Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame
Willis 'Bill' Welsh graduated from Northern in 1930. This honor will be given posthumously, as Welsh passed away in 1980. During his coaching tenure, Welsh coached teams at Kimball High School (1930-37); Webster High School (1937-43); Forest City High School (Forest City, Iowa, 1943-45); and Claremont High School (1947-54). Welsh was awarded an honorary membership in to the Sports and Trail Century Club in May 1950 for both football and basketball. He was also named the SoDak Sports Honorary Coach of the Six-Man Football All-Star Team in 1953, after being named the SoDak Sports High School Coach of the Year in 1953-54. Welsh was selected as a presenter at the "All American Coaching Clinic" in Bemidji, Minn., in June 1955. In his time spent in Claremont, Welsh's six-man football team set a national record of 61 consecutive wins from 1947-1953.
