Des Moines East Football

State Playoff Appearances (11)
* - Lost before round of 16

Pre-Playoffs Undefeated Seasons (4)

All-State Players (159)
(includes all IDPA/INA/IPSWA and Des Moines Register selections)
1911 (1st) E - Yoder, Des Moines East
1911 (1st) T - Cavanaugh, Des Moines East
1911 (1st) QB - Metcalf, Des Moines East
1911 (1st) LH - Byers, Des Moines East
1911 (2nd) E - Sellers, Des Moines East
1911 (2nd) C - Heggen, Des Moines East
1911 (2nd) FB - Hites, Des Moines East
1912 (1st) E - Charlie Yoder, Des Moines East
1912 (1st) LH - Dow Byers, Des Moines East
1912 (2nd) G - Williams, Des Moines East
1914 (1st) T - Patterson, Des Moines East
1914 (1st) G - Witmer, Des Moines East
1914 (1st) C - Bemis, Des Moines East
1914 (1st) E - Weiser, Des Moines East
1914 (2nd) E - Lazarus, Des Moines East
1914 (2nd) T - Erwin, Des Moines East
1914 (2nd) FB - Overturf, Des Moines East
1914 (3rd) QB - Byers, Des Moines East
1914 (3rd) LH - Shufelt, Des Moines East
1915 (1st) E - Patterson, Des Moines East
1915 (1st) G - Amsberry, Des Moines East
1915 (1st) G - Combs, Des Moines East
1915 (2nd) E - Shufelt, Des Moines East
1915 (2nd) QB - Byers, Des Moines East
1916 (1st) HB - Ashby, Des Moines East
1916 (2nd) T - Amsberry, Des Moines East
1916 (3rd) E - Walters, Des Moines East
1917 (1st) T - Myers, Des Moines East
1917 (2nd) E - Walters, Des Moines East
1919 (1st) E - Walters, Des Moines East
1919 (2nd) T - L. Hibbs, Des Moines East
1919 (2nd) HB - Johnny Handstrom, Des Moines East
1919 (3rd) G - Johnson, Des Moines East
1920 (1st) FB - Lingenfelter, Des Moines East
1920 (2nd) G - Ginsberg, Des Moines East
1920 (2nd) QB - Tew, Des Moines East
1920 (3rd) E - Mitchell, Des Moines East
1921 (1st) E - Paul Little, Des Moines East
1921 (2nd) E - Anderson, Des Moines East
1921 (2nd) T - H. Lair, Des Moines East
1921 (2nd) G - B. Johnson, Des Moines East
1921 (2nd) C - Mellin, Des Moines East
1922 (1st) T - H. Lair, Des Moines East
1922 (1st) FB - Harry O'Boyle, Des Moines East
1922 (2nd) G - Lee Lindbloom, Des Moines East
1923 (2nd) G - Davis, Des Moines East
1925 (1st) C - Olls, Des Moines East
1925 (2nd) G - Williby, Des Moines East
1925 (3rd) HB - Lansrude, Des Moines East
1926 (2nd) FB - Keith Kernahan, Des Moines East
1927 (1st) HB - Kernahan, Des Moines East
1927 (3rd) T - Smith, Des Moines East
1928 (1st) C - Orville Anderson, Des Moines East
1928 (1st) HB - Walter Thompson, Des Moines East
1928 (3rd) T - Johnson, Des Moines East
1929 (1st) E - Harry Rehms, Des Moines East
1929 (2nd) E - Gill, Des Moines East
1930 (1st) E - Bob Rook, Des Moines East
1931 (2nd) T - John Lindblom, Des Moines East
1932 (2nd) QB - Victor DeBakey, Des Moines East
1932 (4th) B - Ervin Miller, Des Moines East
1933 (1st/3rd) E - Lawrence Redrick, Des Moines East
1933 (1st/1st) G - Burr Hohl, Des Moines East
1934 (3rd/-) G - Burr Hohl, Des Moines East
1935 (5th/-) B - Carl Prince, Des Moines East
1936 (2nd/2nd) G - Billy Herman, Des Moines East
1938 (6th/-) G - Dean Thomas, Des Moines East
1939 (1st/-) T - Jay Brandt, Des Moines East
1939 (2nd/-) G - Dean Thomas, Des Moines East
1939 (3rd/2nd) T - Ralph Schafroth, Des Moines East
1940 (1st/1st) G - Dean Thomas, Des Moines East
1941 (1st/1st) T - Bob Storey, Des Moines East
1941 (3rd/-) HB - Jesse Hill, Des Moines East
1943 (1st/1st) G - Derrold Anderson, Des Moines East
1944 (1st/1st) QB - Ralph Rook, Des Moines East
1944 (2nd/-) G - Ernest Salem, Des Moines East
1944 (3rd/-) T - Enga, Des Moines East
1945 (4th/-) E - James Brown, Des Moines East
1947 (5th/-) HB - Jim O'Boyle, Des Moines East
1949 (2nd/1st) G - Tom O'Boyle, Des Moines East
1950 (1st/2nd) E - Bob Zust, Des Moines East
1950 (3rd/-) G - Ed Turner, Des Moines East
1951 (1st/1st) E - Fred Lucas, Des Moines East
1951 (2nd/-) HB - Herk Campbell, Des Moines East
1951 (6th/-) G - Jim Sage, Des Moines East
1952 (2nd/-) E - Dick Potter, Des Moines East
1952 (4th/2nd) T - Jim Sage, Des Moines East
1953 (4th/-) E - Charles McQuerry, Des Moines East
1954 (1st/2nd) FB - Jim Clark, Des Moines East
1954 (2nd/-) T - Dick Aldridge, Des Moines East
1954 (5th/-) E - Chuck McQuerry, Des Moines East
1955 (1st/1st) FB - Chuck McQuerry, Des Moines East
1955 (2nd/3rd) G - Dick Bain, Des Moines East
1955 (7th/-) HB - Denny Ross, Des Moines East
1956 (1st/2nd) HB - Jim Thomas, Des Moines East
1956 (2nd/-) T - Verne Simms, Des Moines East
1956 (4th/1st) C - Chuck Collins, Des Moines East
1957 (5th/4th) G - John Hartung, Des Moines East
1958 (3rd/4th) E - Tom Woxell, Des Moines East
1959 (2nd/-) G - Fred Butts, Des Moines East
1960 (1st/2nd) T - Harold Wilson, Des Moines East
1960 (5th/-) G - John Sample, Des Moines East
1960 (6th/-) FB - Howard Baker, Des Moines East
1962 (4th/2nd) T - Bob Nelson, Des Moines East
1963 (1st/1st) E - Steve Smith, Des Moines East
1963 (3rd/-) T - Don Alm, Des Moines East
1963 (3rd/4th) G - Bob Hensler, Des Moines East
1963 (7th/-) E - Marv McGuire, Des Moines East
1964 (1st/-) G - Steve Bell, Des Moines East
1964 (2nd/-) E - Jesse Dixon, Des Moines East
1964 (6th/2nd) G - Mike Lloyd, Des Moines East
1964 (-/5th) QB - Doug Hemer, Des Moines East
1965 (2nd/2nd) T - Tom Sassatelli, Des Moines East
1965 (2nd/1st) C - Dennis Leuthauser, Des Moines East
1966 (1st/2nd) E - John Kelly, Des Moines East
1966 (4th/5th) FB - Jock Johnson, Des Moines East
1967 (2nd/4th) E - Manny McGuire, Des Moines East
1970 (3rd/3rd) E - Dennis Armington, Des Moines East
1970 (7th/-) QB - Kevin O'Boyle, Des Moines East
1974 (1st/5th) LB - Rob Michelsen, Des Moines East
1976 (4A-1st/3rd) E - Chico Lewis, Des Moines East
1976 (4A-2nd/-) LB - Jeff Nickel, Des Moines East
1977 (-/3rd) QB - Steve Sandon, Des Moines East
1979 (4A-2nd/-) E - Scott Helverson, Des Moines East
1979 (4A-2nd/-) RB - Ken Oakley, Des Moines East
1980 (4A-2nd/-) LB - Jeff Cavil, Des Moines East
1980 (4A-2nd/3rd) DB - Scott Helverson, Des Moines East
1981 (4A-2nd/-) RB - Greg Patton, Des Moines East
1982 (4A-2nd/-) DB - Lincoln Moody, Des Moines East
1983 (4A-2nd/-) DB - Jayson Murray, Des Moines East
1986 (4A-2nd/-) LB - Steve Rowley, Des Moines East
1987 (4A-3rd/-) RB - Troy Tyler, Des Moines East
1989 (4A-1st/1st) RB - Jermaine Reed, Des Moines East
1989 (4A-1st/-) K - Chep Phommachakr, Des Moines East
1989 (4A-2nd/1st) OL - Brian Meislahn, Des Moines East
1989 (4A-2nd/-) DB - Sone Philavehn, Des Moines East
1991 (4A--/2nd) G - Jeff Meislahn, Des Moines East
1992 (4A-3rd/-) RB - Alvin Killion, Des Moines East
1994 (4A-3rd/-) DB - Calvin Edwards, Des Moines East
1998 (4A-2nd/-) P - Jon Fick, Des Moines East
2001 (4A-2nd/-) QB - DeMareo Darrah, Des Moines East
2002 (4A--/2nd) RB - London Hayes, Jr., Des Moines East
2002 (4A-2nd/-) OL - Matt Ballard, Des Moines East
2003 (4A-1st/2nd) RB - London Hayes, Sr., Des Moines East
2004 (4A-2nd/2nd) RB - Robert Thompson, Sr., Des Moines East
2004 (4A-1st/3rd) DB - Ashton Sauls, Sr., Des Moines East
2007 (4A-2nd/3rd) OL - John Swanson, Jr., Des Moines East
2007 (4A-1st/-) DB - Myke Shade, Des Moines East
2008 (4A-2nd/2nd) OL - John Swanson, Sr., Des Moines East
2009 (4A-2nd/2nd) DB - Tyrae Kemp, Sr., Des Moines East
2011 (4A-2nd/-) DL - Aubrey Roland, Des Moines East
2012 (4A-2nd/3rd) DB - Rico Gafford, Sr., Des Moines East
2012 (4A-1st/-) DB - Xavier James, Des Moines East
2013 (4A--/3rd) DL - Arturo Marquez, Sr., Des Moines East
2015 (4A-HM/-) LB - Rory Walling, Jr., Des Moines East
2016 (4A-1st/1st) LB - Rory Walling, Sr., Des Moines East
2016 (4A--/3rd) OL - Anthony Arroyo, Sr., Des Moines East
2018 (4A--/2nd) TE/WR - Stephon Field, Sr., Des Moines East
2019 (4A-HM/3rd) DL - Queden Ballew, Sr., Des Moines East


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