Chadron State College Athletics

The youngest of three brothers from Dodge, Neb., to star in athletics at Chadron State, he broke into college football with a bang—by kicking a 49-yard field goal with just 17 seconds remaining to give the Eagles a 10-7 win over Doane College 1974. His field goal came in his second college game when he was still 17 years old.
That was the first of four game-winning field goals that Emanuel kicked for the Eagles. Altogether, he booted 15 of them at CSC, including those of 50 and 56 yards. The latter, which came against Northwest Missouri State in 1976, has been exceeded only by a 57-yarder by Aaron Turner in 2000.
Although no records for such are kept, he undoubtedly put a higher percentage of his kickoffs in the end zone than any other CSC placekicker.
In addition, Emanuel also started at offensive guard three years, and was an all-district selection and honorable mention All-American as a senior in 1977. Since graduating, he has been in the construction business, often serving as the superintendent for large projects throughout the Midwest. He and his wife, the former Cheryl Ziska, whom he met at CSC, live in Winterset, Iowa. He has received Chadron State’s Distinguished Alumni Award and is a member of the board of directors of the Chadron State Foundation.