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Four ‘Legends’ Inducted into Stadium Wall of Fame

Gary Moen, Dick Wilson, Cheri Bratt-Roberts and Jim Sweeney are the latest community members to be added to the Legends Stadium Wall of Fame

By Beacon Staff

Four new “legends” were inducted into the Wall of Fame during halftime of Thursday’s crosstown basketball game between Glacier and Flathead.

Gary Moen, Dick Wilson, Cheri Bratt-Roberts and Jim Sweeney are the latest community members to be added to the Legends Stadium Wall of Fame.

To date, 26 people, including this year’s inductees, have been inducted into the Legends Wall of Fame.

During the spring of 2004, the Flathead High School Trustees voted to change the name of Rawson Field to Legends Stadium. With the outstanding students, athletes, teachers, coaches, and administrators, the board believed that recognizing “Legends” would be an effective way to recognize many different folks who have made a significant contribution to our school community.

The Legends Stadium Selection Committee met on Nov. 4, 2014 and reviewed nine nominations for the Legends Wall of Fame Class of 2014.

Inductees were chosen based on community service; excellence in leadership, academics and teaching in Kalispell Public Schools; outstanding athletic accomplishments in Kalispell community; and accomplishments at Legends Stadium.

Here is a breakdown of the latest inductees:

Gary Moen

Gary graduated from FHS in 1964 and began his career as a Teacher and Coach in Kalispell in 1969.  He continues to serve as an assistant coach today.

His Accomplishments include:

— Twice named as the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Region 7 assistant coach of the year in girls track and field

— Named the Montana Assistant Coach of the year by the Montana High School Association in 2002

— Named one of the Top 500 assistant coaches in the nation by AFLAC in 2002

— Served as an assistant coach on the 1982 and 1989 FHS boy’s basketball state championship teams

— Coached the 1990 JV girl’s basketball team to an undefeated 20-0 season

— Served as an assistant coach on the 2000 and 2001 FHS girl’s basketball state championships teams

— Served as an assistant coach on 14 FHS girl’s track state championships teams

— Coached 10 girls who have won individual state track championships

— Served as an assistant coach on 6 FHS boy’s track state championships teams

— Coached 5 boys who have won individual state track championships

Dick Wilson

Dick is a 1952 graduate of Flathead High School

His Accomplishments include:

— Named to the Montana All-State football team in 1950 and 1951

— Member of the 1950 and 1951 state football championship teams

— Named to the Montana All-State basketball team in 1950 and 1951

— Member of the 1950 and 1951 state basketball championship teams

— Recipient of the Kofford Award at FHS in 1952

— Member of the FHS National Honor Society

— Recipient of a Naval ROTC Scholarship to attend Oregon State University

— Member of the Oregon State University Varsity Basketball and Baseball teams during his sophomore, junior and senior year’s of college

Cheri Bratt-Roberts

Cheri is a 1980 graduate of Flathead High School

Her Accomplishments Include:

— Named a member of the All-State basketball team 3 times

— Named a member of the State AA All-Tournament basketball team 4 times

— All-time Bravette career leader in assists, rebounds and steals

— Named the best Bravette basketball player at FHS by fellow Wall of Fame member, Lou Bain

— Named to the Montana All-State track team three times

— Four-year starter for the University of Montana Lady Griz basketball team

— Leader on the 1984 Lady Griz team that reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16

— Named All-Big Sky all four years of college

— Named a Wade Trophy Finalist her senior year at UofM (the Wade trophy recognizes the top 30 seniors in the country)

— Inducted into the Montana Grizzly sports Hall of Fame in 1995

— Named the Lady Griz team MVP in her junior and senior years

— Holds the Lady Griz career record for steals

— Played professional basketball in Wuppertal, West Germany

Jim Sweeney

Jim served as a Teacher and Coach in Kalispell from 1956-1959

His Accomplishments include:

— Coached two state championship football teams at FHS in the 1958 and 1959

— Coached one state championship football team at Butte Central High School in 1955

— Coached three Big Sky championship football teams at Montana State University in the 1960s

— Served as the head football coach at Washington State University from 1968-1975

— Served as an NFL assistant coach for the Oakland Raiders in 1978 and for the St Louis Cardinals in 1979

— Served as the head football coach at Fresno State University for 19 years compiling a record of 144-74-3, winning eight conference championships

— The football field at Fresno State’s Bulldog Stadium is named “Jim Sweeney Field”

— Sweeney’s 200 career victories rank him 19th all-time in collegiate victories

— Named a member of the Montana State Hall of Fame in 2002

— Inducted into the Fresno State Hall of Fame in 1992