Montana Indian Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

Honoring Those That Came Before Us…

2007

  • Philip Red Eagle – Basketball
  • Louie Longee – Basketball
  • Malia Kipp – Basketball
  • Pete Conway II – Basketball
  • Larry Pretty Weasel – Basketball
  • Sam Horn – Basketball, Football
  • Marvin Camel – Boxing

2008

  • Bud Connelly – Rodeo
  • Bill Brown – Rodeo
  • Elvis Old Bull – Basketball
  • Dr. Joe McDonald – Football, Coaching
  • Jess Labuff – Coaching
  • Tim Henry – Basketball
  • Bill Smith – Basketball
  • Luke Spotted Bear – Basketball
  • Sam Bird IV – Basketball
  • Willie Weeks – Basketball
  • Robin Selvig – Basketball
  • Rodney Plenty Hawk – Basketball
  • Samson Bird – 1936 – Football
  • Brockton Warriors Bighorn Brothers
  • TEAM: 1967 St. Labre Braves Boys Basketball Champs

2009

  • George Yellow Eyes – Basketball
  • Robert Howard Sr. – Basketball
  • Albert Hawley – All-Around
  • Roy Old Person – Running
  • Fernandel Omeasoo – Running
  • Gordon Real Bird Sr. – Coaching
  • Glenn Fritzer – Rodeo
  • Del Fritzer – Coaching, Rodeo, Basketball
  • Bob Parsley – Basketball
  • TEAM: 1904 Fort Shaw Indian School Girls World Champion Team

2011

  • Don Wetzel Sr. – All-Around: Basketball, Track, Coaching, Promotion
  • Mike Granboise – Running
  • James “Pixie” Kipp – Football
  • Harry Horn – Running Basketball

2012

  • Allen “Arsh” Stiffarm, Basketball
  • Jonathan Takes Enemy – Basketball
  • Clifford Foote – Running
  • Leo “Beaver” Bird – Rodeo
  • Walter “Blackie” Wetzel – Track, Boxing
  • John Matte – Football
  • Jess “Tootie” Wetzel – Basketball
  • TEAMS: 1975 National Indian Activities Association Champs / 1974–75 Back-to-Back Poplar Indians State Boys Basketball Champions

2014

  • Kenny Big Back – Basketball, Football
  • Tom Yarlott – Basketball
  • Floyd Cross Guns Sr. – Basketball
  • Bill Devereaux – Rodeo
  • Murray “Sticks” Howard – Basketball
  • LeAnn Montes – Basketball
  • Rick Has The Pipe – Running
  • Tamara Guardipee – Basketball
  • Dana Kirn — Basketball
  • DYNASTY AWARD: Browning Cross Country Teams & Individual Champions

2016

  • Kyla Lambert – Basketball
  • Veronica Peterson Kempfert – Track
  • JR Bremner – Running
  • Victor Bearskin – Basketball, Rodeo
  • Lyle Cochran – Rodeo
  • Joe Hipp – Boxing
  • Jack Manning – Football
  • Jim Baker Jr. – Basketball, Baseball
  • Johnny Kindness – Basketball
  • Ken Smoker Jr. – Basketball
  • Louie Incashola – Basketball
  • Dana Goes Ahead – Running
  • Merlin Running Wolf – Running
  • JR Camel – Basketball
  • Charles Farmer – Powerlifting
  • Archie McDonald – Football
  • Mike Reynolds – Coaching
  • TEAMS: 1971 Busby Eagles Boys State C Champs — Lodge Grass Indians 3‑Peat Boys Champs 1988, 1989, 1990

2018

  • Spike Bighorn – MOA Official, Basketball
  • John Neiss – Wrestling
  • Ruby Yellowtail Ward – Running
  • Tuff Harris – Football, Track
  • Pete Conway III – Basketball
  • Anthony Foote – Basketball
  • Barney Smart Enemy – Basketball
  • Henry “Sarge” Old Horn – Basketball
  • Scotty Henderson – Basketball
  • Joe Sam Scabby Robe – Pow Wow
  • Gerald Gray, Sr. – Boxing
  • Big John Weeks – Basketball
  • Fred “Butch” Cobell – Football
  • Frank Shively – Coaching
  • Simmarron Schildt Robertson – Basketball
  • Urban Indian Outstanding Achievement in Basketball: Beau MacFadyen, Ryan Wetzel, Darcy Merchant
  • TEAMS: Hardin 1960 State Track Boys Champions – KSEN Radio — 1980 Browning Indians State Basketball Champions
  • Veteran MIAHOF Honorary Acknowledgements: Merle Lucas — Ronald Bird — Michael “Bud” Campbell

2020 / 2021 (COVID)

  • Donny Belcourt — Running
  • Joe Bergie — Football
  • Flora Big Hair High Hawk — Running
  • Dave Edington — Coaching
  • Wes Knutson — Wrestling, Coaching
  • Eymard Left Hand — Basketball
  • Sam McCracken — Native Elevation & Athletic Promotion
  • Felix T. McGowan — Basketball
  • Earl Old Person — Pow Wow
  • Clinton Small — Rodeo
  • Jonathan Windy Boy — Pow Wow
  • TEAMS: St. Labre Braves Boys State Champions 1979 — Browning Indians Boys State XC MT Record 16‑point Champions 1975

2022–2023 Special Recognition

  • Tom Escarcega — Basketball
  • TEAM: Browning Boys Basketball 1950

2024

  • Dustin Azure – Wrestling
  • Matt Ball – Running
  • Mervin “Babsie” Bishop – All-Around Basketball, Football, Rodeo
  • Mike Chavez – Basketball
  • Gary Cross Guns – Basketball
  • Darryl Dupuis – Football, Coaching, MOA
  • Allen Fisher – Football, Basketball
  • Clayton Good Luck – Basketball
  • Felix M. McGowan – Basketball
  • John Morales – Basketball, Boxing
  • Leesha Omeasoo – Running
  • Tony Plumage – Basketball
  • Todd Reich –  Track, Basketball
  • Mike Talks Different – Running
  • Donnie Wetzel Jr. All-Around: Football, Track, Basketball
  • Phillip Whiteman Jr. – Rodeo
  • TEAMS: 2002 Hays‑Lodgepole State Boys Basketball Champs — 2000–2001 & 2001–2002 Plenty Coups Boys State Back‑to‑Back Cross Country Champs

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