Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
Palser was a standout in both football and baseball at Chadron State in the late 1960s. He was one of the football players who helped get the Eagles out of the doldrums. The team was just 2-16-1 his first two years, but went 3-6 when he was a junior and 8-1 his senior year in 1968, when he caught 35 passes and made the NAIA All-District 11 team. Palser had 107 career receptions, the most in school history at the time.
He also was an all-conference selection as a first baseman for the baseball team. After graduating, he taught and coached at Lusk, Mitchell and Bayard before returning to his alma mater, Scottsbluff High, where he was head football coach several years. During the winters he teamed with Rod Ehler to referee high school and college basketball games.
Palser and his wife, Barbara, now live in Kearney. Their son, Jeff, played football at CSC in the early 1990s.
