Tom Spooner Award
This award is presented annually to the outstanding male senior athlete who demonstrates outstanding achievement in athletics, citizenship and academic excellence. The award is named for Tom Spooner, a Richfield High School athlete, who died from leukemia in 1959 and personified these criteria. Previous Tom Spooner award recipients include:
1957: Larry Molsather
1958: Dick Schubbe
1959: Doug Carlson
1960: Bill Davis and Marty Richardson
1961: Bob Werness
1962: Jim Mitchell
1963: Tim Wheeler
1964: Mike Sadek
1965: Barry Bishop
1966: Doug Edmonson and Tom Kiedrowski
1967: Scott Stein and Doug Schindler
1968: Doug Kingsriter
1969: Mark Flanders and Steve Cook
1970: Robert Slonski
1971: Larry Habegger
1972: Chuck Viskocil
1973: Doug Goebel
1974: Steve Bender
1975: Doug Nelson
1976: Mike Voelker
1977: Brian Holt
1978: Paul Franzmeier
1979: Dan Lerom
