Chadron State College Athletic Hall of Fame
A native of Sidney, Halley was a three-year starter and earned all-NAIA District 11 honors at cornerback in both 1971 and ’72. He also earned three letters in track and was the Nebraska College Conference 440-yard intermediate hurdle champion in 1971 and ’72 with times of 56.2 and 56.1 seconds, respectively. He also placed third in the high hurdles at both of those meets.
Halley, who also earned his master’s degree from CSC, has spent most of his career in education. He was a teacher and coach at Morrill, Riverton, Wyo., and Potter-Dix, before becoming a principal at Pawnee City. He was the high school principal at Mitchell for 10 years before becoming the superintendent in 2001. He also is the western Nebraska representative on the Nebraska School Activities Association’s board of control.
