1920’s and 1930’s Inductees
JOSEPH C. GARGANO, 1927
Parents: James and Rose Gargano
(High School) - Champion in 1927 (145#), Champion at the National High School
Championship.
(Post High School) - 1929 AAU National Wrestling Championship
(career) - Distinguished management position with Solar Aircraft Co. during World War II and
the Korean War
Wife: Mary; daughters - Rosemarie Ward of Okoboji and Lucretia Ledbetter of Northbrook,
Illinois.
Inducted 2002
FRANK GARGANO, 1931
Never married. Ran a large restaurant in California.
State Champion Wrestler, 1930, at 135#
State Champion, 1931, at 145#
National High School Champion, 1930 at 135#
Inducted 1988
TONY GARGANO, 1932
Wife - Helen; Daughter - JoAnn Latta, Fort Dodge
State Runner Up, 1930 at 135#
State Wrestling Champion, 1931 at 155#
National High School Champion, 1932 at 155#
All State Guard in Football, 1932
Inducted 1988
JOHN WHINNERY, 1933
1st team all state football, 1932
State Champion Shotput, 1933
2nd place, heavyweight wrestler, 1932
DALE BRAND, 1934
Wife - Betty; Children - Phil, Tim, Beth, Mike, Steve, Bill, Bob
State wrestling - 3rd place, 1930 @ 95#
Champion - 1931, 105#
2nd place - 1932, 125#
NCAA Champ, Cornell College, 1937
Olympic Wrestler, Berlin, 1937
All Conference Halfback, Cornell, 1937
Inducted 1967
WILLIAM GARGANO, 1936
parents - James and Rose Gargano
(High School) - Member of the 1934 FDSH state championship team; undefeated in the 1935
regular season and placed 4th in the state that year; runner-up at state in 1936. In his 4 years of
wrestling, Bill lost only 3 times.
Most memorable event: going undefeated in regular season for 2 years and winning a team state
title.
Wife: Margaret, Children - James, Roseanne, Margi, Frank, Joe
Worked at Hormel for 38 years.
Inducted 2002
FLOYD DONALD MESSERLY, 1936
Wife - Winifred; Children - Donald, Richard, Wyn Ann
Won 10 Dodger varsity letters
2 time state wrestling champion - 1935 and 1936; 2nd in 1934
3rd team all state tackle in 1934
1st team all state tackle in 1935
Junior College All state basketball team, 1937
Inducted 1967
WILLIS KUHN, 1937
Wife - Arline; Children - Carolyn, Romona
One of the famed group of the 1930 era Dodger wrestlers know as "Coops Boys."
State champion - 1936 @ 115#
State champion - 1937 @ 125#
Inducted 1988
PAUL LUTHER MACEK, 1938
Parents: John and Elizabeth Macek
Late wife Margaret; Children Paul Macek and Jonibeth Bernardo
(High School) All state wrestler at 105 pounds - 1938;
State Runner up junior year; 2nd place sophomore year; and 3rd place freshman year.
Most memorable event in high school was wrestling at state and winning the state championship.
Paul made a lot of friends in wrestling and was elected captain of the team.
Inducted 2002
ARTHUR H. JOHNSON, 1939
Wife - Ann; Children - Lant, Janan, Tom
All state football
2nd all state wrestling
All state track
Schultz Winner
Inducted 1972
ED BOCK, 1939
FOOTBALL
Inducted 1967