The Nebraska Black Sports Hall of Fame

2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

The Nebraska Black Sports Hall of Fame chosen 12 outstanding individuals as their 2011 Hall of Fame inductees at the Awards Banquet on July 30, 2011.

This year's MC was Pastor Elictia Hart and Pastor Roxanne Harper was the Keynote Speaker.

The honorees each will have a plaque on display at the North Omaha Boys and Girls Club at 26th and Hamilton Streets until a permanent site for the hall is constructed.

	Jerry Bartee Omaha Central,1966  The OPS assistant superintendent is the first black member of the NSAA board. He played pro baseball and was Creighton University's baseball coach in the late 1970s. He was athletic director at Omaha South for 6 years before taking over as principal for nine years.
	Cheryl Brooks Omaha Central,1975. She was a basketball standout at Midland Lutheran College, finishing with 1,448 career points, and was inducted the Midland Athlete hall of fame in 1991. She taught and coached at Benson and Central for a combined 10 years. She was in Chicago as a teacher at Lawrence Hall Youth Services until 1998. She died in 2008
	Clinton Childs Omaha North, 1992 He had an outstanding senior year at North. He won All-Nebraska honors after leading Class A in rushing yards per game; earned a state title in wrestling; and won two gold medals in relays at the state track meet. Lettered three years at I-back for Nebraska and earned two national championship rings. Was a standout with the Omaha Beef indoor pro team. Currently is wrestling coach at Omaha Northwest.
	Dwaine Dillard Omaha Central, 1968. A two-time All-Nebraska player of Class A runner-up teams, the 6-foot-7 Dillard averaged 23 points and 21 rebounds as a senior. He played at Eastern Michigan, where he remains among the school's top 30 in career rebounds. He played with the Harlem Globetrotters and was briefly with the Utah in the 1975-76 season. He died in 2008
	Sheila M. Estes Omaha Central, 1977. The first women's basketball scholarship recruit at Creighton played four years for the Lady Jays, leading them in rebounding average as a freshman. A three-sport athlete at Central, as was all-state in basketball and Class A shot put champion in 1977.
	David Green Omaha Tech, 1966. Won the Class A 100-yard dash and in 1966. He also won the Class A 200 in 1966 and ran on the gold-medal 440 relay in 1964. After averaging 7.4 yards a carry in his senior football season, he signed with Iowa State.
	Willie Harper of Nebraska. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he was a two-time All-American defensive end for NU in 1971 and 1972. Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, he played 11 years there, starting on their 1981 Super Bowl champions, before finishing his pro career with two seasons in the USFL.
	Peaches James Papillion-La Vista, 2000 A three-time All-Nebraska pitcher in softball, she was 26-1 with a 0.04 ERA as a senior. At Nebraska, she is only the forth Husker in softball to have her uniform number retired. She was second-team All-America in her senior season, when she finished with a 37-9 record and a 0.70 ERA. She set single-season NU records with 394 stikeouts and 18 shutouts and career marks for strikeouts (945) and shutouts (44).
	Lamont Kirkland, A native of Cleveland who moved to Omaha after high school, he is the last Nebraskan to win national Golden Gloves title. He was the 165-pound champion in 1980. In all, he qualified six times and reached the national final three times. His pro record as a light heavyweight was 24-3
	Oudius Lee Omaha South, 1975 An All-Nebraska defensive tackle as a senior, he also was a state heavyweight champion in wreslting and won a district track and field title in the discus. Lettered at NU in football from 1977 to 1979. Played two seasons in the United States Football League. Coached on the football and wrestling staff's at Bellevue West for 13 seasons.
	Eugene Skinner Omaha Tech, 1933 His life was filled with firsts, starting with his three gold medals at state track (440 yards as a junior and senior, 100 as a senior). He lettered three years in track at the University Iowa. With the Omaha Public Schools, he was the first African-American hired as a full-time teacher, Principal, juior high principal, administrator and assistant superintendent before he retired in 1979. He died in 1993
	Andre Woolridge Omaha Benson, 1992 Still Class A's career scoring leader in the boys basketball, he reached 1,911 points by scoring a Class A-Tournmrnt-record 50 in his final game for the Bunnies. Played one season at Nebraska, then transferred to Iowa. He ended his career as Iowa's all-time assist leader and made All-Big Ten as a senior, averaging 20.2 points and 6.0 assists to be the first player to lead the league in scoring and assist in the same season. Played professionally overseas.