Chadron State College Athletics

One of Chadron State’s all-time great sprinters, Meyer won both the 100 and 220-yard dashes at the Nebraska College Conference Meets in 1958 and ’59 and also ran on the winning 880-yard relay both years. The relay team, which also included Frank Ferguson, Jerry Chapin and Keith Kyser, placed third at the NAIA National Meet in 1959. He also was sixth in the 220 at the national meet that year.
A native of Bertrand, Meyer was second in both sprints at the conference meet his senior year in 1960, but his times of 10.0 and 21.9 were identical to those of the winner, Clinton Skinner of Doane.
Meyer set the NCC record of 21.7 seconds in the 220 in 1959, when the race was run on the straightaway. He also set the school record of 9.7 in the 100 and ran wind-aided times of 9.5 and 21.2 as a senior.
Besides running track, Meyer was a wingback and defensive back on the Eagles’ undefeated football team in 1958 and the 1959 team that went 6-2. He earned all-conference honors on defense in 1959, and also led the Eagles in scoring when he caught nine passes for 165 yards and turned six of them into touchdowns. After teaching and coaching for several years, Meyer was in the farm implement business in Gothenburg for 32 years prior to his death in June 2005.