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Donald Skoy '73 was an outstanding linebacker for the Augsburg football team in the early 1970s. He earned All-MIAC first-team honors in both 1971 and 1972, while earning honorable-mention all-conference honors in 1970. Skoy also earned Lutheran College All-America honors in 1970, 1971 and 1972. Skoy earned his degree in education (health and physical education) in 1973, and taught health and physical education for the Buhl schools (grades 7-12) from 1973-82. He served as football head coach at Buhl from 1974-81, with his team winning the conference title in 1977. He was named District 28 Coach of the Year by the Minnesota State Football Coaches Association in 1977. He also was girls’ basketball coach at Buhl from 1975-79, and his 1977 team won the district and region title, playing in the Minnesota state tournament. Skoy served as football head coach at Hibbing Community College in the 1982 and 1983 seasons. For the past 27 years, he has served as a supervisor in the St. Louis County Public Health and Social Services Department. Skoy and his wife Julie live in Hibbing, Minn., and have six children – Evie, John, Rachel, Megan, Pete and Danny.
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