Del Heidebrecht

Del Heidebrecht was Mr. Basketball for Arkansas City Junior College in the late 1950s. He earned All-America status in 1958, the same year he was voted the Most Valuable Player in the Jayhawk Conference. He was the leading scorer in the Jayhawk Conference that year, and is tied for Cowley’s single-game scoring record with 49 points against Hutchinson on Jan. 21, 1958. He still holds Cowley’s career scoring record with 1,323 points from 1956-58. He went on to earn All-Big Eight honors at the University of Oklahoma in 1960, and served as president of the “O” Club. He also was a successful high school coach, earning Coach of the Year honors in 1977 while at Derby High School.