Four new members will be inducted into the Fergus Falls Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 29, beginning at 2:00pm on the south side of the Fergus Falls VFW. The public is invited to attend. The addition of the four new members will bring the overall total of the Fergus Falls Sports Hall of Fame to 103. Inductees are Steve Johnson, Otter and Spartan Athlete and member of FFHS class of 1969; Tom Johnson, archer and member of FFHS class of 1973; Kim Katzenmeyer, Otter and University of Minnesota athlete and member of FFHS class of 1982; and Gary Eide, outstanding high school wrestler and two-way starter in football, a 1961 FFHS graduate.
Gary Eide
Steve Johnson
Kim Katzenmeyer
Basketball letter winner - 3 years
Track letter winner - 3 years
Baseball letter winner - 1 year
Powderpuff football - three years
Kim’s high school coaches were Carolyn Schmidt (volleyball), Dennis Hanson (basketball), Glen Anderson and Terry Harrington (track) and Duane Balken (baseball)
Champion Citizen awarded by the Chamber of Commerce, 1982
National Honor Society - 1982
Univ. of Minnesota Gopher Softball Scholarship
Played semi-pro softball in New Zealand for a year after college
Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do
Kim, today, is a Director of Professional Services at Salesforce and enjoys golf and biking
Tom Johnson
Following is a list of previous inductees along with the induction class of 2023.
1986 charter members: Duane Baglien, Charles Beck, Winfred Brockmeyer, Bill Colbeck, Fran Conito, Everett Faunce, Norm Galloway, Jack Halland, John Hermes, Hub Hovland, Jeff Jacobson, Barry Johnson, Clarence Lee, Oats LeGrand, Mel Olson, Harley Oyloe, Curt Reinan, Dave Retzlaff, Roger Sinner, Jerry Skogmo, Don Stueve, Jack Townley, Chuck Weiss, Wes Windmiller
1987: Karl Beck, Gene Donley, Rocky Elton, Carrie Hefte, Jim Henkes, Russ Johnson, Gloria Mielke, Noel Olson, George Sawyer, Muggs Townsend, Kate Weiby, Dick Werner
1990: Paul Bjorklund, Roland Bromberg, Les Drechsel, Paul Gust, Jr., Jim Morstad, Inga Nelson, Harry Olson, Carolyn Schmidt
1993: Roger Dell, Roland Harlow, Milt Papke, Earl Perkins
1998: Buzz Elliott, Craig Olson, Ann Williams
2001: Tim Cashman, Bill Foss, Mark Foss, Dave Lindig, Tom Uvaas
2004: Joe Edlund, Terry Harrington, Paige Johnson, Richard Risbrudt
2012: Mike Hilley, Len Kretchman, Jon Pontius, Carleen Rose Holm
2013: Greg Buckmeier, Michelle Danielson-Berger, Eric Ecker, Joe Gervais, John DeWitt, Sonny Mjelde, LeRoy Quernemoen
2017: Stacy Busack, Kevin Pearson, Jason Retzlaff, Steve Thorsen, Katie Weiss Hanneman
2018: Bob Bjorklund, Matt Brimhall, Kim Hanson Mansell, Ken Kothe, David Noyes, Blaine Rude, Kris Werner
2019: Justin Arneson, Scott Colbeck, Cindy Harthun Waasdorp, Linda Knutson Brophy, Jon Kretchman, Eric Loeffler
2020: Cathy Cranston, Larry Eisinger, Gordy Kvern, Mark Toso
2021: Tom Glorvigen, Matt Mortsad
2022: Hannah Draxten Clark, Mike Hurley, Paul Johnson and Tom Yuzer
2023: Steve Johnson, Tom Johnson and Kim Katzenmeyer