Chadron State College Athletics

Bussinger was a versatile athlete who did a lot for the Eagles. He started at defensive end for the football team three years, taking part in 214 tackles. He made seven tackles for losses totaling 42 yards as a senior in 1985. He also played in the offensive line much of the time the last two years and was the Eagles’ punter for 3 ½ seasons.
He averaged 38 yards a punt during his career and was selected by the Omaha World-Herald as the punter on its state college all-star teams in both 1984, when he averaged 38.6 yards, and ’85, when he averaged 39.8. He was selected the all-District 11 punter in 1984. Bussinger was the Class B state champion discus thrower his senior year at Gordon High School, and threw the discus for the Eagles his first two years in college.
After teaching and coaching at Kimball High School for eight years, Bussinger was employed by the Farmers’ Cooperative Elevator in Kimball several years and now is the battalion career counselor covering the western half of the state for the Nebraska National Guard.