EDITOR'S NOTE: With all those names, dates and times etc., as part of these recent Boone High School historical editions, I, the Kornerman anticipated some corrective feedback. "Hey, you missed this gal/guy, it was in 1979 not '78....etc. etc." But, to this date, only sharp-eyed Gary Mackey has come forward.
Gary points out that Lantz Reed of the Toreador track team was, actually, a two-time state champion in the high hurdles. The Kornerman had only listed him as a one-time winner.
Lantz ran 14.42 in 2016 and 14.68 in 2017 to stand tall.
So, we apologize to Lantz for the "slight" and thank Gary for the correction.
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ONLY TWO EX-TOREADORS PLAYED FOR PAY
We recently noted that Dale (Hap) Moran, an all-star Toreador athlete of the 1920's, eventually set some records as a member of National Football League teams.
Only one other ex-Toreador, Chad Rinehart, has ever been a member of an NFL team.
Chad starred as a lineman on the Boone High football teams of the early 2000's. A 2003 BHS grad and all-state gridder, he also found time to play the cello in the Boone High School orchestra and work at Hy-Vee, like famed NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Curt Warner once did. Both Chad and Curt went on to star at the University of Northern Iowa.
After BHS, Rinehart, 6-5, 321 pounds, was a three-time first team member of the Gateway Football Conference for UNI.
In 2006, he was named a second team All-American and in 2007, was a first team selectee.
Chad was a third round choice of the NFL Washington Redskins in 2008, the 96th player chosen overall.
He signed a four-year contract with the Redskins but, unfortunately, broke his leg and was set free by the Redskins in 2010.
The New York Jets signed him to their practice squad but he never spent much time with them. Instead, he signed with the Buffalo Bills practice squad in 2010 and quickly became an active member of their roster. He played guard and filled in at center for the Bills.
In 2013, Rinehart signed with the San Diego Charters. He was re-signed by the Chargers, a two-year, $6 million deal, in 2014, but was then released in 2015 and ended his football career.
All told, in his NFL career, Chad played in 58 games and was a starter in 47 of them.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: In recent editions, we've been in the midst of recalling BHS athletic history and we have many more Toreador sports yet to cover.
Today, however, we will "cheat" just a bit. It seems this is a logical place for the following story.
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DORAN'S CATCH WON NFL TITLE (SUPER BOWL) GAME
No, he was never a Toreador. But, Jim Doran was a Boone County resident, has always had lots of Boone relatives and even lived in Boone for a time.
Doran is another "local" who made it big-time in the National Football League.
The NFL championship game was simply that.....the championship game.......until they started calling it the Super Bowl.......which is the more "modern" championship game.
Anyway, in the 1953 NFL "championship game," the Detroit Lions played the Cleveland Browns.
Late in that contest, Doran caught a 33-yard touchdown pass that gave the Lions the NFL crown, 17-16.
In one of the greatest football success stories ever, Doran never played a single down of high school football but later, became an All-American at Iowa State University and spent 10 years as an all-pro for the NFL Lions and Dallas Cowboys.
Born in Beaver, he was an outstanding Beaver High School basketball and baseball player. But Beaver H.S. did not have a football program.
In basketball, he once scored 36 of his team's 38 points and, as a power hitting catcher in baseball, he hit three home runs against Rippey, two of them right-handed and the other from the left side.
After a short Navy stint, he entered Buena Vista College in 1947 and decided to try football. On the "B" team, he was a 190-pound defensive tackle.
Jim transferred to Iowa State that same year and, a rangy athlete who could run, by the time he was a junior, he had become a star pass receiver.
Catching four passes against Illinois thrust him into the spotlight.
In his junior and senior seasons, he caught 76 passes for 1,338 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a result, he earned All-Big Seven Conference first team honors both years.
He set numerous ISU and even conference records. At one time, he owned ALL of the Big Seven Conference receiving marks.
Included, were nine catches in a game and 79 in his career. In 1950, against Oklahoma, he set a record of 203 receiving yards. In 1949, he had caught league passes for 689 yards and in his career, his receptions totaled 1,411 yards, all league records.
Even today, 71 years later, that 203 receiving game against Oklahoma in 1950 is third best in the Cyclone record book.
In 1950, his 42 receptions for 652 yards and six touchdowns was the third best receiving total in the nation. He had been 14th best the year prior.
Doran became a second team All-American, the first Cyclone to achieve such an honor in two decades. He was also named to the modern All-Time Big Eight team.
During his time at ISU, he also participated on the track team as a sprinter, high jumper and shot putter.
After ISU graduation, he was invited to play in both the East-West Shrine game and the Hula Bowl game.
Jim was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1951 draft, the 55th pick overall.
The Lions won NFL titles in 1952, 53 and 57 and in '52, in his first season of professional play, he gained 228 yards on pass receptions and even played defensively. His coach said, "he's the best pass rusher I've ever seen."
In his second season, 1952, he was named the Lions Most Valuable Player. In 1953, he was a two-way player because of injuries to many of his teammates.
After nine seasons with Detroit, he became a free agent and was selected, via the expansion draft, by the Dallas Cowboys in 1960.
Again, he made his mark during a time when the famous Dallas franchise was just getting started.
Switched to tight end, he led the Cowboys with 31 catches for 534 yards and three touchdowns. He caught the Cowboys first ever touchdown pass, a 75 yarder, and became the first Dallas player ever named to the Pro Bowl squad.
After two years, he was released by Dallas and in 1962 signed with Denver but suffered a back injury and that ended his career.
In 115 NFL games, he caught 212 passes for 3,667 yards and 24 touchdowns.
In the 1964-65 season, he was an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers but then returned to his Iowa farm.
Jim Doran was born in Beaver in 1927 and died in Lake City, IA in 1994.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Helen Marie Carlson, 87, Boone........Harold William Berg, 95, Ogden.........Richard (Dick) Sward, 94, Boone. Born in Boone County. Educated in Boone schools and Des Moines Tech HS. Marine Corps vet. Moved to Boone to open a new Sears Roebuck store. In 1950, married JoAnn Wills in California. Was recalled into service during the Korean War, serving at Camp Pendleton, CA. Back in Boone, he worked for Sears until 1952 when he went to work for Olds/Cadillac. From 1955-65 he worked for Chevrolet. From 1965-77 he worked for Citizen's National Bank and in 1977, joined the staff at the Boone County Treasurer's Office. He retired in 1994. Survivors include three sons, including Alan of Ogden and Scott of Boone. His companion, Janna Hankin, is also a survivor..........Maxine Weigel Harms, 68, Nevada. Born in Boone County. United HS. Earned a degree in early childhood education from the University of Northern Iowa. Her first job was as an elementary teacher at Boone Sacred Heart. Spent many years teaching at Collins-Maxwell. Also had a day care in Gilbert and worked at the ISU and Nevada libraries. Survivors include her husband, Michael, a son and two daughters, two sons-in-law and four siblings..........Ryan Mahoney, 45, Lawton IA. In 1981, after his parents, Michael and Margaret (Peggy) Mahoney, finished law school, the family moved to Ogden. OHS-93. Earned a B.S. from Iowa State and then a law degree from Washburn University of Law in 2003. Married Kelly Elliott in 2003 and the couple moved to Boone and joined the Mahoney/Jordan-Mahoney law firm. Moved to Lawton in 2017. Ryan was a swimmer, qualifying for the state high school meet four straight years and becoming a member of an Iowa State team that captured the Big Eight team championship. Survivors include his wife, two daughters and a son, his parents, his sister, Meredith Nerem and her husband, Nate, aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins, in-laws and siblings.....Dennis (Denny) Shannon, 74, Boone. Married Diane Gearhart in 1971. Was a National Guardsman. Grew up on a farm in the Irwin, IA area. IHS-65. Earned a B.S. degree in agronomy from ISU in 1969 and then worked for and earned his Master's Degree from South Dakota State. The couple joined his folks on the family farm in Manilla, IA before he returned to ISU in 1986 as Manager of the ISU Research and Demonstration Farms until his retirement in 2013. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, two sons, including Chris Shannon of Boone, two sisters and a brother-in-law.
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