jefferson
Hutchinson
Osseo
Rosemount
Apple Valley
Hopkins
Owatonna
Bemidji
Mahtomedi
Rochester Mayo
St. Cloud Tech
Total
63
56
55
43
42
42
40
39
38
38
38
36
35
35
34
34
33
33
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
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13. Highest player participation overall in the last 10 years (2005 to 2014):
School/City
Totino-Grace
Minnetonka
Champlin Park
Eden Prairie
Eastview
Lakeville North
Wayzata
Cretin-Derham Hall
Mahtomedi
Mounds View
Apple Valley
Rosemount
Stillwater
Total
26
17
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
14. Highest player participation from outstate Minnesota schools in the last 10 years (2005 to 2014):
School/City
Brainerd
Mankato West
Owatonna
Becker
Caledonia
Detroit Lakes
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Rochester Mayo
St. Cloud Tech
Dawson-Boyd
Luverne
Northfield
Alexandria
Foley
Marshall
New London-Spicer
Rocori
Sartell-St. Stephen
Total
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
15. In the All-Star Football Game, the top three schools in terms of number of participants are Cretin-Derham Hall (also Cretin),
Stillwater and Totino-Grace (also Fridley Grace). When is the last time that all three of these schools did not participate in the
All-Star Football Game?
1975
16. MSHSL competitive class: total All-Star representatives (players and coaches) overall:
Five classes (1974-1997 All-Star Games):
Class
AA
A
B
C
9M
Total
1039
611
258
188
74
Six classes (1998-2012 All-Star Games):
Class
5A
4A
3A
2A
1A
9M
Total
581
353
243
154
112
45
Seven classes (2013-2014 All-Star Games):
Class
6A
5A
4A
3A
2A
1A
9M
Total
52
48
44
29
22
15
7
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17. MSHSL competitive class: total All-Star players overall:
Five classes (1974-1997 All-Star Games):
Class
AA
A
B
C
9M
Total
934
547
233
158
56
Six classes (1998-2012 All-Star Games):
Class
5A
4A
3A
2A
1A
9M
Total
517
294
203
134
96
35
Seven classes (2013-2014 All-Star Game):
Class
6A
5A
4A
3A
2A
1A
9M
Total
46
44
35
23
17
10
6
18. Conferences that have participated in all 52 Minnesota All-Star Football Games = 2
Big 9
Lake
The St. Paul City Conference has participated in 51 of the 52 Minnesota All-Star Football Games (all years except 2012). The Minneapolis City
Conference has participated in 49 of the 52 Minnesota All-Star Football Games (all years except 2003, 2009 and 2012).
19. Most All-Star Football Games played (or coached) in = 39, Stillwater
39
37
34
34
31
30
29
Stillwater
Brainerd
Cretin-Derham Hall
Totino-Grace
Austin
Anoka
Bloomington Jefferson
20. One school (all): most consecutive years represented (players and coaches) = 23, Stillwater (1976-1998)
23 Stillwater (1976-1998)
17 Mounds View (1990-2006)
15 Totino-Grace (2000-2014)*
14 Blaine (1987-2000)
14 Eden Prairie (1997-2010)
14 Totino-Grace (1985-1998)
12 Champlin Park (1999-2010)
12 Eagan (1993-2004)
12 Wayzata (1981-1992)
11 Albany (1994-2004)
11 Anoka (1988-1998)
11 Bloomington Kennedy (1980-1990)
11 Minnetonka (2004-2014)*
11 Osseo (1980-1990)
11 Spring Lake Park (1991-2001)
10 Apple Valley (1978-1987)
10 Minneapolis Edison (1977-1986)
* = currently active streak
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21. One school (greater Minnesota): most consecutive years represented (players and coaches) = 11, Albany (1994-2004)
11 Albany (1994-2004)
9 Austin (1979-1987)
9 Owatonna (1980-1988)
8 Brainerd (1999-2006)
8 Hutchinson (1982-1989)
8 International Falls (1954-1961)
8 Rochester Mayo (2006-2013)
7 Albert Lea (1960-61, 1974-78)
7 Bemidji (1945-46, 1952-56)
7 Fairmont (1988-1994)
7 Grand Rapids (1961, 1974-79)
7 Mankato East (2002-2008)
7 Rochester John Marshall (1997-2003)
7 Rocori (1999-2005)
6 Austin (1958-61, 1974-75)
6 Austin (1989-1994)
6 Blooming Prairie (2006-2011)
6 Cambridge (1977-1982)
6 Glencoe-Silver Lake (2007-2012)
6 Milaca (1979-1984)
6 Rochester John Marshall (1960-61, 1974-77)
6 Rochester Mayo (1999-2004)
6 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (1998-2003)
* = currently active streak
22. One conference: most consecutive years that a specific position was represented by players from a specific conference:
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
QB
4
1979-1982
Lake South (5 QBs in 4 years)
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
RB
9
1952-1960
Iron Range
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
WR
7
1986-1992; also 1993-1999
North Suburban, Twin Cities Suburban
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
OL
25
1945-46, 1952-61, 1974-1986
Minneapolis City
Note: this is the longest consecutive years position streak for any position and conference. The Minneapolis City Conference placed at least
one offensive lineman into each of the first 25 all-star games. This involved 53 players, ending in 1987.
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
DL
12
1988-1999
Twin Cities Suburban
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
LB
14
1997-2010
Lake Conference
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
DB
10
1946, 1952-1960
Iron Range
Position:
Most Consecutive Years:
Years:
Conference:
Kicker
3
1997-1999, also 2008-2010
Classic Lake, Central Lakes
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23. One school: most years between All-Star Game representatives (sorted by game years):
School/Team
Norwood-Young America
Morris
Rush City
Nashwauk-Keewatin
Roseau
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Hill City
Pine City
Fosston
Mankato Loyola
Blooming Prairie
Royalton
Wabasso
Aitkin
Canby
Mankato West
Virginia
Year Range
1958-2011
1959-2011
1958-2008
1975-2006
1960-2003
1978-2007
1984-2013
1980-2008
1958-1998
1953-1993
1980-2006
1979-2005
1984-2010
1983-2007
1979-2003
1976-2000
1985-2009
Actual Years
53
52
50
31
43
29
29
28
40
40
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
Game Years
40
39
37
31
30
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
24. One school: most representatives (players and coaches) in a single All-Star Game = 6 (occurred in two All-Star Games)
1999
2005
Woodbury (4 players, 1 head coach, 1 assistant coach)
Champlin Park (4 players, 1 head coach, 1 assistant coach)
25. One school: most players in a single All-Star Game = 5
1960
1961
2000
Minneapolis Washburn
Robbinsdale (game canceled, players had already been named)
Cretin-Derham Hall
26. One school: most players in starting line-up = 4
1957
1960
Minneapolis Roosevelt (center, guard, guard, back)
Minneapolis Washburn (guard, tackle, end, fullback)
27. One conference: most representatives (players and coaches) in a single All-Star Game = 16
1996
Twin Cities Suburban (13 players, 2 assistant coaches, 1 honorary coach)
28. One conference: most players in a single All-Star Game = 15
1990
Lake Conference (Lake Blue 6 + Lake Red 9)
29. One conference: most schools represented in a single All-Star Game = 13
1981
Lake Conference (Lake North 5 + Lake South 8)
30. One conference: most schools represented overall = 34 (Lake Conference)
In the history of the All-Star Football Game, the Lake Conference has had All-Star representatives from 34 different schools:
Apple Valley, Armstrong, Bloomington, Bloomington Jefferson, Bloomington Kennedy, Bloomington Lincoln, Burnsville, Chaska, Cooper,
Eagan, Eastview, Eden Prairie, Edina, Edina-East, Edina-Morningside, Edina-West, Excelsior, Fridley, Hopkins, Hopkins Eisenhower, Hopkins
Lindbergh, Lakeville, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, Minnetonka, Mound, Osseo, Park Center, Richfield, Robbinsdale, Rosemount, St. Louis
Park, University High, Wayzata
Second is the West Central Conference (25 schools) and third is the North Suburban Conference (24 schools).
31. Most conferences represented by one school in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game? Six (by three schools)
Burnsville:
Missota, Lake Blue, Lake South, Lake Red, Lake, South Suburban
Duluth Denfeld: Big 10-Zenith, Duluth, North Country, Northern Lakes, Sea-Range, Super Sea-Range
Richfield:
Lake, Lake Red, Lake South, Lake Blue, Classic Lake, Classic Suburban
32. 9-Man schools: most representatives (players and coaches) in a single All-Star Game = 6 (1990, 5 players, 1 assistant coach)
33. 9-Man schools: most players in a single All-Star Game = 5 (1990)
34. Small schools (9-Man, Class C, Class 1A): most representatives (players and coaches) in a single All-Star Game = 16
1991
13 players, 2 assistant coaches, 1 honorary coach (9-Man 5, Class C 11)
35. Small schools (9-Man, Class C, Class 1A): most players in a single All-Star Game = 13
1975
1991
13 players (9-Man 2, Class C 11)
13 players (9-Man 4, Class C 9)
36. Private schools: most private school coaches in a single All-Star Game = 4 (2011)
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37. Private schools: most private school players in a single All-Star Game = 13 (2002)
Breck (1), Concordia Academy-Roseville (2), Cretin-Derham Hall (3), Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (1), Hill-Murray (1), Mankato Loyola (1),
Rochester Lourdes (1), St. Agnes (1), Totino-Grace (2)
38. Private schools: most private school players on one All-Star team in a single All-Star Game = 11 (Metro 2010)
39. Private schools: fewest private school players in a single All-Star Game (overall) = 0 (1946)
40. Private schools: fewest private school players on one All-Star team in a single All-Star Game = 0
North & South 1946, North 1955, Outstate 1982, Outstate 1984, Outstate 1986, Outstate 1996, Outstate 1997, Outstate 2000, Outstate 2006,
Outstate 2010
41. Private schools: most private schools represented in a single All-Star Game = 10 (1990)
Academy of Holy Angels, Breck, Concordia Academy, Cretin-Derham Hall, Hill-Murray, St. Agnes, St. Bernard's, St. Cloud Cathedral, St.
Thomas Academy, Totino-Grace
42. What is the fewest number of metro area players to participate in a single All-Star Football Game? 15
15 (1945: North 8 + South 7; 1956: North 9 + South 6)
Since the All-Star Football Game resumed in 1974:
22 (1979: North 8 + South 14)
43. Outside the Metro area, what area of the state placed the most representatives into a single All-Star Football Game?
Central Minnesota, 1994 (18 representatives = 13 players, 1 head coach, 4 assistant coaches)
Central Minnesota, 2013 (18 representatives = 13 players, 1 head coach, 3 assistant coaches, 1 honorary coach)
44. Outside the Metro area, what area of the state placed the most players into a single All-Star Football Game?
Central Minnesota, 2014 (14 players)
Central Minnesota, 1995 (13 players)
Central Minnesota, 2004 (13 players)
Central Minnesota, 2013 (13 players)
45. How many All-Star players have all of the following honors: All-State, State Football Champion and All-Star Game MVP Award?
11 players:
Year
*1960
1991
1999
*1999
2001
2001
*2002
*2002
*2007
2009
*2014
Name
John Collier
Pete Roback
Louis Ayeni
Jon David
Taylor Murray
Isaiah Wahl
Reed Manke
Jake Nordin
Jake Harmon
Aaron Richter
Anthony Anderson
School/City
Minneapolis Washburn
Anoka
Woodbury
Foley
Cambridge-Isanti
Westbrook-Walnut Grove
Detroit Lakes
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Triton, Dodge Center
Mankato West
Eden Prairie
Team
South
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
South
Posit
RB
DB
RB
WR
OL
LB
QB
LB, PK
LB
WR
RB
All-State
Offense
Defense
First Team Offense
First Team Defense
First Team Offense
Nine-Man Defense
Second Team Offense
First Team Defense
First Team Defense
First Team Offense
First Team Offense
State Champion
Mythical
Class AA
Class 5A
Class 3A
Class 4A
Nine-Man
Class 4A
Class 2A
Class 2A
Class 4A
Class 6A
All-Star MVP
MVP Back
Metro Defense
Metro Offense
Outstate Offense
Outstate Offense
Outstate Defense
Outstate Offense
Outstate Defense
Outstate Defense
Outstate Offense
South Offense
Of the above list, six of these players were also on the winning All-Star team (indicated by *)
46. One school: most First Team All-State players to participate in the All-Star Football Game (overall):
School/City
Cretin-Derham Hall
Stillwater
Wayzata
Blaine
Eden Prairie
Totino-Grace
Cambridge
St. Thomas Academy
DeLaSalle, Minneapolis
Hutchinson
Anoka
Minneapolis Washburn
Osseo
Total
31
21
20
17
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
8
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47. One conference: most First Team All-State players to participate in the All-Star Football Game (overall):
Conference
Lake
Big 9
Twin Cities Suburban
Minneapolis City
North Suburban
St. Paul City
Missota
Central Lakes
Central Catholic
Northwest Suburban
Classic Lake
Suburban East
Tri-Metro
Southwest
St. Paul Suburban
West Central
Independent
Iron Range
South Central
Hiawatha Valley League
Rum River
Northwest
Top of the State
Total
101
50
43
38
36
35
32
27
26
24
21
21
21
20
20
20
17
15
14
13
12
10
10
48. Most First Team All-State players to participate in a single All-Star Football Game (overall) = 28
Year
1959
1960
1991
1996
Total
28 (22 11-man public school All-State; 5 Catholic All-State; one 6-8 man All-State)
24 (16 11-man public school All-State; 6 Catholic All-State; two 6-8 man All-State)
23 (11 defense, 10 offense, 2 special team)
23 (8 defense, 13 offense, 2 special team)
49. One school: most First Team All-State players to participate in a single All-Star Football Game (overall) = 4
Year
2000
School
Cretin-Derham Hall
50. One conference: most First Team All-State players to participate in a single All-Star Football Game (overall) = 6
Year
1996
Conference
Twin Cities Suburban
51. How many All-Star Games have included players from all State Championship teams of the previous season?
This occurred in five All-Star Games:
Five classes: 1978, 1981, 1988
Six classes:
2000, 2009
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52. One school: most state championship players (senior year) to participate in the All-Star Football Game (overall):
School/City
Totino-Grace
Eden Prairie
Hutchinson
Robbinsdale
Caledonia
Cretin-Derham Hall
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Minneapolis Washburn
Stillwater
Lakeville
Wayzata
Cambridge
Detroit Lakes
Mahnomen
Minneapolis Roosevelt
Woodbury
Albany
Anoka
Bemidji
Burnsville
Chatfield
DeLaSalle, Minneapolis
Granite Falls
Hastings
International Falls
Minnetonka
Owatonna
Rocori
Rushford-Peterson
Total
20
19
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
53. One conference: most state championship players to participate in the All-Star Football Game (overall):
Conference
Lake
North Suburban
Three Rivers
Wright County
Big 9
Minneapolis City
St. Paul Suburban
West Central
Missota
Rum River
Twin Cities Suburban
212 Conference
Classic Lake
Little Sioux
St. Paul City
Top of the State
Total
41
21
14
12
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
54. Most state championship players to participate in a single All-Star Football Game = 12 (2000)
9-Man 1, 1A 1, 2A 1, 3A 3, 4A 1, 5A 5
55. Most times on the winning All-Star team?
School/City
Stillwater
Cretin-Derham Hall
Minneapolis Washburn
Wayzata
Brainerd
Totino-Grace
Edina
Rochester Mayo
St. Thomas Academy
Austin
Bloomington Jefferson
Coon Rapids
Years
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
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56. In the history of the All-Star Game, there have been two game formats: North versus South (1945-46, 1952-60, 1974-79, 201112) and Metro versus Outstate (1980 to 2010). One school has the distinction of being represented (by players or coaches) on
each of the four teams:
St. Michael-Albertville
St. Michael-Albertville had a player on the South team in 1975, players on the North team in 1979, 2012, 2013 and 2014, several players on the
Outstate team and an assistant coach on the Metro team in 2004.
57. In the history of the All-Star Game, there have been two game formats: North versus South (1945-46, 1952-60, 1974-79, 201114) and Metro versus Outstate (1980 to 2010). Five conferences have the distinction of being represented (by players or
coaches) on each of the four teams:
Conference
Central Gopher
Don Bosco
Independent
Suburban West
Tri-Metro
Wright County
North
13
4
26
2
1
21
South
1
3
9
5
9
19
Metro
1
13
11
18
84
10
Outstate
11
1
49
16
1
65
Total
26
21
95
41
95
115
58. The first Eden Prairie representative in the All-Star Game (Dean Gustafson in 1985) played on the Outstate team.
59. Schools that have been represented on both the Metro and Outstate teams = 16
Belle Plaine, Buffalo, Chisago Lakes, Delano, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Lakeville, Lester Prairie, Mayer Lutheran, New Prague, Northfield, Prior
Lake, St. Francis, St. Michael-Albertville, Waconia, Watertown-Mayer
60. Which school has placed the most quarterbacks into the Minnesota All-Star Football Game? Anoka (6)
1945 Jack Rainbow, 1959 Duane Blaska, 1974 Rick Chounard, 1986 Tod Hartje, 1995 Jessie Chounard, 1997 Davin Mikkonen
61. Twin brothers in the Minnesota All-Star Football Game?
There have been three sets of twin brothers in the All-Star Game, with Jake and Mike Dralle (Metro 2007) being the first set of twins in 55 years
(1952). An interesting note is that the other two sets of twin brothers played in the same All-Star Game (1952) and in fact played on the same
team (South).
Year
1952
1952
1952
1952
2007
2007
#
23
24
32
40
80
71
Name
Dayle Rasmussen
Don Rasmussen
Harold Kline
Harry Kline
Jake Dralle
Mike Dralle
School/City
Austin
Austin
White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
Apple Valley
Apple Valley
Team
South
South
South
South
Metro
Metro
Position
Back
Back
Guard
Guard
DE
OL
62. Which school has placed the most kickers into the Minnesota All-Star Football Game? Grand Meadow and Stillwater (3)
Year
1985
1988
1989
Name
Jeremi Glynn
Eric Clement
Mitch Glynn
School/City
Grand Meadow
Grand Meadow
Grand Meadow
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Position
DB, PK
OT, PK
DB, PK
Comments
6 PATs
1 FG (27 yds)
2 FG (32, 37 yds)
2004
2007
2009
Paul Fortman
Joe Stormont
Luke Dewall
Stillwater
Stillwater
Stillwater
Metro
Metro
Metro
PK, WR
2 FG (28, 36 yds); All State punter
DB, PK
1st Team All-State Special Teams; injured DNP
PK, DB, P 6 PATs; punts 2/91 yards (45.5 avg); KO 10/548 yds
63. Which schools had their first All-Star Football Game representative score points in the All-Star Game? 27 schools (last
accomplished by Chanhassen in 2012):
Academy of Holy Angels (1983), Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (2002), Becker (1986), Belgrade (1985), Bemidji (1945), Chanhassen (2012),
Crosby-Ironton (1946), Fertile-Beltrami (1980), Hallock (1988), Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison (1992), Mahnomen (1945), Minneapolis Marshall
(1953), Minneapolis Washburn (1945), Monticello (1978), Morristown (1989), Nicollet (1994), Park Center (1974), Pelican Rapids (1954), Pine
Island (1981), Sebeka (1945), St. Cloud Tech (1945), St. Paul Harding (1945), St. Paul Highland Park (1974), Ulen-Hitterdal (1994), University
High (1945), Waterville-Elysian (1990), Westbrook-Walnut Grove (2001)
64. Which schools had their only All-Star Football Game representative score points in the All-Star Game? Five schools:
Belgrade (1985), Hallock (1988), Morristown (1989), Waterville-Elysian (1990), Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison (1992)
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65. How many MFCA “Mr. Football Award” winners have played in the All-Star Football Game? 4
First presented in 2004, the “Mr. Football Award” is an annual award recognizing Minnesota’s best high school football player. The Mr. Football
Award is sponsored by the Minnesota Football Coaches Association and the Minnesota Vikings. Four winners of the “Mr. Football Award” have
played in the All-Star Football Game:
Year
2005
2009
2010
2013
First Name
Nick
Varmah
Zach
Bridgeport
Last Name
Mertens
Sonie
Vraa
Tusler
School/City
East Grand Forks
Apple Valley
Rosemount
Osseo
Team
Outstate
Metro
Metro
North
Position
QB, PK
DB, WR
WR
INJD, RB
66. How many Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year Award winners have played in the All-Star Football Game? 20
The Minneapolis Star Tribune has presented the “Metro Player of the Year Award” since the 1984 season. Twenty “Metro Player of the Year
Award” winners have played in the All-Star Football Game:
Year
1986
1986
1987
1988
1991
1993
1993
1994
1995
1997
1998
1999
2000
2002
2003
2004
2006
2011
2012
2013
First Name
Bob
Ron
Kurt
Rod
Bryce
Marcus
Carl
Tommy
Leroy
Adam
Marvin
Thomas
Dominique
Kim
John
Nathan
Jake
Eric
Trey
Bridgeport
Last Name
Coughlin
Goetz
Gunning
Smith
Darnell
Harris
McCullough
Reynolds
McFadden
Runk
Spencer
Tapeh
Sims
Sarin
Majeski
Swift
Machacek
Kline
Heid
Tusler
School/City
Osseo
Waconia
Stillwater
Roseville
Brooklyn Center
Brooklyn Center
Cretin-Derham Hall
St. Paul Johnson
Eden Prairie
Stillwater
Blaine
St. Paul Johnson
DeLaSalle, Minneapolis
Cretin-Derham Hall
Hastings
Hutchinson
Eastview
Blaine
Lakeville North
Osseo
Team
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Metro
North
South
North
Position
DL
RB
RB
RB
QB
RB
RB
RB
RB
DB
RB
RB
DB
RB
RB, PK
RB
RB
QB, P, Holder
QB, PK, P
INJD, RB
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Game Performance Facts:
General:
1.
There has never been a kickoff return for a touchdown in the All-Star Game.
2.
There have only been two punt returns for touchdowns in the All-Star Game:
1954
1997
3.
75 yards, Dick Larson of Minneapolis Roosevelt (South)
52 yards, Adam Roloff of Spring Lake Park (Metro)
The longest touchdown pass in All-Star Game history (90 yards) was actually thrown by a defensive back (Chad Rogness,
Stillwater) and caught by another defensive back (Lloyd Lee, Bloomington Jefferson). The touchdown occurred on a fake punt
in the 1994 game. The longest touchdown pass thrown by a quarterback is 82 yards (2004 Ryan Parsons, Blaine to Matt
Simon, Farmington).
Touchdowns Scored:
1.
Players who have scored more two or more touchdowns in the All-Star Football Game = 29 players in 23 All-Star Games
Year
1945
1955
1956
1958
1959
1974
1977
1981
1981
1982
1985
1985
1987
1990
1992
1992
1994
1997
2000
2001
2003
2007
2009
2009
2012
2012
2013
2014
2014
2.
Name
Paul Siirila
Willis Fjerstad
Jim Crotty
Steve Malnar
Dennis Claridge
Tim Schmitz
Ron Straka
Matt Hoffmann
Steve Johnson
Chul Schwanke
Scott Streiff
Tom Zenner
Mike Schumacher
Parnell Charles
Shane Gunderson
John Toth
Scott Bailey
Josh Salic
Cory Urban
Lee Clintsman
Tom Ellingworth
Jon Hoese
Stephen Johnson
Tyler Swanson
Joe Mollberg
Beau Bofferding
Jake Wieneke
Anthony Anderson
Matt Christenson
School/City
Sebeka
Red Wing
International Falls
Red Wing
Robbinsdale
Sauk Centre
St. Peter
Pine Island
Crookston
Hutchinson
West Concord
Belgrade
Wayzata
St. Agnes
Faribault
Forest Lake
Hutchinson
Rochester John Marshall
Owatonna
Hill-Murray
Redwood Valley
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Mahtomedi
Lakeville North
Detroit Lakes
Marshall
Maple Grove
Eden Prairie
Nicollet
Team
North
South
North
South
South
North
South
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
Metro
North
South
North
South
South
Pos
FB
Back
Back
QB
QB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
WR
RB
WR
WR
RB
RB
WR
QB
RB
WR
RB
TE
Comments
2 TDs (1 yd run, 2 yd run)
2 TD runs (22 yd, 15 yd)
2 TDs (2 yd run, 3 yd run)
2 TD runs both 1 yd
2 TDs (2, 4 yd run)
2 TD catches (52, 40 yds)
1 TD run (2 yds), 1 TD catch (14 yds, 1 handed)
2 TD runs (7, 9 yds)
2 TDs (3 yd run, 18 yd catch)
2 TDs (2 yd run, 5 yd catch)
2 TD run (17, 1 yds)
3 TD runs (5, 1, 2 yds)
2 TD runs (14, 18 yds)
2 TDs (3 yd run, 10 yd catch)
2 TD runs (5, 1 yds)
2 TD runs (5, 1 yds, last with 1:10 4th)
3 TD runs (4, 6, 3 yds)
2 TD catches (5, 10 yds)
2 TD runs (1, 5 yds)
2 TD catches (53, 44 yds)
2 TD catches (25, 66 yds)
3 TDs, rush 7/14 (2), rec 6/133 (1)
2 TD runs (7, 52 yds)
2 TD catches (22, 6 yards)
2 TD runs (1, 1 yd)
2 TD runs (1, 1 yd)
2 TD catches (9, 13 yards)
2 TD runs (8, 3 yards)
2 TD catches (12, 8 yards)
How many times have multiple players scored two or more touchdowns in the same All-Star Game?
This occurred in six All-Star Football Games by a total of twelve players:
Year
1981
1981
Name
Matt Hoffmann
Steve Johnson
School/City
Pine Island
Crookston
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Pos
RB
RB
Comments
2 TD runs (7, 9 yds)
2 TDs (3 yd run, 18 yd catch)
1985
1985
Scott Streiff
Tom Zenner
West Concord
Belgrade
Outstate
Outstate
RB
RB
2 TD runs (17, 1 yds)
3 TD runs (5, 1, 2 yds)
1992
1992
Shane Gunderson
John Toth
Faribault
Forest Lake
Outstate
Metro
RB
RB
2 TD runs (5, 1 yds)
2 TD runs (5, 1 yds, last with 1:10 4th)
2009
2009
Stephen Johnson
Tyler Swanson
Mahtomedi
Lakeville North
Metro
Metro
RB
WR
2 TD runs (7, 52 yds)
2 TD catches (22, 6 yards)
2012
2012
Joe Mollberg
Beau Bofferding
Detroit Lakes
Marshall
North
South
QB
RB
2 TD runs (1, 1 yd)
2 TD runs (1, 1 yd)
2014
2014
Anthony Anderson
Matt Christenson
Eden Prairie
Nicollet
South
South
RB
TE
2 TD runs (8, 3 yards)
2 TD catches (12, 8 yards)
The 1992 and 2012 All-Star Games had one player from each team score two touchdowns.
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3.
How many times have multiple players from the same All-Star team scored two or more touchdowns in the same All-Star
Game?
This has occurred four times in the All-Star Football Game (1981, 1985, 2009, 2014):
4.
Year
1981
1981
Name
Matt Hoffmann
Steve Johnson
School/City
Pine Island
Crookston
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Pos
RB
RB
Comments
2 TD runs (7, 9 yds)
2 TDs (3 yd run, 18 yd catch)
1985
1985
Scott Streiff
Tom Zenner
West Concord
Belgrade
Outstate
Outstate
RB
RB
2 TD run (17, 1 yds)
3 TD runs (5, 1, 2 yds)
2009
2009
Stephen Johnson
Tyler Swanson
Mahtomedi
Lakeville North
Metro
Metro
RB
WR
2 TD runs (7, 52 yds)
2 TD catches (22, 6 yards)
2014
2014
Anthony Anderson
Matt Christenson
Eden Prairie
Nicollet
South
South
RB
TE
2 TD runs (8, 3 yards)
2 TD catches (12, 8 yards)
Five players have scored both rushing and receiving touchdowns in the same All-Star Game:
Year
1977
1981
1982
1990
2007
5.
Team
South
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
Outstate
Pos
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB, P
Comments
1 TD run (2 yds), 1 TD catch (14 yds, 1 handed)
2 TDs (3 yd run, 18 yd catch)
2 TDs (2 yd run, 5 yd catch), 14/56 rushing
2 TDs (3 yd run, 10 yd catch)
3 TDs, rush 7/14 (2 TDs), rec 6/133 (1 TD)
Hutchinson: 1976 (1), 1982 (2), 1994 (3), 2003 (1)
Which school has scored the most rushing touchdowns in the All-Star Game?
5
7.
School/City
St. Peter
Crookston
Hutchinson
St. Agnes
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Which school has scored the most touchdowns (overall) in the All-Star Game?
7
6.
Name
Ron Straka
Steve Johnson
Chul Schwanke
Parnell Charles
Jon Hoese
Red Wing: 1955 (2), 1958 (2), 1980 (1)
Which school has scored the most receiving touchdowns in the All-Star Game? 5 schools have 3 receiving touchdowns
Hutchinson, Cretin-Derham Hall, Rocori, Redwood Valley, Rochester John Marshall
Touchdown Passes:
1.
Players who have thrown two or more touchdowns passes in the All-Star Football Game = 19 players in 16 All-Star Games
Year
1974
1976
1978
1979
1987
1990
1997
1997
2000
2001
2002
2003
2003
2005
2005
2006
2008
2009
2013
2014
2014
Name
Marc Trestman
Joe Smith
Scot Shaft
Greg Olson
Kevin Lovegreen
Scott Eckers
Keith Meyers
Justin Thielke
Cory Hackett
Matt Hoese
Reed Manke
Alex Kofoed
Jon Quesnel
Mitch Brecke
Nick Mertens
Adam Weber
Greg Morse
Blair Townsend
Jordan Hein
Michael Herzog
Nick Rooney
School/City
St. Louis Park
Richfield
Faribault
Edina-East
St. Thomas Academy
St. Louis Park
Cannon Falls
Hancock
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Hopkins
Detroit Lakes
Rocori
Eagan
Maple Grove
East Grand Forks
Mounds View
St. Paul Como Park
Coon Rapids
Perham
Detroit Lakes
Minnetonka
Team
North
South
South
South
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Metro
North
North
South
Position
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB, DB
QB
QB, PK
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB, PK
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
Comments
2 TD pass (52, 40)
3 TD passes (4, 24, 16 yds);
2 TD passes (17, 15 yds)
2 TD passes (6, 24 yds)
2 TD passes (44, 24 yds)
2 TD passes (10, 39 yds)
2 TD passes (21, 39 yds)
2 TD passes (5, 10 yds)
2 TD passes (9, 16 yds); pass 9/18/122
2 TD passes (53, 44 yds)
2 TD passes (1, 5 yds)
3 TD passes (25, 66, 26 yds); pass 10/15/221,
2 TD passes (15, 53 yds)
2 TD pass (16, 21); pass 9/19/124; 1 2 pt pass
3 TD passes (4, 32, 3 yds)
2 TD pass (4, 75)
2 TD passes (48, 9)
3 TD pass (9, 22, 58 yards)
2 TD passes (9, 13 yards)
3 TD passes (16, 39, 38 yards)
2 TD passes (12, 8 yards)
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2.
How many times have multiple players thrown two or more touchdowns passes in the same All-Star Game?
This occurred in four All-Star Football Games by a total of eight passers:
3.
Year
1997
1997
Name
Keith Meyers
Justin Thielke
School/City
Cannon Falls
Hancock
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Position
QB, PK
QB
Comments
2 TD passes (21, 39 yds)
2 TD passes (5, 10 yds)
2003
2003
Alex Kofoed
Jon Quesnel
Rocori
Eagan
Outstate
Metro
QB
QB
3 TD passes (25, 66, 26 yds)
2 TD passes (15, 53 yds)
2005
2005
Mitch Brecke
Nick Mertens
Maple Grove
East Grand Forks
Metro
Outstate
QB
QB, PK
2 TD pass (16, 21);
3 TD passes (4, 32, 3 yds)
2014
2014
Michael Herzog
Nick Rooney
Detroit Lakes
Minnetonka
North
South
QB
QB
3 TD passes (16, 39, 38 yards)
2 TD passes (12, 8 yards)
How many times have multiple players from the same All-Star team thrown two or more touchdowns passes in the same AllStar Game?
This occurred only once in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game. In the 1997 All-Star Game, Keith Meyers (Cannon Falls) and
Justin Thielke (Hancock) both threw two touchdown passes for the Outstate team. Despite the combined passing performances of Meyers and
Thielke, Outstate lost the 1997 All-Star Game 27-26.
Year
1997
1997
4.
Name
Keith Meyers
Justin Thielke
School/City
Cannon Falls
Hancock
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Position
QB, PK
QB
Comments
2 TD passes (21, 39 yds)
2 TD passes (5, 10 yds)
Which schools had their first All-Star Football Game representative throw a touchdown pass in the All-Star Game? 6 schools:
Hopkins (1945), Houston (1952), Forest Lake (1956), Battle Lake (1976), Bird Island-Lake Lillian (1981), Sibley East (2005)
5.
Which school has the most players who have thrown touchdown passes in the All-Star Game? Hopkins (4)
School/City
Hopkins
Hopkins
Hopkins
Hopkins
6.
7.
Year
1945
1989
2001
2011
Name
Vern Korsmo
Todd McDonald
Matt Hoese
Billy Gregg
Team
North
Metro
Metro
South
Position
LHB
QB
QB
QB
TD Passes
1
1
2
1
Players from which school have thrown the most touchdown passes in the All-Star Game? Hopkins and St. Louis Park (5)
School/City
Hopkins
Hopkins
Hopkins
Hopkins
Year
1945
1989
2001
2011
Name
Vern Korsmo
Todd McDonald
Matt Hoese
Billy Gregg
Team
North
Metro
Metro
South
Position
LHB
QB
QB
QB
TD Passes
1
1
2
1
St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park
1974
1987
1990
Marc Trestman
Robert Divinski
Scott Eckers
North
Metro
Metro
QB
QB
QB
2
1
2
What is the smallest school to have a player throw a touchdown pass in the All-Star Game?
Hancock (enrollment 75, 9-Man)
Year
1997
Name
Justin Thielke
School/City
Hancock
Team
Outstate
Position
QB
Comments
2 TD passes (5, 10 yds)
In true All-Star game fashion, the two touchdown passes from Justin Thielke (from a 9-man football school, enrollment 75) were thrown to a
Class 5A receiver (Josh Salic from Rochester John Marshall, enrollment 1125). Through 2012, Justin Thielke remains the only 9-Man school
quarterback to throw a touchdown pass in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game.
8.
There has been only one touchdown pass thrown where the quarterback and receiver were from the same school:
Year
2005
2005
Name
Nick Mertens
Nate Rambeck
School/City
East Grand Forks
East Grand Forks
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Pos
QB
WR
Comments
Touchdown pass to Nate Rambeck, 4 yards
Touchdown pass from Nick Mertens, 4 yards
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9.
Touchdown passes thrown where the passer and receiver were from the same conference (11 TD passes):
Year
1953
1954
1976
1979
1997
2005
2005
2006
2012
2014
2014
Name
Richard Blakely
Dick Larson
Joe Smith
Greg Olson
Davin Mikkonen
Mitch Brecke
Nick Mertens
Adam Weber
Trey Heid
Michael Herzog
Michael Herzog
School/City
St. Paul Marshall
Minneapolis Roosevelt
Richfield
Edina-East
Anoka
Maple Grove
East Grand Forks
Mounds View
Lakeville North
Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes
Team
North
South
South
South
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Metro
South
North
North
Pos
Back
Back
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
QB
Comments
4 yds to Eugene Picha, St. Paul Johnson
18 yds to Dave Lindblom, Minneapolis Patrick Henry
16 yds to Scott VandeVoort, Bloomington Kennedy
6 yds to Jim Gustafson, Bloomington Lincoln
10 yds to Brad Putnam, Stillwater
21 yds to Dan Skelly, Champlin Park
4 yds to Nate Rambeck, East Grand Forks
75 yds to Nico Holmes, Woodbury
8 yds to Matt Heller, Lakeville South
38 yds to Noah Mac Pherson (Park Rapids)
39 yds to Chad Johnson (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton)
Conference
St. Paul City
Minneapolis City
Lake Red
Lake South
Twin Cities Sub
Northwest Sub
Northern Lakes
Suburban East
South Suburban
Heart O’ Lakes
Heart O’ Lakes
Note: 2014 was the first time that a QB (from a specific conference) threw TD passes to two different receivers from the same conference
(although the receivers played in separate divisions of the Heart O’ Lakes Conference)
10. Eight players have scored at least one touchdown and thrown at least one touchdown pass in the All-Star Game:
Year
1953
1954
1958
1979
1986
1987
2007
2014
Name
Richard Blakley
Dick Larson
Steve Malnar
Greg Olson
Ron Goetz
Robert Divinski
Joe Springer
Nick Rooney
School/City
St. Paul Marshall
Minneapolis Roosevelt
Red Wing
Edina-East
Waconia
St. Louis Park
Cretin-Derham Hall
Minnetonka
Team
North
South
South
South
Outstate
Metro
Metro
South
Pos
Back
Back
QB
QB
RB
QB
QB
QB
Comments
1 TD catch 5 yds; 1 TD pass 4 yds
1 TD 75 yd punt return, 1 TD pass 18 yds
2 TD runs both 1 yd, 1 TD pass 17 yds
2 TD passes (6, 24 yds), 1 TD run 4 yds
1 TD pass (4 yds), 1 TD run (4 yds)
1 TD run (1 yd), 1 TD pass (66 yds)
1 TD pass (11 yds), 1 TD run (8 yds)
2 TD passes (12, 8 yds); 1 TD run (1 yd)
Interceptions:
1.
Players with two or more interceptions in the All-Star Football Game = 5 players in 5 All-Star Games
Year
1977
1983
1991
1995
2010
Name
Dan Neubauer
Jeff Bentrim
Jon Goerish
Tim Rosga
Carlton Littlejohn
School/City
Bird Island
Blaine
South Central, Kiester
Cretin-Derham Hall
Minneapolis North
Team
South
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Position
DB
DB
DB
DB, PK
SS
Comments
2 pass interceptions
2 pass interceptions
2 pass interceptions
4 pass interceptions
2 pass interceptions
Defensive Touchdowns Scored:
1.
Players who scored defensive touchdowns in the All-Star Football Game = 14 players in 11 All-Star Games
Year
1945
1955
1982
1986
1986
1989
1989
1998
2001
2001
2002
2005
2010
2011
Name
Jack Tjossem
Monte Sloan
Ivan Zubar
Troy Robinson
Chris Simdorn
Corey Fritz
Henry Keogh
Dustin Thornburg
Rashon Powers-Neal
Isaiah Wahl
Corey Weber
Nate Triplett
Carlton Littlejohn
Eric Riley
School/City
University High, Minneapolis
St. Cloud Tech
Richfield
Becker
Minneapolis Roosevelt
Morristown
Waubun
Forest Lake
Cretin-Derham Hall
Westbrook-Walnut Grove
Minnewaska Area, Glenwood
Delano
Minneapolis North
Morris Area
Team
North
North
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
North
Position
RHB
Center
DE
DB
DB
DB
DL
DB
RB
LB
DB
LB
SS
LB
Comments
1 TD (55 yd interception return)
1 TD (40 yd interception return)
1 TD (38 yd interception return)
1 TD (90 yd interception return)
1 TD (52 yd interception return)
1 TD (5 yd fumble recovery & runback)
1 TD (15 yd interception)
1 TD (71 yd interception return)
1 TD (76 yd interception return),
1 TD (43 yd fumble recovery return)
1 TD (46 yard pass interception return)
1 TD (65 yd interception return)
1 TD (22 yd interception return)
1 TD (33 yd interception return)
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Leading Tacklers (2006 to 2013):
1.
Players with the most tackles (solo + assisted tackles) in the All-Star Football Game (2006 through 2012):
Year
2007
2006
2009
2012
2009
2008
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2007
2008
2008
2010
2012
2012
2013
Name
Ross Kees
Kevin Lauer
Colby Ring
Justin Carr
Nate Zuk
Danny Offerman
Jake Harmon
Billy Morgan
Kris Olson
Trevor Lueders
Birk Olson
Max Dennis
Cameron Harper
Jordan Eaton
Carlton Littlejohn
Ben McDonald
Zach Olstad
Danny McManus
School/City
Eagan
Hastings
Brainerd
Rochester Mayo
Moose Lake/Willow River
Roseville
Triton, Dodge Center
Rosemount
Foley
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Monticello
Apple Valley
Spring Lake Park
St. Paul Highland Park
Minneapolis North
Mahtomedi
Fillmore Central
St. Thomas Academy
Team
Metro
Metro
Outstate
South
Outstate
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Outstate
South
North
Metro
Metro
Metro
Metro
North
South
South
Position
DL
LB
LB
DT
LB
DL
LB
LB
DL
DL
DL
LB
DB
DL
SS
LB
LB
DB
Total
14
12
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Kicking:
1.
Which school has scored the most points via place kick in the All-Star Game? Grand Meadow (15)
School/City
Grand Meadow
Stillwater
Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Armstrong
Mounds View
Edina
Farmington
Rochester John Marshall
Eden Prairie
Park Center
Rosemount
Ulen-Hitterdal
2.
Total
15
12
10
10
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
Which conference has scored the most points via place kick in the All-Star Game? Classic Lake (19)
Conference
Total
Classic Lake
19
North Suburban
18
Maple Leaf
15
Suburban East
15
Big 9
14
Lake
13
St. Paul Suburban 12
Missota
8
West Central
8
Central Lakes
6
Classic Suburban
6
North Tri-County
6
Skyline
6
St. Paul City
6
Tri-Metro
6
3.
Which school has kicked the most field goals in the All-Star Game? Grand Meadow (3 field goals)
Year
1988
1989
4.
Name
Eric Clement
Mitch Glynn
School/City
Grand Meadow
Grand Meadow
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Comments
1 FG (27 yds)
2 FG (32, 37 yds)
Grand Meadow (1988, 1989) and Coon Rapids (1982, 2008) are the only schools to have two different players kick field goals
in the All-Star Game.
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5.
Players who have scored at least one touchdown and also scored points as a kicker in the All-Star Game (11 players):
Year
1945
1945
1945
1952
1953
1958
1976
1984
1987
1990
2003
6.
School/City
Bemidji
St. Paul Harding
Sebeka
Crookston
Minneapolis Marshall
Richfield
Hutchinson
Glencoe
Tartan
Totino-Grace
Hastings
Team
North
South
North
North
South
South
South
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Metro
Pos
HB-FB, PK
RHB, PK
FB, PK
Back, PK
Back, PK
Back, PK
End, PK
RB, PK
WR, PK
WR, PK
RB, PK
Comments
1 TD (1 yd run, first score in game history); 1 PAT
1 TD run 2 yds, 1 PAT
2 TDs (1 yd run, 2 yd run); 1 PAT
MVP 1952; 1 TD run 2 yds, 2 PATs
1 TD run 4 yds; 1 PAT
1 TD run 3 yds; 1 fumble recovery; rush 4/19 yds; 1 PAT
1 TD catch (24 yds), 1 PAT (1 of 3)
1 TD (2 yds), 1 FG (32 yds)
1 TD catch (66 yds); 5 PATs
1 TD catch (39 yds); 1 PAT
1 PAT, 1 TD catch (53 yds)
Players who have thrown at least one touchdown pass and also scored points as a kicker in the All-Star Game (5 players):
Year
1946
1953
1997
2005
2012
7.
Name
Dick Lawrence
Dan Bornkamp
Paul Siirila
George Ramberg
James Sticka
Dick Enga
Brian Kaping
Brent Carver
Bob Ford
T.R. McDonald
John Majeski
Name
Eldon Repulski
Gerald Eisenberg
Keith Meyers
Nick Mertens
Trey Heid
School/City
Sauk Rapids
Duluth Central
Cannon Falls
East Grand Forks
Lakeville North
Team
North
North
Outstate
Outstate
South
Position
Back, PK
Back, PK
QB, PK
QB, PK
QB, PK
Comments
1 TD pass 23 yds, 2 PATs
1 TD pass 5 yds; 1 PAT
2 TD passes (21, 39 yds), 2 PAT
3 TD passes (4, 32, 3 yds); rush 7/34; pass 5/9/76; 2 PAT
1 TD pass (8 yds), 3 PATs
Only one player has scored a touchdown and kicked a field goal in the All-Star Game:
Year
1984
Name
Brent Carver
School/City
Glencoe
Team
Outstate
Pos
RB, PK
Comments
1 TD (2 yds), 1 FG (32 yds)
Brothers:
1.
2.
The only brothers to score points in the All-Star Game?
Year
1953
1955
Name
School/City
Richard Blakley St. Paul Marshall
Bob Blakley
St. Paul Central
Team
North
North
Pos
Back
Back, PK
Comments
Captain North; 1 TD catch 5 yds; 1 TD pass 4 yds
Captain North, 1 PAT
1985
1989
Jeremi Glynn
Mitch Glynn
Grand Meadow
Grand Meadow
Outstate
Outstate
DB, PK
DB, PK
6 PATs
2 FG (32, 37 yds)
1989
1992
1995
Jeff Rosga
Steve Rosga
Tim Rosga
Cretin-Derham Hall
Cretin-Derham Hall
Cretin-Derham Hall
Metro
Metro
Metro
WR
WR
DB, PK
1 TD catch (36 yds)
1 TD catch (45 yds)
4 pass interceptions, 3 tackles, 1 PAT
The only brothers to score touchdowns in the All-Star Game? Jeff and Steve Rosga (both from Cretin-Derham Hall)
Year
1989
1992
Name
Jeff Rosga
Steve Rosga
School/City
Cretin-Derham Hall
Cretin-Derham Hall
Team
Metro
Metro
Position
WR
WR
Comments
1 TD catch (36 yds)
1 TD catch (45 yds)
Scoring Overall:
1.
What is the smallest school to have a player score in the All-Star Game? Nicollet (enrollment 72)
In the 2014 All-Star Football Game, Matt Christenson of Nicollet caught two touchdown passes. Nicollet’s enrollment for 2013-14 was 72
students. This made Nicollet the smallest school to have a player score in the All-Star Football Game.
Previously:
Hallock (enrollment 90, 1988)
In the 1988 game, Shawn Stewart (Outstate, Hallock) became the first 9-Man football player to score in the Minnesota High School All-Star
Football Game (33 yard field goal). Hallock (enrollment 90) became the smallest school to have a player score in the All-Star Football Game
(record still stands in 2012).
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2.
One school: most players from one school to score in the All-Star Game (overall) = 7
School/City
Cretin-Derham Hall
Rocori
Rosemount
Becker
Champlin Park
Crookston
Eden Prairie
Grand Meadow
Henry Sibley
Hutchinson
Lakeville North
Rochester John Marshall
Rochester Mayo
Wayzata
3.
4.
One school: most players from one school to score in a single All-Star Game = 2 (three schools in two All-Star Games)
Year
2000
2000
Name
Lambert Brown
Mark Jansen
School/City
White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
Team
Metro
Metro
Pos
RB
QB
Comments
1 TD catch (53 yds)
MVP Metro offense; 1 TD run (3 yds), 1 2 pt conversion run
2005
2005
Nick Mertens
Nate Rambeck
East Grand Forks
East Grand Forks
Outstate
Outstate
QB
WR
2 PATs
Touchdown pass from Nick Mertens, 4 yards
2005
2005
Alex Hahn
Andrew Phillips
Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie
Metro
Metro
PK
RB
1 FG 21 yds, 2 PATs
1 TD catch 16 yds
One school: have multiple players from the same school scored touchdowns in the same All-Star Game? Yes (occurred once)
Year
2000
2000
5.
Name
Lambert Brown
Mark Jansen
School/City
White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
Team
Metro
Metro
Pos
RB
QB
Comments
1 TD catch (53 yds)
MVP Metro offense; 1 TD run (3 yds), 1 2 pt conversion run
One conference: most players from one conference to score in the All-Star Game (overall) = 41 (Lake Conference)
Conference
Lake
Big 9
St. Paul City
St. Paul Suburban
Classic Lake
North Suburban
6.
Total
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Total
41
23
16
12
11
11
One conference: most players to score in a single All-Star Game = 3 (1997, Classic Lake Conference; 2009, Lake Conference;
2014 Heart O’ Lakes Conference)
Year
1997
1997
1997
Name
Isaac Johnson
Nate Davis
Jeff Olson
School/City
Edina
Hopkins
Robbinsdale Cooper
Team
Metro
Metro
Metro
Pos
OL, PK
RB
RB
Comments
1 PAT
1 TD run (5 yds)
MVP Metro offense; 1 2 pt conversion catch
2009
2009
2009
Alex Jensen
Tyler Swanson
Chase Vogler
Eastview
Lakeville North
Rosemount
Metro
Metro
Metro
TE
WR
DB
1 TD catch (9 yards)
2 TD catches (22, 6 yards)
1 TD run (7 yds fake FG)
2014
2014
2014
Chad Johnson
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton North
Noah Mac Pherson Park Rapids
North
Michael Herzog
Detroit Lakes
North
RB
TE
QB
1 TD catch (39 yds)
1 TD catch (38 yds)
1 2-point conversion run
The Lake Conference in 2009 is the first conference to have three players score 1 or more touchdowns in the same All-Star Game. The Classic
Lake (three in 1997 and two in 1998) is the only conference to have two or more players score in consecutive All-Star Games.
Several conferences have had two players score in the All-Star Game (18 conferences in 21 All-Star Games):
Big 9 (1955, 2008), Classic Lake (1998), Lake (1959, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2014), Lake Blue (1987), Lake North (1984), Lake South (1979),
Minneapolis City (1954), North Suburban (1991), Northern Lakes (2005), Northwest Suburban (2008), South Suburban (2012), Southwest
(2005, 2012), St. Paul City (1953), St. Paul Suburban (1978, 1983, 1986), Suburban East (2007, 2009), Suburban West (1982), Tri-Metro
(1981), Twin Cities Suburban (1998, 2000)
Three different conferences accomplished this in the 2005 All-Star Game (Lake, Northern Lakes and Southwest). Two different conferences
accomplished this in the same All-Star Game in 1998, 2000, 2008 and 2012.
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In the 1982 All-Star Game, the Suburban West Conference had two players score, but for separate All-Star teams, one for Metro and one for
Outstate (all other occurrences have been two players scoring for the same All-Star team).
Year
1982
1982
7.
Name
School/City
Chul Schwanke Hutchinson
Gary Schleper Shakopee
Team
Outstate
Metro
Pos
RB
WR
Comments
2 TDs (2 yd run, 5 yd catch)
1 TD catch (46 yds)
One conference: most points scored in a single All-Star Football Game = 24
Lake Conference 2009
The three Lake Conference players who scored in the 2009 All-Star Game tallied a combined 24 points (four touchdowns) – the most points
scored by one or more players from one conference in a single All-Star Game. The previous record was 18 points (Big 9 1955, Lake 1959,
Suburban West 1982, Prairie Lakes 1985, Lake Blue 1987, Missota 1994, Wright County 2007, Southwest 2012).
8.
9.
One school district – different schools: most players to score in a single All-Star Game = 2 (occurred in 9 All-Star Games)
Year
1945
1945
Dist
1
1
Name
School/City
Gene Wachsmuth Minneapolis Washburn
Jack Tjossem
University High, Minneapolis
Team
North
North
Position
HB-FB
RHB
Comments
1 TD run 1 yd
1 TD (55 yd interception return)
1953
1953
625
625
Eugene Picha
Richard Blakley
St. Paul Johnson
St. Paul Marshall
North
North
End
Back
1 TD catch 4 yds
1 TD catch 5 yds; 1 TD pass 4 yds
Year
1954
1954
Dist
1
1
First Name
Dave Lindblom
Dick Larson
School/City
Minneapolis Patrick Henry
Minneapolis Roosevelt
Team
South
South
Position
Back
Back
Comments
1 TD catch 18 yds
1 TD 75 yd punt return
1978
1978
624
624
Chuck Lowell
Jay Barnett
White Bear Lake
White Bear Mariner
South
South
FB
WR
1 TD run (10 yds)
1 TD catch (15 yds)
1984
1984
279
279
Dave Umland
Mike McDevitt
Osseo
Park Center
Metro
Metro
RB
QB
1 TD run (6 yds)
1 TD run (1 yd)
2000
2000
624
624
Lambert Brown
Mark Jansen
White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
Metro
Metro
RB
QB
1 TD catch (53 yds)
1 TD run (3 yds), 1 2 pt conversion run
2008
2008
535
535
Ben Kall
Mario Butler
Rochester John Marshall
Rochester Mayo
Outstate
Outstate
RB
RB
1 TD catch 8 yds
1 TD run 80 yards
2009
2009
196
196
Alex Jensen
Chase Vogler
Eastview
Rosemount
Metro
Metro
TE
DB
1 TD catch (9 yards)
1 TD run (7 yards on a fake FG)
2012
2012
194
194
Trey Heid
Matt Heller
Lakeville North
Lakeville South
South
South
QB, PK
WR
3 PATs
1 TD catch (8 yds)
One school: most All-Star Football Games scored in = 7
Cretin-Derham Hall (1989, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009)
10. One conference: most All-Star Football Games scored in = 29
29
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Lake Conference (includes all variations of the Lake Conference: Lake, Lake Blue, Lake Red, Lake North, Lake South)
Big 9 Conference
St. Paul City Conference
11. One school: most consecutive All-Star Games scored in = 3
Lakeville North (2008, 2009, 2010)
9 schools have had players score in 2 consecutive All-Star Football Games:
St. Paul Harding (1945, 1946), St. Peter (1976, 1977), Grand Meadow (1988, 1989), Bloomington Jefferson (1993, 1994), Edina (1997, 1998),
Hill-Murray (2001, 2002), Champlin Park (2005, 2006), Woodbury (2005, 2006), Rosemount (2009, 2010)
12. One conference: most consecutive All-Star Games scored in = 6
Lake Conference: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
The Suburban East Conference had players score in 5 consecutive All-Star Games: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
13. Private school players: most consecutive All-Star Games scored in = 5
2007 (Cretin-Derham Hall), 2008 (St. Thomas Academy), 2009 (Cretin-Derham Hall), 2010 (Totino-Grace), 2011 (Breck)
14. Fewest Twin Cities metro area players to score in a single All-Star Football Game = 0
This occurred in two All-Star Games: 1952, 1957
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Miscellaneous Performance Facts:
1.
The two-point conversion rule was first used in high school football in 1958. The nationwide (and Minnesota) high school debut
of the 2-point conversion rule took place in the third quarter of the 1958 Minnesota All-Star Football game at Parade Stadium.
The South attempted a two-point conversion after scoring a touchdown. The play was a run from scrimmage by South fullback
Bill Winter (Spring Valley). The attempt was unsuccessful.
2.
How many All-Star Games have ended in ties?
There has been only one tie game in the history of the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game (August 28, 1957 at Parade Stadium,
Minneapolis; final score North 6, South 6)
3.
How many shutouts have been recorded in the All-Star Game?
There have been seven shutouts in the history of the All-Star Football game. The first was recorded by the North team in 1956 (24-0) and the
most recent was recorded by the Metro team in 2010 (28-0). There were four shutouts in the North-South series and there have been three in
the Metro-Outstate series. The Outstate team has never recorded a shutout. The All-Star Game shutouts:
1956
1958
1960
1974
1987
1995
2010
North 24-0
South 31-0
South 12-0
North 30-0
Metro 47-0
Metro 7-0
Metro 28-0
4.
Largest margin of victory = 47 (1987 - Metro 47, Outstate 0)
5.
Largest combined point total (two teams combined) = 67 (2009 – Metro 54, Outstate 13)
6.
Lowest combined point total (two teams combined) = 7 (1995 - Metro 7, Outstate 0)
7.
Most points scored (single team) = 54 (2009 - Metro 54, Outstate 13)
8.
Longest Winning Streaks:
North:
South:
Metro:
Outstate:
9.
5 (1945-46 + 1952-54)
4 (1976-79)
3 (1982-84 and 2008-2010)
2 (1985-86, 1988-89, 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2002-03)
Long distance touchdown?
One of the interesting aspects of an All-Star Game is that it brings players together from all over the state of Minnesota. With that in mind, what
is the longest distance (miles) between all-star teammates who combined on a touchdown pass?
Year
2000
2000
Name
Cory Hackett
Chris Coauette
School/City
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
Crookston
Team
Outstate
Outstate
Position
QB
TE
Comments
TD pass (16 yds)
TD catch (16 yds)
Distance Between Schools
390 miles
390 miles
10. How many All-Star Football Games have ended early due to weather conditions at the game location?
This has happened in two All-Star Football Games:
2003 at Macalester College: game ended with 2:47 remaining in the 4th quarter (lightning)
2010 at St. Cloud State: game ended with 7:49 remaining in the 4th quarter (lightning)
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Most Valuable Player Award Facts
MVP Awards have been presented in 40 of the 52 All-Star Football Games (1946, 1952-1960, 1985-2014). There was no MVP
Award presented in 1945. There is no record of MVP Awards being presented in the 1974-1984 All-Star Football Games.
1.
Which schools have earned the greatest number of “Most Valuable Player” Awards in the All-Star Game?
Apple Valley has the most with five (most recent is 2014). Detroit Lakes, Eagan, Forest Lake and Glencoe-Silver Lake each have four.
Brainerd, Northfield, Owatonna, Rocori and Totino-Grace each have three. Several schools (19) have two MVP Awards each. See the list
below for details:
School/City
MVP
Back
Line
North Off
North Def
South Off
Apple Valley
Detroit Lakes
South Def
Metro Off
Metro Def
1
1
3
2
Eagan
1
Forest Lake
Glencoe-Silver Lake
2
1
1
3
1
1
Outstate Off
Outstate Def
1
1
Total
5
4
4
4
2
4
Brainerd
3
3
Northfield
3
3
Owatonna
1
Rocori
1
Totino-Grace
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
Alexandria
3
2
Anoka
2
2
2
Bloomington Jefferson
1
1
2
Champlin Park
1
1
2
Cretin-Derham Hall
Hastings
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Hopkins
Kasson-Mantorville
Maple Grove
Minneapolis Roosevelt
1
1
1
1
Minneapolis South
Minneapolis Washburn
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Rochester John Marshall
St. Thomas Academy
Stillwater
2
1
1
Minnetonka
Red Wing
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Wayzata
1
1
2
White Bear Lake
1
1
2
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Which conferences have earned the greatest number of “Most Valuable Player” Awards in the All-Star Game?
2.
The Lake Conference has earned 16 MVP Awards in the All-Star Football Game (most recently in 2014), the most of any Minnesota football
conference. The Big 9 Conference has earned 11. See the list below for more details (conferences with 2 or more MVP Awards are listed):
Back
Line
Lake
Conference
MVP
1
1
Big 9
3
North Off
North Def
South Off
South Def
1
3
1
Metro Def
6
7
Outstate Off
Outstate Def
5
2
1
Twin Cities Suburban
Minneapolis City
Metro Off
1
Central Lakes
2
8
1
3
1
Northwest Suburban
1
16
3
St. Paul Suburban
9
3
1
5
1
Classic Lake
2
Heart O' Lakes
1
Missota
North Suburban
3
Hiawatha Valley
1
South Suburban
2
2
2
1
1
4
1
2
4
1
3
4
2
2
Independent
8
6
5
Wright County
11
10
4
1
Total
5
4
1
4
2
1
3
3
St. Paul City
2
1
3
Suburban East
2
1
3
Central Catholic
2
2
Central Minnesota
1
1
Rum River
1
1
2
South Central
1
1
2
Southeast
1
1
2
1
1
Classic Suburban
1
1
Tri-Metro
2
2
Valley Plains
3.
2
2
Which schools have earned multiple “Most Valuable Player” Awards in the same All-Star Game? Minneapolis Washburn (1960)
Most Valuable Back
Most Valuable Lineman
4.
2
John Collier
Kent Pike
Minneapolis Washburn
Minneapolis Washburn
South
South
Back
Tackle
How many conferences have had two MVP Award winners in a single All-Star Football Game? 5 conferences
Minneapolis City (1960), Lake Blue (1987), Twin Cities Suburban (1992), Lake (2003), Suburban East (2006)
5.
6.
One school: most consecutive All-Star Games earning at least one MVP Award = 2 (5 schools)
Anoka
1991 MVP Metro Defense (Pete Roback), 1992 MVP Metro Defense (John DesRoches)
Forest Lake
1992 MVP Metro Offense (John Toth), 1993 MVP Metro Defense (Jason DeVries)
Northfield
1996 MVP Outstate Defense (Mike Foster), 1997 MVP Outstate Defense (Eric Frederickson)
Eagan
2002 MVP Metro Offense (Jason Good), 2003 MVP Metro Offense (Jon Quesnel)
Glencoe-Silver Lake
2007 MVP Outstate Offense (Jon Hoese), 2008 MVP Outstate Offense (Matt Muenchow)
Glencoe-Silver Lake
2010 MVP Outstate Defense (Mitch Keenan), 2011 MVP South Defense (Trevor Lueders)
One conference: most consecutive All-Star Games earning at least one MVP Award = 5
Twin Cities Suburban (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
The South Suburban Conference is next with four consecutive MVP games (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014). North Suburban Conference (1988,
1989, 1990) and the Lake Conference (2007, 2008, 2009) have three consecutive MVP games.
7.
Which schools had their first All-Star Football Game representative win a Most Valuable Player Award? 13 schools:
Minneapolis Edison (1946), St. Thomas Academy (1956), Baudette (1957), Waseca Sacred Heart (1959), Belgrade (1985), Becker (1986),
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (1991), South Central (1991), Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison (1992), Browerville (1993), Westbrook-Walnut Grove (2001),
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (2002), Otter Tail Central (2003)
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8.
Which schools had their only All-Star Football Game representative win a Most Valuable Player Award? Four schools:
Waseca Sacred Heart (1959), Belgrade (1985), South Central (1991), Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison (1992)
1959
1985
1991
1992
9.
MVP Lineman
Offense, Outstate
Defense, Outstate
Offense, Outstate
LaVern Szyszka
Tom Zenner
Jon Goerish
Bobby Beck
Waseca Sacred Heart
Belgrade
South Central, Kiester
Lac qui Parle Valley, Madison
South
Outstate
Outstate
Outstate
Guard
DB, RB
DB
QB, PK
How many offensive linemen have earned an Offensive MVP Award in the All-Star Game?
Answer = 2 (1987, Dick LaBorde, Wayzata, Metro, Center; 2001, Taylor Murray, Cambridge-Isanti, Outstate, OL)
10. Have any brother combinations won All-Star Game MVP Awards?
Joe Toth (1990) and John Toth (1992) of Forest Lake
11. In the Metro-Outstate series, how many times did one area of the state have both Outstate Most Valuable Players in the same
All-Star Football Game?
This occurred three times in the Metro-Outstate series:
1997 (SE Minnesota)
1998 (SE Minnesota)
2005 (Central Minnesota)
12. How many All-Star head coaches have coached an All-Star MVP award winner from their own high school team? Seven
Year
1992
1999
2000
2000
2001
2009
2014
Head Coach
Mike Grant
Gary Halvorson
Jeff Williams
Bob Jackson
Ron Rice
Mark Esch
Mike Grant
School/City
Forest Lake
Woodbury
Owatonna
White Bear Lake
St. Agnes
Mankato West
Eden Prairie
Team
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Outstate
South
MVP Award Winner
John Toth, Forest Lake, RB, MVP Metro Offense
Louis Ayeni, Woodbury, RB, MVP Metro Offense
Cory Urban, Owatonna, RB, MVP Outstate Offense
Mark Jansen, White Bear Lake, QB, MVP Metro Offense
Mark Thuente, St. Agnes, DB, MVP Metro Defense
Aaron Richter, Mankato West, WR, MVP Outstate Offense
Anthony Anderson, Eden Prairie, RB, MVP South Offense
Game Alumni Facts
1.
Over the history of the All-Star Game, 77 All-Star alumni have gone on to play or coach in the National Football League (or in
some cases the American Football League). Of these players, the longest pro football career was Greg Larson (13 seasons,
1961 to 1973).
2.
Thirteen All-Star Game alumni have played or coached in the Super Bowl:
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3.
Five All-Star Game alumni have started a Super Bowl game:
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4.
Roger Hagberg (1957, Super Bowl II with Oakland)
Tom Y. Moore (1957, Super Bowl XIII and Super Bowl XIV - coach with Pittsburgh; Super Bowl XLI - coach with Indianapolis)
Milt Sunde (1960, Super Bowl IV and Super Bowl IX with Minnesota)
Bill Barnett (1974, Super Bowl XIX with Miami)
Jerry Rosburg (1974, Super Bowl XLVII
Marc Trestman (1974, Super Bowl XXXVII, coach with Oakland)
Stacy Robinson (1980, Super Bowl XXI and Super Bowl XXV with New York Giants)
Chip Lohmiller (1984, Super Bowl XXVI with Washington)
Lloyd Lee (1994, Super Bowl XLI, coach with Chicago)
Ben Utecht (1999, Super Bowl XLI with Indianapolis)
Matt Spaeth (2002, Super Bowl XLlII and Super Bowl XLV with Pittsburgh)
Ramon Humber (2005, Super Bowl XLIV with Indianapolis)
Eric Decker (2005, Super Bowl XLVIII with Denver)
Milt Sunde (Super Bowl IV)
Stacy Robinson (Super Bowl XXI)
Ben Utecht (Super Bowl XLI)
Matt Spaeth (Super Bowl XLIII and Super Bowl XLV)
Eric Decker (Super Bowl XLVIII)
Chip Lohmiller is the only Minnesota All-Star Game alum to score in the Super Bowl.
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5.
Six All-Star Game alumni played in the former Chicago Charities College All-Star Game as members of the College All-Star
team. The College All-Star Game was an annual exhibition between a team of college seniors from the previous season and
the current NFL champion. The game was played annually from 1934 to 1976 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The NFL champions
won the overall series 31-9-2. Two of the Minnesota All-Star alumni played on winning College All-Star teams.
Year
1946
1954
1955
1957
1959
1960
Name
Clayton Tonnemaker
Frank Youso
Bob Wetoska
Greg Larson
Dennis Claridge
Lloyd Voss
School/City
Minneapolis Edison
International Falls
DeLaSalle, Minneapolis
Minneapolis Roosevelt
Robbinsdale
Magnolia
Team
North
North
South
South
South
South
College
Minnesota
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Minnesota
Nebraska
Nebraska
College All-Star
1950
1958
1959
1961
1964
1964
Comments
All-Stars 17, Philadelphia Eagles 7
All-Stars 35, Detroit Lions 19
Baltimore Colts 29, All-Stars 0
Baltimore Colts 28, All-Stars 14
Chicago Bears 28, All-Stars 17
Chicago Bears 28, All-Stars 17
Note: Bob Wetoska also played in the 1964 Chicago Charities College All-Star Game as a member of the NFL champion Chicago Bears. The
1964 College All-Star Game actually included three Minnesota High School All-Star alumni: Bob Wetoska (Bears), Dennis Claridge (All-Stars)
and Lloyd Voss (All-Stars).
6.
Six All-Star Game alumni have played in the NFL Pro Bowl All-Star Game (or AFL All-Star Game):
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7.
Clayton Tonnemaker, Minneapolis Edison (1946: 1954 Pro Bowl, West)
Bob Schmidt, Rochester (1954: 1962, 1963, 1964 AFL All-Star Game, East)
Greg Larson, Minneapolis Roosevelt (1957: 1969 Pro Bowl, East)
Milt Sunde, Bloomington (1960: 1967 Pro Bowl, West)
Chip Lohmiller, Woodbury (1984: 1992 Pro Bowl, NFC)
Marion Barber III, Wayzata (2001: 2008 Pro Bowl, NFC)
Which Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game (which year) produced the greatest number of NFL players/coaches?
The 1974 Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game produced a total of five NFL players / coaches:
Year
1974
1974
1974
1974
1974
8.
Name
Bill Barnett
Jerry Rosburg
Steve Stewart
Stan Sytsma
Marc Trestman
School/City
Stillwater
Fairmont
Richfield
Hutchinson
St. Louis Park
Team
South
South
South
South
North
Position
NG
End
End, LB
HB
QB
Comments
1980-85 Miami (player)
2001-08 NFL special teams coach (Cleveland, Atlanta, Baltimore)
1978-79 Atlanta, Green Bay (player)
1980 Atlanta (player)
1985-91 & 1995-2004 NFL assistant coach (eight teams), 2013-2014
(Head Coach, Chicago Bears)
Other notable All-Star Game alumni:
1946
1953
1956
1956
1957
1958
1974
1976
1977
1977
1979
1979
1981
1982
1982
1988
1993
Eldon Repulski, Sauk Rapids, North, Back:
Don Cassidy, Minneapolis North, South, QB:
Tom Moe, Edina-Morningside, North, End:
Mike Wright, St. Thomas Academy, North, Tackle:
Robert Naegele, Minnetonka, South, Guard
Arlo Brunsberg, Fertile, HB:
Marc Trestman, St. Louis Park, North, QB:
Tim Laudner, Park Center, North, End:
Vinny Cerrato, Albert Lea, South, QB:
Don Lucia, Grand Rapids, North, PK / LB:
Mike Kingery, Atwater, North, RB:
Greg Olson, Edina-East, South, QB:
Barry Wohler, Bird Island-Lake Lillian, Outstate, QB:
Gary Barta, Burnsville, Metro, QB:
Greg Flack, Granite Falls, Outstate, WR:
Chris Meidt, Minneota, Outstate, QB:
Kurt Ramler, Chaska, Metro, QB:
Major League Baseball player 1953-1961 (4 teams)
Minnesota Twins front office 1961-1992
University of Minnesota Athletic Director 1999-2002
Former SUPERVALU Chairman, Director and CEO
Former majority owner, Minnesota Wild
Major League Baseball player 1965
Former Head Coach, Chicago Bears, NFL
Minnesota Twins catcher 1981-1989
Former Vice President for Football Operations, Washington Redskins, NFL
Current University of Minnesota men’s hockey coach
Major League Baseball player 1986-1996
Major League Baseball catcher 1989-1993
Former men’s basketball coach, Hamline University
Director of Athletics, University of Iowa, 8/1/06 to present
Schwan Food Co. CEO and COO
Former Assistant Coach, Washington Redskins, NFL
Head Football Coach, College of Saint Scholastica
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Coaching Facts
1.
Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame members that have served as head coaches or assistant coaches in the
All-Star Football Game = 103
2.
Most MFCA Hall of Fame coaches (current or future) to participate in a single All-Star Football Game = 7
This occurred in two All-Star Games (1974 and 1979). In both 1974 and 1979, all North All-Star coaches were future MFCA Hall of Fame
members.
3.
Number of All-Star Games where the two head coaches were both members (or future members) of the Minnesota Football
Coaches Hall of Fame = 13 (1945, 1946, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 2011)
4.
Which coaches were already inducted as members of the MFCA Hall of Fame while serving as an All-Star head coach? (there
are three):
Ron Stolski
Dwight Lundeen
Mike Grant
(inducted 2008, All-Star head coach in 2011)
inducted 2009, All-Star head coach in 2013)
(inducted 2014, All-Star head coach in 2014)
5.
Minnesota Football Coaches Association “Coach of the Year Award” winners that have served as head coaches or assistant
coaches in the All-Star Football Game = 44
6.
Which coaches (head coach or assistant) participated in the All-Star Game while they were the reigning MFCA “Coach of the
Year” (there are eight):
Year
1974
1976
1977
1980
1981
1995
2011
2013
7.
Last Name
Lawrence
Swanson
Eidsness
Raveling
Drechsel
Johnson
Stolski
Schroeder
First Name
Dick
Bob
Lyle
Ron
Les
DeWayne
Ron
Brent
School/City
Eveleth
Mountain Iron
St. Peter
Columbia Heights
Crookston
Anoka
Brainerd
Caledonia
COY
1973
1975
1976
1979
1980
1994
2010
2012
Role
Head Coach
Asst Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Head Coach
Asst Coach
The Butch Nash Award is presented annually by the MFCA to up to eight assistant coaches who have played prominent roles
in their school's football program. These coaches have generally served as assistant coaches for 15 or more years. How many
Butch Nash Award winners have coached in the All-Star Football Game?
72, including five in the 2014 All-Star Game
8.
High school head coaches: most players placed into the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game through 2014 (coached
a player in his senior year and the player participated in the All-Star Game) = 45
Coach
Mike Grant
Dave Nelson
George Thole
Rich Kallok
Ron Stolski
Larry Thompson
Jeff Ferguson
Dave Nigon
Roger Lipelt
DeWayne Johnson
Bob Majeski
George Larson
9.
All-Stars
45
44
40
36
34
31
28
27
23
22
22
21
School
Forest Lake (8), Eden Prairie (37)
Blaine (25), Minnetonka (19)
Stillwater
St. Bernard’s (3), Cretin-Derham Hall (33)
Kensington, Slayton, Princeton, Park Center (2), Brainerd (32)
Lakeville (25), Lakeville South (6)
Totino-Grace
Totino-Grace
West Concord, Worthington (1), Wayzata (22), Providence Academy
Anoka
Hastings
Cambridge
Head Coach Years
1981-86, 89-91, 92-2013
1984-2001, 2002-13
1971-1999
1970-1980, 1989-2004
1962-63, 64, 65-70, 71-74, 1975-2013
1979-2004, 2005-13
2002-2013
1971-2001
1965-70, 71-76, 77-98, 2004-08
1977-2002
1985-2006
1960-93, 1999-2000
High school head coaches: players placed into the All-Star Football Game from the most schools = 4:
Rick Sutton, currently the head coach at Eagan High School, has the distinction of placing players from four different schools into the All-Star
Football Game. Prior to coaching at Eagan, Sutton had been the head coach at Cottonwood, Brooklyn Center and Mankato West. He coached
All-Star players at each of the four schools. Two other head coaches (Jeff Erdmann and Tim Hermann) have placed players into the All-Star
Game from three schools.
Coach
Rick Sutton
Jeff Erdmann
Tim Hermann (retired)
# Schools
4
3
3
All-Stars
12
14
17
Schools
Cottonwood (1), Brooklyn Center (2), Mankato West (2), Eagan (7)
NRHEG (1), Cannon Falls (1), Winona (0), Rosemount (12)
Park Center (5), Champlin Park (10), Austin (2)
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10. College Coaches in the All-Star Game:
From 1952 through 1960, the All-Star Football Game was sponsored by the Fifth District American Legion. During these years, college coaches
(or former college coaches) served as the head coaches of the North and South All-Star teams. These coaches were:
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H. “Jolly” Erickson, Bemidji State Teachers College (North 1952; record 1-0)
Wally Hass, Carleton College (South 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956; record 1-4)
William (Wee) Walsh, Cretin (formerly College of St. Thomas; North 1952, 1953, 1954; record 3-0)
Bill Bevan, University of Minnesota (North 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960; record 1-4-1)
Bernie Bierman, University of Minnesota - retired (South 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960; record 3-0-1)
11. Since the All-Star Game resumed in 1974, only three coaches have been a Head Coach in two All-Star Football Games:
Mike Fritze (Apple Valley):
Dwight Lundeen (Becker):
Mike Grant (Forest Lake, Eden Prairie):
1998 and 2007
1994 and 2013
1992 and 2014
12. Which high schools have provided the most All-Star Game head coaches?
Apple Valley:
3 - Paul Miller (1987), Mike Fritze (1998, 2007)
Cretin, St. Paul: 3 - William (Wee) Walsh (1952, 1953, 1954)
13. Which conference has provided the most All-Star Game head coaches? Lake Conference with 9
Lake
Big 9
Central Lakes
Minneapolis City
St. Paul Suburban
Tri-Metro
9
7
5
5
5
5
14. One school: most coaches participating in a single All-Star Football Game = 3
Becker (2013)
Hutchinson (2013)
15. One conference: most coaches participating in a single All-Star Football Game = 4
Wright County Conference (2013)
3 coaches:
Lake Red (1987), Minneapolis City (2001), Northwest Suburban (2005)
16. One school: most consecutive years with at least one coach (head coach or assistant) in the All-Star Game = 3
Detroit Lakes: 2007, 2008, 2009
17. One conference: most consecutive years with at least one coach in the All-Star Game = 6 (two conferences)
Twin Cities Suburban:
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Northwest Suburban:
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
18. One conference: most consecutive All-Star Games as a head coach? Three
1952-1954:
Central Catholic (William Wee Walsh, Cretin, all three years)
There have been six occasions where a conference provided an All-Star head coach in two consecutive games:
1945 & 1946:
1945 & 1946:
1975 & 1976:
1987 & 1988:
2005 & 2006:
2009 & 2010
Big 9 (Red Hastings, Austin; Louis Todnem, Mankato)
St. Paul City (Frank O'Rourke, St. Paul Mechanic Arts; John Fahay, St. Paul Harding)
St. Paul Suburban (Julian Gulsvig, Hastings; George Thole, Stillwater)
Lake Red (Paul Miller, Apple Valley; Stan Skjei, Bloomington Jefferson)
Northwest Suburban (Mike Korton, Champlin Park; Jeff Buerkle, Anoka)
Big 9 (Mark Esch, Mankato West; Jon Vik, Rochester Century)
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19. How many All-Star Football Games have featured two State Championship coaches (previous season) as the All-Star Head
Coaches?
This occurred in three All-Star Games (1974, 1980, 1981):
Year
1974
1974
Name
Dick Lawrence
John Drews
School/City
Eveleth
Rochester John Marshall
Team
North
South
Position
Head Coach
Head Coach
Class
A
AA
1980
1980
Ron Raveling
Dave Main
Columbia Heights
Gaylord
Metro
Outstate
Head Coach
Head Coach
AA
B
1981
1981
Dick Hanson
Les Drechsel
Burnsville
Crookston
Metro
Outstate
Head Coach
Head Coach
AA
A
20. How many All-Star Football Games have featured two head coaches who opposed each other in a State Championship game
the previous season?
This occurred in two All-Star Games (1976 and 1995):
Year
1976
1976
Name
Dick Walker
George Thole
School/City
Richfield
Stillwater
1995
1995
DeWayne Johnson Anoka
Dennis Kalpin
Alexandria
Team
North
South
Position
Head Coach
Head Coach
State Championship Game
1975 AA Runner-Up
1975 AA Champion
Metro
Outstate
Head Coach
Head Coach
1994 AA Champion
1994 AA Runner-Up
In both All-Star Games (1976 and 1995), the State Championship coach was also the winning All-Star coach (George Thole and DeWayne
Johnson).
21. What is the greatest number of State Championship coaches (from the previous season) to participate in a single All-Star
Game? Four
This occurred in seven All-Star Games: 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1996, 2009
The 2009 All-Star Football Game was the first time that four State Championship coaches worked together on the same All-Star coaching staff
(Outstate).
22. Private school coaches have a won-lost record of 8-0 as head coaches in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game
(wins in 1952, 1953, 1954, 1978, 1982, 1997, 2001 and 2008).
23. What is the most combined career wins for two head coaches in one All-Star Football Game? Answer = 546 (2011)
The Head Coaches for the 2011 Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game were Ron Stolski of Brainerd (North) and Dave Nelson of
Minnetonka (South). At the time of the 2011 All-Star Game, they had a combined career head coaching record of 546 wins, 229 losses and 5
ties. The 546 combined wins are the most of any head coaching match-up in the history of the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game.
Counting their 2012 records, they are a combined 561-236-5.
Stolski and Nelson have coached 72 players that have played in the Minnesota All-Star Football Game.
Ron Stolski won this match-up of coaching legends – the final score was North 17, South 7.
24. How many coaches have more than one win as an All-Star head coach?
Three coaches:
 William (Wee) Walsh, Cretin (formerly College of St. Thomas; North 1952, 1953, 1954; record 3-0)
 Bernie Bierman, University of Minnesota - retired (South 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960; record 3-0-1)
 Mike Grant, Forest Lake & Eden Prairie (Metro 1992, South 2014; record 2-0)
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25. Highest high school coach participation by school (head coaches and assistant coaches through 2014):
School/City
Asst Coach
Head Coach
Total
All-Star Record
Cretin-Derham Hall (also Cretin)
8
3
11
8-2-1
Stillwater
7
1
8
4-4
Detroit Lakes
5
2
7
5-2
Hutchinson
6
1
7
5-2
Brainerd
5
1
6
3-3
Minneapolis Roosevelt
5
1
6
6-0
Totino-Grace
5
1
6
4-2
Apple Valley
2
3
5
4-1
Blaine
4
1
5
2-3
Glencoe-Silver Lake
4
1
5
2-3
Osseo
5
0
5
3-2
Richfield
3
2
5
0-5
Anoka
2
2
4
2-2
Becker
2
2
4
1-3
Brooklyn Center
4
0
4
0-4
Coon Rapids
4
0
4
2-2
Eden Prairie
3
1
4
4-0
Minneapolis Edison
3
1
4
3-1
Owatonna
3
1
4
3-1
Spring Lake Park
3
1
4
1-3
St. Cloud Tech
2
2
4
2-2
White Bear Lake
2
2
4
1-3
Woodbury
3
1
4
2-2
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26. Individuals who have both played and coached in the All-Star Game (19):
Name
Paul Benson
School/City
Granite Falls
Years
1959 Back (South)
1977 Asst Coach (South)
1955 Tackle (South)
1974 Asst Coach (South)
1974 LB (South)
2001 Asst Coach (Outstate)
1954 Guard (South)
1985 Asst Coach (Outstate)
1976 RB (South)
2012 Asst Coach (South)
1975 DB (North)
2005 Asst Coach (Outstate)
1959 End (North)
1976 Asst Coach (South)
John Bush
Mankato (player), New Prague (coach)
Jack Drews
Rochester John Marshall
Don Fox
Rochester Lourdes (player), Austin (coach)
Ken Helland
Emmons (player), Le Center (coach)
Bill Hudspith
Esko
Lorny Johnson
Moorhead (player), Lakefield (coach)
Adam Kowles
DeLaSalle, Minneapolis
1991 DB (Metro)
2005 Asst Coach (Metro)
Beau LaBore
South St. Paul (player), Woodbury (coach)
1997 LB (Metro)
2009 Asst Coach (Metro)
Dick Lawrence
Bemidji (player), Eveleth (coach)
1945 HB-FB (North)
1974 Head Coach (North)
Rodney Lossow
Minneapolis South (player), Minneapolis Roosevelt (coach)
Jeff Moritko
Minneapolis Edison (player), Totino-Grace (coach)
Rob Nielsen
Moorhead (player), Detroit Lakes (coach)
Dan Roff
Minneapolis Edison
Andy Rostberg
Hutchinson
Mike Schwartz
Irondale
Chris Simdorn
Minneapolis Roosevelt (player), Roseville (coach)
Bob Slater
St. Thomas Academy
Rick Theisen
Rocori
1983 OT (Metro)
1997 Asst Coach (Metro)
1980 OG (Metro)
2012 Asst Coach (North)
1985 WR (Outstate)
2007 Asst Coach (Outstate)
1978 RB (South)
1995 Asst Coach (Metro)
1985 QB (Outstate)
2002 Asst Coach (Outstate)
2013 Head Coach (South)
1987 LB (Metro)
2002 Asst Coach (Metro)
1986 DB (Metro)
2006 Asst Coach (Metro)
1977 LB (North)
1996 Asst Coach (Metro)
1974 RB (North)
2005 Asst Coach (Outstate)
Note: Dick Lawrence is the only individual to participate in the Minnesota High School All-Star Football Game as both a player and a head
coach.
27. Fourteen head coaches have the distinction of coaching a State Championship team and following with a head coaching victory
in the All-Star Game the next summer:
Year
2014
2013
1997
1996
1995
1987
1985
1981
1980
1979
1977
1976
1975
1974
Team
South
South
Metro
Outstate
Metro
Metro
Outstate
Outstate
Metro
South
South
South
North
North
Name
Mike Grant
Andy Rostberg
John Thiel
Rick Manke
DeWayne Johnson
Paul Miller
Dave Brokke
Les Drechsel
Ron Raveling
Stav Canakes
Lyle Eidsness
George Thole
Ed Christopherson
Dick Lawrence
School
Eden Prairie
Hutchinson
Breck
Detroit Lakes
Anoka
Apple Valley
Granite Falls
Crookston
Columbia Heights
Edina-West
St. Peter
Stillwater
Alexandria
Eveleth
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28. Player versus Coach?
There have been several instances where a specific school was represented by a coach on one team and a player on the
opposing team. In two different All-Star Games, an All-Star head coach actually coached against his starting quarterback from
the previous season:
1975
1975
Bob Beliveau, Alexandria, South, QB
Ed Christopherson, Alexandria, North, Head Coach
1976
1976
Joe Smith, Richfield, South, QB
Dick Walker, Richfield, North, Head Coach
In the 1976 game, Joe Smith threw three touchdown passes against his former high school coach (setting an All-Star Game record in the
process).
The other player versus head coach situations occurred in these All-Star Games:
1974
1974
Dan Schmidt, Minneapolis Patrick Henry, South, Guard
Don Swanson, Minneapolis Patrick Henry, North, Asst Coach
1978
1978
1978
1978
Ed Bifulk, St. Thomas Academy, North, RB
Gerry Brown, St. Thomas Academy, South, Head Coach
Dan Porter, Minneapolis Washburn, South, Guard
George Wemeier, Minneapolis Washburn, North, Head Coach
Note: the possibility of having coaches and players from the same school on different All-Star teams existed from 1974 to 1978 because the
team placement processes were different for coaches and players.
In these years, players were assigned to the North or South team based on a geographical dividing line or conference affiliation (Twin Cities
area conferences were assigned to either North or South).
From 1974 to 1978, coaches who were selected as the “Coach of the Year” in each of the eight administrative Regions around the state were
assigned to coach in the All-Star Game. The “Coaches of the Year” for Regions 1, 2, 3 and 4 were assigned to the South team. Regions 5, 6, 7
and 8 were assigned to the North team.
In the 1976 example above, Joe Smith played for Dick Walker at Richfield in the 1975 season. Walker was selected as the 1975 Region 5
“Coach of the Year” and was assigned to the 1976 North All-Star team coaching staff. Smith was selected as an All-Star player from Richfield.
At that time, Richfield was a member of the Lake Red Conference. In 1976, Lake Red Conference players were assigned to the South All-Star
team, creating the situation where the Richfield coach was on the North and the Richfield player was on the South.
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