Darrell Mudra

(1929- ) born at Omaha, lived at Peru, Nemaha County. Educator, football coach, achieved as college and professional head coach 297 wins, 88 losses, and 4 ties, won NCAA Division II national championship at North Dakota State in 1965 and at Eastern Illinois in 1980; elected to College Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Consult Des Moines Sunday Register, September 20, 1987, pp. D-1, D-6 and Cedar Rapids /IA/ Gazette, May 27, 1988, pp. B-1, B-2 and Sunday /Omaha/ World Herald, October 29, 1989, p. C-19 and Tallahasee /FL/ Democrat, October 22, 1994, pp. D-11, D-12, D-13.

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